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Theatre Major (B.A.)

Major Requirements

42-46 credits

Theatre Core (30 credits)

Complete the following courses. Students should complete THEA-1010 twice, for a total of 4 credits. Students should complete THEA-2040 4 times for a total of 4 credits.

THEA-1000Discovering Theatre

4 credits
THEA-1010Play Reading and Discussion

2 credits
THEA-1040Stagecraft

4 credits
THEA-2011Costume Skills

2 credits
THEA-2012Theatrical Design Foundations

4 credits
THEA-2015Acting Fundamentals

4 credits
THEA-2016Voice and Diction

4 credits
THEA-2040Theatre Ensemble

1 credit

Performance Skills (4-6 credits)

Complete 4-6 credits from the following:

THEA-2030Improv and Physical Theatre

4 credits
THEA-2071Acting for the Camera

4 credits
THEA-2991Stage Combat

2 credits
THEA-3055Acting Shakespeare

4 credits
THEA-4015Advanced Acting

4 credits

Design and Technology (4-6 credits)

Complete 4-6 credits from the following:

THEA-2010Stage Makeup

4 credits
THEA-2050Scenic Painting

2 credits
THEA-2060Stage Direction and Management

4 credits
THEA-3071Design Topics: Scenic, Lighting, Costume

4 credits

Theatre Making (4 credits)

Students completing the Theatre major will participate in the making of Mainstage productions throughout their time at The College of Idaho. Majors must complete THEA-3000 twice for a total of 4 credits. Majors should participate in each production in some way but will take the course for 0 credits beyond these two times.

THEA-3000Mainstage Production Participation

0 or 2 credits

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this major, students will be able to:

  1. Apply critical theories, research, and methodologies when examining context and means of production for representative plays;
  2. Analyze and interpret plays and other theatrical events with attention to skills involved in performance, direction, design, and playwriting;
  3. Apply conceptual and technical skills to creative practices in performance, design, or direction;
  4. Interpret multi-cultural perspectives, influences of ideas and individual, and major productions through history in the context of the history and development of theatre; and
  5. Describe the contextual importance of the artist, culture, or time period and apply that understanding to analysis and interpretation of theatrical works.