TA 121 ORAL INTERPRETATION I (3)
Analysis and presentation of literature. Exploration of emotional reactions, expressive vocal and physical responses, and performing techniques for effective communication. (FA)
|
TA 144 PLAYREADING (1)
Reading/discussion/examination of plays from world theatre of past and present from the perspective of production and theatre history.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 2 credits.
|
TA 147 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE (3)
Origins, history, nature, elements, and style of theatre production; function of artists and craftspersons of the theatre. (FA) (Bacc Core Course)
|
TA 147H INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE (3)
Origins, history, nature, elements, and style of theatre production; function of artists and craftspersons of the theatre. (FA) (Bacc Core Course)
PREREQS:
Honors College approval required.
|
TA 199 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
|
TA 242 VISUAL PRINCIPLES OF THEATRE (3)
An introduction to visual creativity, creative thinking, and visual problem solving as applied to theatre arts as a whole, and to scene and costume design. (FA)
|
TA 243 PRINCIPLES OF COSTUMING FOR THE STAGE (3)
Principles and techniques of costume construction; practical application in the costume shop on theatre production.
PREREQS:
TA 147 and TA 242
|
TA 244 SCENE CRAFTS (3)
Constructing scenery and stage properties; practical experience in backstage procedures and scene painting. Lec/lab. (FA)
|
TA 245 STAGE LIGHTING (3)
Fundamentals of electricity as used in stage lighting; color and light, lighting instruments and control systems, theory and practice of lighting stage production.
PREREQS:
TA 244
|
TA 247 STAGE MAKEUP (3)
Basic principles and theory with laboratory experience in most-used applications of theatrical makeup.
PREREQS:
Preference given to TA majors.
|
TA 248 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING I (3)
Examination of basic principles and techniques of acting. Exploration of relaxation/focus, personal vocal/physical awareness, the actor's craft, and the performance process. (FA)
PREREQS:
TA 147 or instructor approval required.
|
TA 249 FUNDAMENTALS OF ACTING II (3)
Continued work in the basic principles and techniques of acting. Emphasis on improvisation, character analysis, and creation, the balance between truth and technique.
PREREQS:
TA 248
and
TA 248 or instructor approval required.
|
TA 250 WORKSHOP: THEATRE ARTS (1-3)
Practical experience in performance, technical theatre, or design. Maximum for 6 credits may be applied toward graduation.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 250H WORKSHOP: THEATRE ARTS (1-3)
Practical experience in performance, technical theatre, or design. Maximum for 6 credits may be applied toward graduation.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required and Honors College approval required.
|
TA 299 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
|
TA 321 ADVANCED ORAL INTERPRETATION (3)
Interpretative theory; programming, adapting materials for oral interpretation, reader's theatre, chamber theatre experimentation in presentational forms. Offered every third year.
PREREQS:
TA 121
|
TA 330 HISTORY OF THE THEATRE (3)
The rise and development of the composite arts of the theatre in their cultural and social context. Origins to 1500. Offered alternate years. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
|
TA 331 HISTORY OF THE THEATRE (3)
The rise and development of the composite arts of the theatre in their cultural and social context. 1500 to 1870. Offered alternate years. (H) (Bacc Core Course)
PREREQS:
TA 144 and TA 147 are recommended.
|
TA 332 HISTORY OF THE THEATRE (3)
The rise and development of the composite arts of the theatre in their cultural and social context. 1870 to present. Offered alternate years. (H) (Bacc Core Course) (Writing Intensive Course)
PREREQS:
TA 144 and TA 147 are recommended.
|
TA 344 PLAYSCRIPT ANALYSIS (3)
Study of major approaches to playscript analysis and detailed application of these systems to the theatrical production process. (H)
PREREQS:
TA 147
and
TA 144
|
TA 346 SCENE AND STAGE DESIGN (3)
Designs for stage productions including elements of color, mass, line, and lighting for various types of theatre architecture and plays. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
TA 147 and TA 244
|
TA 348 ADVANCED ACTING: REALISM (3)
Discussion, research, rehearsal, performance, and criticism of scenes from realistic drama. Emphasis on the craft of acting, emotional availability/honesty, personal awareness. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
TA 248
and
instructor approval required.
|
TA 349 ADVANCED ACTING: STYLES (3)
Discussion, research, rehearsal, performance, and criticism of scenes from a range of period and genre styles. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
TA 248
and
instructor approval required.
|
TA 350 WORKSHOP: THEATRE ARTS (1-3)
Advanced work in acting, directing or technical theatre in dramatic productions; laboratory experience. Maximum of 6 credits may be applied toward graduation.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 351 PRINCIPLES OF PLAYWRITING (3)
Basic principles and techniques of playwriting. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
TA 144 and TA 344
|
TA 352 PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP (3)
Intensive work on student playscripts generated in TA 351, through re-writes, revision and rehearsals. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
TA 351
|
TA 354 FUNDAMENTALS OF PLAY DIRECTION (3)
History, theories and techniques of stage direction. Script analysis, study of the audience, staging, working with actors and designers, the production process. Emphasis on practical exploration and application. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
TA 244 and TA 248 and instructor approval required.
|
TA 360 MULTICULTURAL AMERICAN THEATRE (3)
Examines the rich panorama of multicultural-American theatre (e.g. African-American, gay and lesbian, Hispanic, Asian American). (H) (Bacc Core Course)
|
TA 360H MULTICULTURAL AMERICAN THEATRE (3)
Examines the rich panorama of multicultural-American theatre (e.g. African-American, gay and lesbian, Hispanic, Asian American). (H) (Bacc Core Course)
|
TA 399 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
|
TA 401 RESEARCH (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 402 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 403 THESIS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 405 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 406 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 407 SEMINAR (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
|
TA 407H SEMINAR (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Honors College approval required.
|
TA 408 WORKSHOP (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 410 THEATRE ARTS INTERNSHIP (1-16)
One- to three-term residency in a producing theatre, for a maximum allowable total of 15 credits. Student works in a department of the theatre and in related production activities, according to areas of interest or specialization. Work supervised and evaluated by agency staff; academic evaluation by supervising department faculty member(s). Available to upper-division theatre arts majors and graduate students approved by faculty and selected by intern agency.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
PREREQS:
27 credits of theatre arts, with a minimum of 6 credits in area of skill specialization, or 12 credits of upper-division theatre arts courses, with a minimum of 6 credits in area of skill specialization. Must be arranged with instructor prior to registration. Departmental approval required.
|
TA 416 TOPICS IN THEATRE ARTS (3)
Lectures and explorations of theories, issues, methods, problems, and applications in theatre arts. Concentrated work in a variety of selected theatre topics. Offered as demand and staffing allow.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
PREREQS:
9 credits of theatre arts or instructor's approval required.
|
TA 443 COSTUME DESIGN (3)
Theory and practice of designing costumes for a theatrical production.
PREREQS:
TA 243
|
TA 444 THEORY AND CRITICISM OF THEATRE ARTS (3)
Major theories that have influenced and motivated theatre practice in Western civilization throughout its development. Offered on alternate years. (Writing Intensive Course)
PREREQS:
6 credits of theatre history, or 6 credits of dramatic literature.
|
TA 450 STUDIO: THEATRE ARTS (3-6)
Advanced individual study on approved projects in one of the arts of the theatre: acting, directing or scene/costume/lighting design; or in stage or theatre management.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
PREREQS:
9 credits of upper-division theatre arts. Departmental approval required.
|
TA 454 ADVANCED PLAY DIRECTION (3)
Expanded exploration of directing theories and techniques. Practical application through the production of a one-act play in a laboratory theatre. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
TA 354
and
instructor approval required.
|
TA 464 THEATRE MANAGEMENT (3)
Managerial theory and practices of theatre operations, including organizational structure, financial practices, program promotion, and legal concerns. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
6 credits of upper-division theatre arts courses of equivalent; junior or senior standing.
|
TA 499 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
|
TA 502 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 503 THESIS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 999 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 505 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 506 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 507 SEMINAR (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
|
TA 508 WORKSHOP (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Departmental approval required.
|
TA 510 THEATRE ARTS INTERNSHIP (6-15)
One- to three-term residency in a producing theatre, for a maximum allowable total of 15 credits. Student works in a department of the theatre and in related production activities, according to areas of interest or specialization. Work supervised and evaluated by agency staff; academic evaluation by supervising department faculty member(s). Available to upper-division theatre arts majors and graduate students approved by faculty and selected by intern agency.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
PREREQS:
27 credits in theatre arts, with a minimum of 6 credits in area of skill specialization, or 12 credits of upper-division theatre arts courses, with a minimum of 6 credits in area of skill specialization. Must be arranged with instructor prior to registration. Departmental approval required.
|
TA 516 TOPICS IN THEATRE ARTS (3)
Lectures and explorations of theories, issues, methods, problems, and applications in theatre arts. Concentrated work in a variety of selected theatre topics. Offered as demand and staffing allow.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
PREREQS:
9 credits of theatre arts or instructor's approval required.
|
TA 543 COSTUME DESIGN (3)
Theory and practice of designing costumes for a theatrical production.
PREREQS:
TA 243
|
TA 544 THEORY AND CRITICISM OF THEATRE ARTS (3)
Major theories that have influenced and motivated theatre practice in Western civilization throughout its development. Offered on alternate years.
PREREQS:
6 credits of theatre history or 6 credits of dramatic literature.
|
TA 550 STUDIO: THEATRE ARTS (3-6)
Advanced individual study on approved projects in one of the arts of the theatre: acting, directing or scene/costume/lighting design; or in stage or theatre management.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
PREREQS:
9 credits of upper-division theatre arts. Departmental approval required.
|
TA 554 ADVANCED PLAY DIRECTION (3)
Expanded exploration of directing theories and techniques. Practical application through the production of a one-act play in a laboratory theatre. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
TA 354 and instructor approval required.
|
TA 564 THEATRE MANAGEMENT (3)
Managerial theory and practices of theatre operations, including organizational structure, financial practices, program promotion, and legal concerns. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
6 credits of upper-division theatre arts courses of equivalent and junior or senior standing.
|
2004 Oregon State University
