Learning Objectives

• Communication Techniques- appropriate for the concentration that may include some or all of these techniques: acting, voice, movement, dance, computer and hand drafting, drawing and painting, collage construction, and speech, model building
• Production Skills- appropriate for the concentration that may include some or all of these skills: rehearsal etiquette, learning lines, practicing scenes, construction skills used in the lighting, scenery, and costume production studios, as well as following direction, performance responsibilities and time management
• Academic Skills- writing, research, discussion
• Professional preparation- self marketing as is timely and appropriate in their program- preparing audition material, attending auditions, creating a resume, learning networking techniques, portfolio preparation- from digital to hard copy, applying to graduate schools
• The ability to study and analyze plays; have an understanding of genre, style, and direction through the study of plays and theatre history
• An understanding of the contextual importance of theatre in the humanities, in the fine arts and part of the human experience