Advanced Voice and Speech (2) Laboratory--4 hours. Open to advanced undergraduates with consent of instructor. Voice production and speech related to specific acting problems in classical plays, particularly in verse. May be repeated for credit.

Advanced Stage Movement (3) Laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in the MFA Program. The application of modes of exploration, breath placement, and the use of imagery as well as Laban's effort/shape system as a method of analysis in classic and modern plays. Open to advanced undergraduates by consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit.

Special Problems in Advanced Acting (4) Seminar--2 hours; laboratory--4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Advanced acting problems arising from differences in the type and style of plays selected from Greece to the present. May be repeated for credit.

Seminar in Theatrical Design: Ancient Worlds--Early 17th Century (4) Seminar--2 hours; project--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Group study while focusing primarily on one discipline: scenic, costume or lighting design. Periods covered: Greek, Medieval, Renaissance, Shakespearean, Jacobean, early 17th century. Design projects include script analysis, research of period style, fashion, character development, developing design concepts, presentation skills.--I. (I.) Iacovelli, Morgan, Munn

Seminar in Theatrical Design: Mid 17th Century to 1900 (4) Seminar--2 hours; project--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing; course 224A or consent of instructor. Group study focusing primarily on one discipline: scenic, costume or lighting design. Periods covered: Cavalier, Restoration 18th century opera and ballet, 19th century drama. Design projects include script analysis, research of period style, fashion, character development, developing design concepts, presentation skills.--II. (II.) Iacovelli, Morgan, Munn

Seminar in Theatrical Design: the 20th Century (4) Seminar--2 hours; project--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing; course 224A and 224B or consent of instructor. Group study focusing primarily on one discipline - scenic, costume or lighting design. 20th century genres covered: Realism, Brecht, Musicals, Contemporary Dance, short narrative film. Design projects include script analysis, research of period style, fashion, character development, developing design concepts, presentation skills.--III. (III.) Iacovelli, Munn

Seminar in Theatrical Design: Contemporary Concepts (4) Seminar--2 hours; project--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing; course 224A, 224B, and 224C or consent of instructor. Group study focusing primarily on one discipline: scenic, costume or lighting design. Emphasis on contemporary design concepts for new works and classics: Shakespeare, modern dance, concept plays and musicals. Script and character analysis for design in performance, research, design projects.--I. (I.) Iacovelli, Morgan, Munn

Seminar in Theatrical Design: Advanced Concepts (4) Seminar--2 hours; project--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing; courses 224A, 224B, 224C, and 224D or consent of instructor. Group study focusing primarily on one discipline: scenic, costume or lighting design. Emphasis on special issues in contemporary design concepts for new works and classics. Script and character analysis for design in performance, research, design projects.--II. (II.) Iacovelli, Morgan, Munn

Performance Design Studio: Techniques and Media (2) Studio--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing; must be taken concurrently with course 224 series. Exploration and development of techniques and skills in the performance design process. Drafting, model building, drawing, painting and rendering, costume drawing, color theory, lighting techniques, design portfolio preparation and presentation. May be repeated up to five times for credit.--I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Iacovelli, Morgan, Munn

Seminar in Directing Theory: Non-Realism (4) Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Modern directing theory as it applies to non-realistic theatre; development of directorial concepts for production of selected non-realistic plays--Greek to the present; emphasis on textual analysis. Offered in alternate years.

Special Problems in Directing (5) Seminar--2 hours; laboratory--2 hours; rehearsal--4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Projects in directing scenes selected from plays from ancient Greece to the present. May be repeated for credit.

Scoring and Scripting in Performance (4) Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. The process of weaving together various performance elements brought into play by the artists in their respective disciplines. The "script" is the thread from which the artists' "scores" will layer and transform the "script" into performance for specific time, place, spectators.

Performance: Concepts of Space, Place, and Time (4) Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Innovative theories of creating performance spaces, establishing a sense of place, and communicating the concept of time explored through collaborative interaction. Research includes traditional principles, site-specific spaces and consideration of various tempi from music and movement.

Composition in the Arts (4) Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Examine manner in which specific elements utilized by actors, dancers, directors, choreographers, and designers are combined or related to form a whole in space and time, as well as methods of sequencing used by each discipline to produce artistic products. May be repeated once for credit.

Theatre Laboratory (1-12) Advanced practice in acting, designing, directing, playwriting, and technical theatre. May be repeated for credit.--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

Professional Course 413. Stage Make-up (1) Lecture/laboratory--2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Approved for graduate degree credit. Lectures, demonstrations, and practical work in aspects of theatrical make-up.