Theatre
THR 101, 201
THR 301, 401 1-3
Credits
Theatre Practicum (h)
Participation in drama workshop or lab production as
performer or technical staff member. Credit in this course may not be applied
to a major program in theatre. (0 + variable) Offered Fall, Spring
THR 121 3
Credits
Fundamentals of Acting (h)
Basic stage acting techniques for persons with little or no
prior acting experience. Emphasis on physical, emotional and imaginative awareness.
Monologues, character analysis, improvisation, auditions and scene work
introduced. (3 + 0) Offered Fall, Spring
THR 130A 1
Credit
Beginning Jazz Dance
(Cross-listed with RECR 130A)
THR 130B 1
Credit
Intermediate Jazz Dance
(Cross-listed with RECR 130B)
THR 130C 1
Credit
Advanced Jazz Dance
(Cross-listed with RECR 130C)
THR 130D 1
Credit
Modern Dance
(Cross-listed with RECR 130D)
THR 130E 1
Credit
Beginning Ballroom Dance
(Cross-listed with RECR 130E)
THR 130F 1
Credit
Intermediate Ballroom Dance
(Cross-listed with RECR 130F)
THR 130G 1
Credit
Advanced Ballroom Dance
(Cross-listed with RECR 130G)
THR 130H 1
Credit
Beginning Ballet
(Cross-listed with RECR 130H)
THR 130J 1
Credit
Intermediate Ballet
(Cross-listed with RECR 130J)
THR 130K 1
Credit
Advanced Ballet
(Cross-listed with RECR 130K)
THR 130L & 1
Credit
Square Dance
(Cross-listed with RECR 130L)
THR 130M 1
Credit
Round Dance
(Cross-listed with RECR 130M)
THR 161 3
Credits
Introduction to Alaska Native Performance (h)
(Cross-listed with ANS 161)
For Native and non-Native students with no prior acting or
theatre experience. Includes both academic and practical components to examine
traditional Alaska Native theatre, mythology, ritual, ceremony and performance
methods. Application of exercises and developmental scenes drawn from Alaska
Native heritage. (2 + 3) Offered As Demand Warrants
THR 190 0
Credits
Audition or Portfolio Review Participation
Theatre majors are required to participate in auditions
and/or portfolio reviews every semester. Theatre majors are also expected to
attend all Theatre UAF productions (tickets are provided free) and to attend
all theatre department "town" meetings.
THR 191 0
Credits
Audition or Portfolio Review Participation
Theatre majors are required to participate in auditions
and/or portfolio reviews every semester. Theatre majors are also expected to
attend all Theatre UAF productions (tickets are provided free) and to attend
all theatre department "town" meetings. Offered Spring
THR 200X 3
Credits
Aesthetic Appreciation: Interrelation of Art, Drama and
Music (h)
(Cross-listed with ART 200X and MUS 200X)
Understanding and appreciation of art, drama and music
through an exploration of their relationships. Topics include the creative
process, structure, cultural application and diversity, the role of the artist
in society, and popular movements and trends. Also available via Independent
Learning. (Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall, Spring
THR 215 3
Credits
Dramatic Literature (h)
(Cross-listed with FLM 215)
Studies of drama and forms of plays such as tragedy, comedy,
melodrama, farce and tragicomedy. Emphasis on reading plays of the classic
theatre designed to give basic knowledge of masterpieces of the world drama.
(Next offered: 2008-09) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
THR 220 3
Credits
Voice and Speech for the Actor
Vocal training for actors through introduction to Fitzmaurice
and Linklater techniques. Course will include basic vocal anatomy, introduction
to the International Phonetic Alphabet and monologue performance.
(Prerequisite: THR 121 or permission of instructor.) (2 + 2) Offered
As Demand Warrants
THR 221 3
Credits
Intermediate Acting (h)
Continued development of physical, emotional and imaginative
awareness. Emphasis on comedy, improvisation and biomechanics. (Prerequisite:
THR 121 or permission of instructor.) (1 + 4) Offered Spring
THR 225 3
Credits
Movement for the Actor (h)
Introduces principles of stage movement for actors. Attention
will be paid to physical exercise, relaxation, centering and expressing creative
impulse. Course will include introduction to the contact improvisation
technique, clowning, stage combat, physical character development and scene
work. (Prerequisite: THR 121.) (1 + 4) Offered As Demand Warrants
THR 241 4
Credits
Basic Stagecraft (h)
Materials of scene construction, painting, lighting design
and their use, safe use of standard construction tools, fundamentals of theatre
drafting. Theatre majors are encouraged to fulfill this requirement by their
junior year. (2 + 5) Offered Fall
THR 245 3
Credits
Stage Management (h)
Organizational skills for a successful stage manager,
completion of a prompt script including creating all forms and schedules necessary,
working with actors, directors and designers. (3 + 0) Offered As
Demand Warrants
THR 247 3
Credits
Introduction to Theatrical Design (h)
(Cross-listed with ART 247)
Introduction to all the design elements used in the theatre.
Analysis of line, texture, color and how they relate to designing for the
theatre including costumes, scenery and lighting. (3 + 0) Offered
Fall
THR 254 3
Credits
Costume Design and Construction I (h)
Introduction to theory and practice of costume design for the
theatre, methods used to make costumes out of a variety of media. Projects include
simple hat making, mask making, sewing and related costume crafts.
(3 + 0) Offered Fall
THR 271 2
Credits
Let's Make a Movie (h)
(Cross-listed with FLM 271)
Produce a short dramatic video including concept and script
development, basic camera and shooting techniques, working with actors,
directing fundamentals, location scouting and production schedule development.
Students do not need previous experience making movies to take this class.
(Recommended: THR 241 and 121. Next offered: 2007-08.) (1 + 2)
Offered Alternate Fall
THR 272 1
Credit
Let's Make a Movie: Post-Production (h)
(Cross-listed with FLM 272)
Post-production process of making a short fiction-based video
including concept development, fill-in shooting techniques, working with actors
and editing techniques. Production work required. Complete post-production work
for the student movie created in THR/FLM 271 during the previous semester.
(Prerequisites: THR 271. Next offered: 2007-08.) (1 + 0) Offered
Alternate Spring
THR 280 2
Credits
Modern Dance (h)
Introduction to dance combines elements of modern, jazz and
improvisational styles. Includes warm-up, stretches, locomotor movements
(walking, running and leaping), set dance combinations and improvisational
activities. Specific readings, individual journals and informal dance
presentations required. Open to all experience levels. (1.5 + 1.5)
Offered Fall, Spring
THR 290 0
Credits
Audition or Portfolio Review Participation II
Theatre majors are required to participate in auditions
and/or portfolio reviews every semester. Theatre majors are also expected to
attend all Theatre UAF productions (tickets are provided free) and to attend
all theatre department "town" meetings. Offered Fall
THR 291 0
Credits
Audition or Portfolio Review Participation II
Theatre majors are required to participate in auditions
and/or portfolio reviews every semester. Theatre majors are also expected to
attend all Theatre UAF productions (tickets are provided free) and to attend
all theatre department "town" meetings. Offered Spring
THR 310 3
Credits
Acting for the Camera (h)
(Cross-listed with FLM 310)
Apply skills introduced in fundamentals of acting,
intermediate and advanced acting to acting for the camera. Through exercises
and scene study, the class will expand each performer's range of emotional,
intellectual, physical and vocal expressiveness for the camera. Act in numerous
on-camera exercises, television and film scenes. May be repeated twice for credit.
(Recommended: THR 221 and 321. Prerequisites: THR 121. Next Offered: 2008-09.)
(3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
THR 321 3
Credits
Advanced Acting (h)
Refinement of physical, emotional and imaginative awareness.
Emphasis on study and performance of monologues and scenes exploring
emotionally based character-building methods. Course will also include audition
technique and preparation for the professional world of acting. (Prerequisite:
THR 221, or permission of instructor.) (1 + 4) Offered Alternate Fall
THR 331 3
Credits
Directing Film/Video (h)
(Cross-listed with FLM 331)
Introduction to the history, theory and basic concepts of
film direction. Includes interpretative script analysis, creative visualization,
conceptualization, use of space, working with actors and designers, and
direction of short scenes and videos. (Prerequisite: THR 121, THR 215 or
permission of instructor.) (1 + 4) Offered Spring
THR 332 3
Credits
Directing Theatre (h)
(Cross-listed with FLM 332)
History, theory and basic concepts of stage direction.
Interpretive script analysis, creative visualization, conceptualization, use of
space, working with actors and designers and direction of short scenes.
(Recommended: THR 121.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
THR 334W 3
Credits
Movies and Films; Watching and Analyzing (h)
(Cross-listed with FLM 334)
Rotating thematic topics in the art of classic cinema (films)
and popular mass media (movies). Comparative analysis of classics and recent
motion pictures is used to present elements of film language, analysis and
criticism. (Prerequisite: ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X or
permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Spring
THR 341 3
Credits
Intermediate Stagecraft (h)
An examination of the less common scenic materials with
methods and techniques for their use. Students will spend approximately $40 for
materials. (Prerequisite: THR 241 or permission of instructor.)
(2 + 2) Offered As Demand Warrants
THR 343 3
Credits
Scene Design (h)
Principles and techniques of theatrical scene design.
Includes designing projects directed at solving particular scenic problems or
in a specific scenic style with specific physical limitations. Students will
spend approximately $40 for materials. (Prerequisite: THR 241 or permission of
instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
THR 347O 3
Credits
Lighting Design (h)
(Cross-listed with ART 347O and JRN 347O)
Principles and techniques of theatrical lighting design. The
student will conduct practical experiments and design projects applying the
experience gained from the experiments. Student will spend approximately $40
for materials for this class. Also available via Independent Learning.
(Recommended: THR 241 and 247. Prerequisites: COMM 131X or 141X. Next offered:
2008-09.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
THR 348 3
Credits
Sound Design in the Theatre (h)
Exploration and application of the elements of design as they
relate to sound for theatre, dance, other art forms, and life in American and
other cultures. Production work is required. (Recommended: THR 241 and 247.
Next offered: 2008-09.) (2 + 2) Offered Alternate Spring
THR 351 3
Credits
Makeup for Theatre (h)
Theatrical makeup for actors, teachers, directors and other
theatre workers; makeup materials and use, age and character makeup, injuries
and horror, Kabuki, cross-gender, animal, illusory and plastic relief, crepe
hair beards, and influence of lighting. Student will spend approximately $85
for materials and book for this class. (1 + 4) Offered Spring
THR 355 3
Credits
History of Fashion and Dress (s)
Social history of costume in Western civilization, from
Ancient Greece to the present time. Includes instruction in the methods of
research used to find visual source material and assignments that exercise
these research skills. (Recommended: HIST 101 or HIST 102.) (3 + 0) Offered
As Demand Warrants
THR 361 3
Credits
Advanced Alaska Native Performance (h)
(Cross-listed with ANS 361)
In-depth study of Alaska Native theatre techniques and
tradition, including traditional dance, song and drumming techniques, mask
characterizations and performance application and presentation of a workshop
production developed by the students during the semester. (Prerequisite:
ANS/THR 161.) (2 + 3) Offered As Demand Warrants
THR 410 3
Credits
Styles Acting (h)
Exposure to the rigorous physical, vocal, intellectual and
emotional demands of period acting. Focus on monologue and scene study from
texts including Greek tragedy, commedia, Shakespeare and Elizabethan theatre,
the theatre of Moliere and restoration comedy. May be repeated twice for
credit. (Recommended: THR 225. Prerequisites: THR 121, THR 221 and THR 220.)
(3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
THR 411W 3
Credits
Theatre History I (h)
Theatrical form and practice from its origins in storytelling
and ritual through the French Neoclassic theatre. (Prerequisites: ENGL 111X;
ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X; junior standing; or permission of instructor.
Next offered: 2008-09.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
THR 412W 3
Credits
Theatre History II (h)
Theatrical form and practice from the English Restoration
through the present. (Prerequisites: ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X; Junior
standing; or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered
Alternate Fall
THR 413W 3
Credits
Playscript Analysis (h)
Investigation of the structure of playscripts designed to
develop skills in analysis and interpretation for performance. (Prerequisites:
ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X; junior standing; or permission of
instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Fall
THR 416W 6
Credits
Performance Studies Abroad
(Stacked with NORS 616)
Intensive course for actors, directors, designers,
technicians and playwrights interested in script development/training with the
participation of international theatre professionals. Develop new scripts and
performances in a multicultural environment under the supervision of a theatre
faculty member. Previous faculty and student work abroad includes: Russia,
Zambia, South Africa and Scandinavia. Course requirements vary according to the
project. (Prerequisite: ENGL 111X; ENGL 211X or ENGL 213X or
permission of instructor.) (3 + 9) Offered As Demand Warrants
THR 417 1-6
Credits
Internship in Theatre Practice (h)
Supervised practical work experience to provide application
of course work in a professional,
semi-professional or community theatre environment. Internships can be in
direction, acting, design, management and technical theatre. Internships have
included Perseverance Theatre, Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre, Fairbanks Drama
Association and OutNorth Theatre. Course may be repeated twice for a maximum of
12 credits. (Prerequisites: Upper-division standing, permission of instructor,
and student must have completed at least 18 THR credits. Recommended: Previous
THR credits should be in the student's concentration area: direction, design,
etc. Note: Internship must be arranged in coordination with advisor, student
and host institution.) Offered As Demand Warrants
THR 447 3
Credits
Lighting Design II (h)
Further exploration and application of elements of design
(color, texture, intensity, line, composition) as they relate to lighting for
theatre, dance, other art forms and life. Production work required.
(Prerequisite: THR 347 or permission of instructor.) (2 + 2) Offered
Alternate Fall
THR 456 3
Credits
Advanced Topics in Costume Design
and Construction (h)
Rotating thematic topics in advanced methods and materials
used in the design and construction of costumes for the theatre. Topics may
include projects in design, advanced sewing and pattern drafting, millinery,
masks, corsetry, or painting and dyeing, as demand warrants. May be repeated
for credit. (Prerequisite: THR 254 or permission of instructor. Next offered:
2008-09.) (3 + 0) Offered Alternate Spring
THR 470 3
Credits
Advanced Film and Video Directing (h)
(Cross-listed with FLM 470)
In depth investigation into the history, theory, basic
concepts of film and video direction, script preparation, story board, blocking
actors and staging the camera and sound editing. Projects include directing and
shooting short videos. (Recommended: THR 331. Next offered: 2008-09.)
(1 + 6) Offered Alternate Fall
THR 482 2
Credits
Dance Performance (h)
Exploration and performance of expressive dance and movement.
Includes development of an original choreography for public performance. Course
is for advanced dance, acting and directing students with varying experience.
(Prerequisite: THR 280 or movement performance experience.)
(1.5 + 1.5) Offered As Demand Warrants
THR 485 3
Credits
Edward Albee, Prince William Sound
Theatre Conference (h)
Intensive, practical theatre experience in new play
development, workshops and readings. Offered in conjunction with the 10-day
Edward Albee Prince William Sound Theatre Conference in Valdez, Alaska.
Includes working with leading American playwrights and directors to develop new
plays. (Prerequisite: Theatre experience or courses in any of the following
areas: acting, directing, playwriting, dramaturgy and design; or permission of
instructor. (Student pays separate conference fee of about $150 directly to conference.)
(1 + 6) Offered Summer
THR 499 3
Credits
Thesis Project (h)
Final step in acting/directing/design or playwright training
which involves performing a leading role on main stage, or a one-person show,
or a directing/designing/writing project for the UAF season. (Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor.) (1 + 4) Offered Fall, Spring