Theatre Arts (THEA)
Prerequisites: THEA 101
Continuation of THEA 101
Description: Explores efficient physical alignment, a practical understanding of breath, healthy speaking practices, imagination and play, improvisation, and personal creative habits as they pertain to the body as an instrument for acting.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 253
Description: Introduction to the forms and functions of theatre and dramatic literature in the historical development of Western cultural traditions. While the theatre always reflects the aesthetic and philosophical concerns of the cultural era, the objective of the course is to determine the unique aesthetics of the theatre as an art form by exploring such issues as the relationship between the literary text and the text in performance; the changing role of theatre in culture historically; the various theatre research methods (historical, critical, experimental).
Description: Provides basic skills in Improvisation through theatrical games and exercises to create believable and truthful characters both emotionally and physically in a theatrical setting.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 371
Description: Provides basic skills in scene study with an emphasis on rehearsal techniques, character analysis and development, and performance. Application of skills learned will support the creation of believable and truthful characters, both emotionally and physically, in a theatrical setting.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 371
Description: Provides basic skills to create believable and truthful characters both emotionally and physically in a theatrical setting using Musical Theatre techniques, including scenes, songs, and dance combinations.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 371
Prerequisites: Theatre major or permission.
Description: Introduction of the basic elements of design and the development of visual and perceptual skills. Develop an extensive portfolio of 2D and 3D visual projects through experimentation with various media.
Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.
University Honors Seminar 189H is required of all students in the University Honors Program.
Description: Topic varies.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Basic theoretical and practical application of the technical theatre production, including scenery design, construction, use and requirements and related areas that are considered scenic or influence scenery, its design and construction. Related areas include types of stages, facilities, equipment and tool use and maintenance, materials, drafting fundamentals, painting, moving scenery, properties and safety.
Description: Fundamental concepts of play direction, play selection, script analysis and interpretation, artistic choices, articulating of ideas, communication with actors, and critique. Rehearsal and presentation of realistic scenes.
Description: Introduction to the methods and techniques of makeup.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 408
Course is a prerequisite for THEA 411.
Description: Introduction and appreciation of the basic theory and practice of stage lighting. Exploration and application of elements of design (color, texture, intensity, line, composition) as they relate to lighting for live performance. Learning the basic tools of the lighting from the actual lighting instruments to the creating and timing of lighting cues.
Prerequisites: THEA 255
Description: The development and application of skills required of an actor combatant in a theatrical arena. Includes both a historical overview and safe and proper technique training in unarmed combat and multiple weapons.
Description: A practical introduction to the aesthetics, equipment, and production workflow for digital video production.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive application of principles of interpretative and technical theatre practice.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Provides practical learning opportunities and skill application for artistic/management/production personnel as part of a theatre arts organization.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production in Scenic Construction.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production for Lighting and Sound.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production for properties construction.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production for Scenic Art.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre running crew for a live production.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production in Costume Construction.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Intensive application of principles of interpretative and technical theatre practice.
Prerequisites: Permission
Description: Investigation of selected topics in digital arts.
Prerequisites: 12 hrs THEA
Description: Theatre management: strategic planning; marketing; audience development; grant writing; and company and front-of-the-house management.
Prerequisites: THEA 202 or permission
Description: Exploration of periods and styles of play direction from Classical Greek to contemporary American Realism and theatre for young audiences. Rehearsal and production of student directed scenes and short plays in Laboratory Theatre.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 408
Prerequisites: 12 hrs theatre arts or permission.
Description: Survey and practical application of the major aspects of making and leading improvisation with young people.
Prerequisites: THEA 353
Description: Application of voice production techniques including articulation, resonance, musicality and the International Phonetic Alphabet to the study of accents and dialects.
Description: Web design, usability and interactive media.
Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in the Nebraska at Oxford study abroad program
Lecturers and tutors for the two courses are from Oxford University faculty and staff. Field trips and cultural excursions will supplement the course lectures and tutorials.
Description: Shakespeare and the well-known literature of England since the Middle Ages.
Description: Creation, animation, lighting and rendering moving images.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Prerequisites: Open to juniors who are candidates for degrees with distinction, with high distinction, and with highest distinction in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts.
Prerequisites: Permission.
Description: Actor's methods of character development in the major styles of acting including Realistic Drama, Elizabethan, Comedy, Theatre of the Absurd, Musical Theatre, and others, and the acting profession itself. Specific content for each semester may be obtained from the teaching faculty.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 408
Prerequisites: THEA 255
Description: Advanced development and experiential practice in theatrical movement techniques related to character development and imaginative expression.
Description: Introduces actors to techniques ranging from commercial voice-over techniques, dialect mastery, and singing, to specialized voice/speech techniques for stage, screen, and new media.
This course is a prerequisite for: THEA 408
Description: The creation of various costume accessories, ornaments and hand properties categorized by the profession as costume crafts.
Prerequisites: (Acting) THEA 112G or 115, 114, 204, 401/801 or equivalent and permission; (Directing) THEA 303, THEA 401/801, THEA 403/803, THEA 410/810, THEA 412/812, THEA 418/818, and permission.
Description: Selected performance in acting and directing in University Theatre, and Experimental Theatre.
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Stage, Front of House, Company, and Production Management. Overseeing the planning and execution of an actual production.
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Technical Direction and Construction Management. Overseeing the planning and execution of an actual production.
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Lighting Design and Electrics Shop. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Properties design and construction. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Scenic Art and set finishing. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in Sound Design and Audio Engineering. Overseeing the planning and execution of an actual production.
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in costume design and/or construction. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.
Prerequisites: permission
Description: Production opportunities in scenic design. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.
Description: Theory and practice of stage lighting. Instruments and control systems employed in lighting the stage. Color in light, its effect upon costume, makeup, and settings. Planning of light plots.
Description: Theory and practice of scene design. Application of the principles of design to stage settings. Development of the scene design for a play through sketches, color plates, models, and drawings.
Prerequisites: THEA 411/811 or equivalent.
Description: Advanced lighting design through the rendering of light story boards.
Prerequisites: 12 hrs theatre arts, including THEA 201, and permission.
Description: Computer Aided Design (CAD) as it applies to scenic, costume, and lighting design. Emphasis on two-dimensional drafting, three-dimensional modeling, and computer graphics.
Description: Theory and practice of stage costume designs. Principles of design as they apply to theatrical costuming. Development of costume designs for the characters in a play through sketches, drawings, and color plates.
Prerequisites: THEA 418/818.
Description: In-depth costume design in the areas of design conception and techniques of design communication. Application of principles learned in Costume Design I.
Description: In-depth theoretical and practical application of organization, materials, and techniques necessary for the planning, execution, maintenance, and use of stage scenery, and the proper and safe use and maintenance of the stage and shop facilities.
Description: Advanced techniques and practice in technical drafting as applied to theatrical scenic construction.
Prerequisites: THEA 120
Description: Principles and techniques of hand rendering for the entertainment arts.
Prerequisites: THEA 210
Description: Strengthen design aesthetic and understanding of modern technology that is commonly seen in the theatre through hands-on exploration of lighting consoles, automated and LED fixtures that will sharpen design skills.
Prerequisites: THEA 210
Description: Prepare to be a master electrician for live performances by learning basic crew management, principles of electricity, dimmers and general stage lighting equipment as well as common tools used by those in the trade.
Prerequisites: 12 hrs theatre arts including THEA 201, or permission.
Description: Techniques and practice of scene painting for theatre, film, and television. Texture simulation, faux finishes, and realistic drop painting.
Description: Freelance-based career preparations and business skill development for the entertainment artist. Topics include, but are not limited to: contracts, taxes, record keeping, budgets, resumes, portfolios, job hunting, legal considerations, and personal branding.
Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission.
Description: Most frequently produced plays 1652-1989 on European stages (excluding England). Structural aspects and reasons for the play's popularity among performers and audiences.
Prerequisites: THEA 413
Description: Professional level preparation for Environmental Designers in the Entertainment Arts.
Prerequisites: THEA 120
Description: Exploring the skills and techniques used in creating detailed scale models for the pre-visualization or miniature work in theater and film.
Prerequisites: THEA 450/850 or permission
Description: Advanced work with recording, editing, and playback devices. Training in digital editing using the ProTools LE platform. Planning and execution of full-length, realized, sound designs for departmental mainstage productions.
Description: Advanced training in the integration of acting, movement, and singing skills for the performance of musical theatre. Training in artistic decision making that generates a character within a musical. Focus on a discipline of preparation and the resulting practice of performance; practical experiences with solos, duets, and ensembles from American Musical Theatre Repertoire.
Prerequisites: THEA 201 or permission
Description: Theory and practice of rigging for live theatre. Extensive work with fly systems, rope systems, and standard rigging hardware.
Description: Focuses on effective business and entrepreneurial practices in the professional entertainment industry including audition preparation, marketing practices, content assembly and presentation, and other business-related techniques required of the contemporary actor.
Prerequisites: Emerging Media Arts major and senior standing
Description: Supervised planning and production of thesis projects in emerging media arts.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and 3.0 GPA.
Description: History of technological innovation in film. Sound, film format, color systems, lenses and lighting that have enhanced the finished product in the film industry.
Prerequisites: Senior standing.
Description: Analysis of advanced projects in screenwriting, film production, digital animation, and new media.
Prerequisites: EMAR 252
Description: Development and integration of graphics, video and other digital media to assemble a portfolio of creative work.
Prerequisites: Permission
Description: Structured internships with professional organizations or individuals outside the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus or with Nebraska Educational Telecommunications.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and EMAR 252
Description: Supervised planning and production of thesis projects in film or new media.
Prerequisites: Open to seniors who are candidates for degrees with distinction, with high distinction, and with highest distinction in the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts; good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.