DRAM 1120 Theatre Practicum. CIP 5005065326
One hour credit is given for actual participation in college productions. The student will either act in the production or work on stage crews. May be repeated for credit each semester. (1 SCH, 0 lecture, 4 lab)
Prerequisite: None.
DRAM 1310 Introduction to the Theatre. CIP 5005015126
Introduction to the basic practices, history, theories, and styles of theatre arts, including instruction regarding solutions to production problems. (3 SCH, 3 lecture, 0 lab)
Prerequisite: None.
Required skill level code: Reading, A; Writing, A.
DRAM 1323 Basic Theatre Practice. CIP 5005065326
Exposure to various phases of producing and staging a play: acting, make-up, publicity, scenery construction and painting, and costuming. Requires acting or technical participation in a major production or special laboratory scenes. (3 SCH, 1 lecture, 5 lab)
Prerequisite: None.
DRAM 1330 Stagecraft. CIP 5005025126
Instruction in some of the technical aspects of mounting and lighting a production with some practical experience in scene design and general stagecraft. (3 SCH, 3 lecture, 0 lab)
Prerequisite: None.
DRAM 1341 Basic Stage Make-Up. CIP 5005025226
Designed to survey a large body of material in an introductory manner. It will provide an overview of the subject matter and the basic technical skills needed to apply corrective, age, character and specialty make-up, as well as stage appliances such as bald caps, wigs, beards and scars. (3 SCH, 3 lecture, 0 lab)
Prerequisite: None.
DRAM 1342 Introduction to Costuming. CIP 5005025326
Designed to introduce students to the basic materials, supplies and crafts utilized in basic theatrical clothing construction as well as achieve an elementary skill level in clothing construction (hand and machine sewing). (3 SCH, 3 lecture, 0 lab)
Prerequisite: None.
DRAM 1351 Beginning Acting. CIP 5005065126
Instruction in techniques of speech and movement that explores students’ inner and external resources for performance and develops an understanding of the basic acting process, which includes ensemble work, script and character analyses. (3 SCH, 3 lecture, 0 lab)
Prerequisite: None.
Required skill level code: Reading, A; Writing, A.
DRAM 1352 Intermediate Acting. CIP 5005065126
Designed to allow the student actor to strengthen fundamental acting techniques and to develop further methodology for building an honest and believable character through more detailed analysis and ensemble work. (3 SCH, 3 lecture, 0 lab)
Prerequisite: DRAM 1351 or approval of the division chair.
Required skill level code: Reading, A; Writing, A.
DRAM 2331 Stagecraft - Design and Practice. CIP 5005025126
Instruction in stage design conception and development. Creating designs with a unity of style and composition appropriate to selected dramas. Projects in scenic, lighting, sound, costume, properties, and make-up design. (3 SCH, 3 lecture, 0 lab)
Prerequisite: None.
DRAM 2336 Theatre Speech. CIP 5005065226
Basic voice and articulation for the actor, including the study of dialects and individual styles of speaking for various types of theatrical presentations. Students will perform readings and do voice exercises. Certain sections, as designated on semester schedules of classes, will offer instruction in the art of storytelling. (3 SCH, 3 lecture, 0 lab)
Prerequisite: None.
Required skill level code: Reading, A; Writing, A.
DRAM 2351 Beginning Improvisation. CIP 5005065126
This course will study improvisation as both theatre training and a performance art. Instruction in non-scripted performance through improvisational scenes and theatre games. Developing group consciousness and trust work applicable to ensemble techniques. (3 SCH, 3 lecture, 0 lab)
Prerequisite: None.
Required skill level code: Reading, A; Writing, A.