Theatre Minor

Location(s): On-Campus

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The Theatre Minor gives students the opportunity to develop communication and creative problem-solving skills and they learn the art and technique of communicating a play to an audience. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of the various aspects of theatre production and their own artistic voice in a combination of classroom and laboratory environments. Within the minor, a student may focus on an area of particular interest (performing, directing, writing, etc.), but all students will become more proficient in collaboration, creative problem solving, interpretation, and self-awareness.

Curriculum

THEA 135 - Introduction to Performance

Study of Theatre Production (one unit)

(Directing, Design, Performance, Playwriting, Stage Management, etc)

One unit in directing, design, performance, playwriting or stage management, to be chosen from courses offered at Moravian or another LVAIC institution. Special topics, independent study or internship courses may be included, with approval of the program director.

Study of Dramatic Literature or History (one unit)

Chose one of the following, or another approved Moravian or LVAIC course in dramatic Literature or Theatre History:

THEA 330 - Shakespeare
or
ENGL 330 - Shakespeare
ENGL 223 - Modern Drama and Theater
ENGL 224 - Introduction to Journalism
or special topics courses in Dramatic Literature or Theatre History, with approval of the program director.

Elective (one unit)

Chose one of the following:

A second theatre production course
A full unit of approved Vocal Music courses
A full unit of approved Dance courses
A second dramatic literature course

For foreign language students, this could include FREN360/THEA360 (20th-Century French Theatre), GERM 350 /THEA350 (20th-Century German Theatre), SPAN 342 /THEA342 (Love and Jealousy from Cervantes to Almodóvar), SPAN 354 /THEA354 (Emblems and Visual Culture in Early Modern Spain) or FOR115/THEA115 (Spanish Masterpieces in Translation) however, note that courses cannot count toward BOTH a major and a minor).

An approved arts management course
Internship or –Independent Study with approval of the program director.
An approved LVAIC theatre course

NOTE: Other complementary courses-including special topics courses-may not be counted as the elective with approval of the Theatre Minor advisor.

Major Project (one unit)

Performance of a major role, completion of a primary design, stage management of a fully staged production, etc. Typically completed in a student’s senior year. TO INCLUDE: Process journal with entries for each rehearsal/session; Accompanying readings; Weekly meetings with advisor; Completion of a personal artistic statement that looks back over previous experiences including practicum, evaluates progress, and identifies strengths, challenges, and goals.

THEA 385 - Project

Practica (Non Credit Bearing Requirement)

Participation (in an approved capacity) in TWO theatre productions, with accompanying self-evaluation. Could be pre-production research, performance, building, painting, writing, directing, design, etc. One of the practica may be in a related discipline (such as Dance Company participation) if authorized by the minor advisor.