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Theater Education
A minor in Theater Education is available. When paired with another teacher education program, the minor can lead to an Indiana teaching license. See also the major and minor in Theater.
Minor in Theater Education
17 credits
* The internship must be carried out in a P-12 school setting and will include assignments that ask the student to document and evaluate instructional methods and assessment practices. The student will also participate in teaching and/or directing and will be evaluated by their schools-based supervisor.
Student learning outcomes
Graduates in Theater Education will:
- Have familiarity with a wide variety of scripts and theatrical styles from various cultures and historical periods.
- Demonstrate fundamental acting skills and knowledge of several acting methods.
- Know and apply the principles and practices of directing a theatrical performance.
- Develop and apply a foundational understanding of technical theater practices and theatrical design.
- Know and apply content-specific instruction and assessment in a theater classroom.
THEA 200 Theater Practice
Applied on-campus work in a theater production or other theater activity. All students involved in a semester production register for at least 0 credits. A repeatable course with a maximum of two hours applicable toward a theater major or minor....
THEA 225 The Theater Experience
This course examines the elements of theater and the production process. It will include script analysis of selected plays, acting exercises, and design and production work. A theater lab will be required.
THEA 234 Acting I
Fundamental acting skills: movement, voice and character development. An emphasis on Stanislavski’s theory of acting and realistic scene work. Scene studies from selected scripts.
THEA 235 Your Powerful Voice
An introduction to performance studies as a mode of inquiry. Concentration on the methods of communicating narrative texts for various audiences. Course activities/assignments will explore the power and role of story in contemporary culture by analyzing and participating in various...
THEA 236 Foundations of Technical Theater
Introduction to the techniques of theater production including carpentry, scene painting, props, lighting and sound equipment. Lab work on current productions.
THEA 336 Contemporary Drama
Reading, discussion and analysis of dramatic literature of the latter half of the 20th century to today. The course focuses on plays written in or translated into English, but the list of playwrights studied is not limited to England and...
THEA 386 History of Theater I
A study of the forms and conventions of all phases of theater (writing, performance, design, architecture) from classical Greece through the Renaissance. Emphasis on trends in performance. Includes the reading of selected plays. May be taken in either order with...
THEA 387 History of Theater II
A study of the forms and conventions of all phases of theater (writing, performance, design, architecture) from the English Restoration through the 20th century. Emphasis on trends in performance. Includes the reading of selected plays. May be taken in either...
THEA 409 Internship
An off-campus internship in a professional or non-profit setting for theater majors and minors. The student contracts with a faculty member in regard to goals, performance expectations, supervision, evaluation and course subtitle. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.