Theatre Arts (THEA)

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.

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.

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: Introduction to the essentials of the actor's craft: concentration, relaxation, sensory awareness, improvisation, and basic script analysis.

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.

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.

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.

Description: Continuation of THEA 114, with greater emphasis on the development of emotional control as it applies to scene work.

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.

Description: Presents a practical, exploratory, and historical approach to the acting process with a primary focus on physical engagement, impulse, awareness, and the creative spirit.

Description: Introduction to the techniques required for successful performance on camera.

Description: Topic varies.

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.

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.

Description: Intensive concentration, emotional and sensory work focused on the problems of characterization. Emphasis on close script analysis and scene work.

Description: Continuation of THEA 223. Development of a sensitive emotional instrument as it affects characterization. Scene study and appropriate exercises in concentration and sensory development.

Description: Explore scripts for stage, screen, and other media through story, structure, action, character, and design.

Description: Examination and exploration of the physical, vocal, and emotional demands required of classical acting.

Description: Focus on further development of on-camera acting skills through detailed scene work, blocking, and location shooting.

Description: Beginning development of voice and speech for performance.

Description: Continuing development of voice and speech for performance.

Description: Experiential practice in theatrical movement techniques necessary for character development and physical expression.

Description: Application of the techniques developed in THEA 255 to the plays of Shakespeare, Moliere, and selected Commedia dell'Arte.

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.

Description: Intensive application of principles of interpretative and technical theatre practice.

Description: Provides practical learning opportunities and skill application for artistic/management/production personnel as part of a theatre arts organization.

Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production in Scenic Construction.

Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production for Lighting and Sound.

Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production for properties construction.

Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production for Scenic Art.

Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre running crew for a live production.

Description: Intensive practical application of principles in technical theatre production in Costume Construction.

Description: Intensive application of principles of interpretative and technical theatre practice.

Description: Investigation of selected topics in digital arts.

Description: Survey of management techniques for the theatre including theoretical and practical application.

Description: Theatre management: strategic planning; marketing; audience development; grant writing; and company and front-of-the-house management.

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.

Description: Beginning writing for the theatre; starting with the composition of short dramatic scenes and working toward the completion of a one-act play.

Description: Theatre from Ancient Greece through Elizabethan period.

Description: Theatre from French Neoclassicism to the present.

Description: Survey and practical application of the major aspects of making and leading improvisation with young people.

Description: Fundamental concepts of dramaturgy. Theoretical and practical applications.

Description: Advanced skills in scene study with an emphasis on the unique demands required in material from the realism and hyper-realism genres.

Description: Advanced study focusing on the requirements and experience of working on a film set.

Description: Voice production techniques supporting material that calls for vocal extremes.

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.

Description: Introducing and applying techniques for creating theater without a pre-written script, through a process known as devising.

Description: Shakespeare and the well-known literature of England since the Middle Ages.

Description: Creation, animation, lighting and rendering moving images.

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.

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.

Description: The creation of various costume accessories, ornaments and hand properties categorized by the profession as costume crafts.

Description: Auditioning process, including resumes, interviews, preparation of pieces (forms, styles, and genres), cold readings, songs, etc.

Description: Selected performance in acting and directing in University Theatre, and Experimental Theatre.

Description: Projects in scene design, costume design, lighting design, sound design, or technical direction. Planning and execution of designs for actual production.

Description: Production opportunities in Stage, Front of House, Company, and Production Management. Overseeing the planning and execution of an actual production.

Description: Production opportunities in Technical Direction and Construction Management. Overseeing the planning and execution of an actual production.

Description: Production opportunities in Lighting Design and Electrics Shop. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.

Description: Production opportunities in Properties design and construction. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.

Description: Production opportunities in Scenic Art and set finishing. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.

Description: Production opportunities in Sound Design and Audio Engineering. Overseeing the planning and execution of an actual production.

Description: Production opportunities in costume design and/or construction. Overseeing the planning and execution of designs for actual production.

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: Intensive work in designing lighting for theatre, dance, musicals, and opera.

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.

Description: Theory and practice of scene design. Rendering techniques, period research, and multi-set productions.

Description: Advanced lighting design through the rendering of light story boards.

Description: Theory and practice of production design for the camera. Research, design techniques, tools, and aspects specific to film and television.

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.

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.

Description: Principles and techniques of hand rendering for the entertainment arts.

Description: Modern dramatic literature, directing dramaturgy, and stage management theory and practice. Stanislavski to Peter Brook.

Description: Modern dramatic literature, directing dramaturgy, and stage management theory and practice. New voices.

Description: History and development of the professional American theatre from the beginning to 1900. Includes selected American plays which best characterize the period under consideration.

Description: History and development of the professional American theatre from 1900 to the present day. Includes selected American plays which best characterize the period.

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.

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.

Description: Practice leading to the composition of a three-act play or equivalent long play.

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.

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.

Description: Survey of major trends and movements in art, architecture, and fashion as they apply to entertainment design.

Description: A survey of major technological advancements and how they influenced the storytelling practices of live performance.

Description: Professional level preparation for Environmental Designers in the Entertainment Arts.

Description: Exploring the skills and techniques used in creating detailed scale models for the pre-visualization or miniature work in theater and film.

Description: Focus on higher level skills development for advanced 3D rendering, photo manipulation, 3D printing, and design process.

Description: Exploration of conceptual and visual ideas for various media, using a common source material to create a world before developing the story.

Description: Theory and practice of sound design for live theatre. Extensive work with recording, mixing, effects, and playback devices.

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.

Description: Theory and practice of rigging for live theatre. Extensive work with fly systems, rope systems, and standard rigging hardware.

Description: Introduction to performance techniques for the actor and their application in established and emerging media.

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.

Description: Advanced study of theatre arts and crafts.

Description: Supervised planning and production of thesis projects in emerging media arts.

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.

Description: Analysis of advanced projects in screenwriting, film production, digital animation, and new media.

Description: Projects in screenwriting, film production, digital animation, and new media.

Description: The budgeting, organizational, managerial and supervisory skills required by a creative film producer - from financing to distribution.

Description: Development and integration of graphics, video and other digital media to assemble a portfolio of creative work.

Description: Selected projects in directing, theatre management, or stage management in University Theatre or Theatrix.

Description: Structured internships with professional organizations or individuals outside the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus or with Nebraska Educational Telecommunications.

Description: Supervised planning and production of thesis projects in film or new media.