Students survey the various facets of the art and craft of theatre, with emphasis on the relationship between theatre and culture as well as theatre's contributions to literature, film, and television. The course explores all elements and professions of theatre: the dramatist, the producer, the director, the actor, the production designers, the stage manager, the tech director and crew, and the role of the audience. It includes an overview of theatre history and theatrical genres.
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Beginning and experienced students learn the basic arts and crafts of technical theatre in a professional theatre environment. The course includes overviews of the procedure and safety issues and practices set construction, lighting, and costume. It is a prerequisite for admission to the certified Theatre Technology Apprentice program offered through the Omaha Community Playhouse.
Students continue work begun in THEA 1110 with focus on real work situations and experiences. Topics include overview and practice in properties, scenic painting, and sound design and support. Students also begin work in their chosen areas of emphasis. These areas include sound, lights, construction, scenic painting, costume, props, stage management, box office, and house management.
Students continue the work begun in THEA 1110 and 1120 with focus on real work situations and experiences, continuing their rotation within their selected artistic areas of emphasis. These areas include sound, lights, construction, scenic painting, costume, props, stage management, box office and house management. Students begin the process of career development through the creation of professional materials such as resumes and portfolios.
Students learn to do close readings of dramatic texts to explore themes and technical challenges. The course emphasizes analysis from technical, performance, and directorial points of view and the importance of unity in the technical elements of a production.
This is a basic acting course for students with limited acting experience who have an interest in studying the demands and the discipline of acting, especially in live theatre. Exercises in relaxation, movement, voice, concentration, trust, partner/group interaction, improvisation, imagination, and memorization prepare students for basic character and scene work.
This course is a continuation of THEA 2020 with further practice in characterization and scene work. Students develop two scenes and two monologues, with a focus on character development and the acting process.
This course is an introduction to the craft of the playwright. Students study the fundamentals of dialogue, character development, and scene structure through writing exercises, workshops, and discussion. NOTE: THEA 2010 Script Analysis is strongly recommended as a co-requisite.
This workshop offers further study, practice, and analysis of playwriting. Students examine play submission guidelines and play production considerations.
This course includes the study and practice of physical techniques and approaches used to develop physical self-awareness, freedom of expression, flexibility and endurance, awareness of space and time, centers, and energy for characterization and performance.
Students study and practice vocal techniques to develop physical alignment and release, breathing and resonance, articulation and range, imagery, and text for performance.
Students critically examine cultural, political, philosophical, technical, and stylistic developments in theatre history from its origins to 1700 A.D. Topics include the evolution of acting, directing, technical theatre, theatre spaces, and forms of drama, and students discuss historically significant dramatic works.
This course covers the various developments in theatre history from 1700 A.D. to present.
The course builds on concepts and skills introduced in Theatre Technology I with specific emphasis on stage rigging. It covers rigging topics including repair and maintenance, motorized rigging, trussing, and special applications in the lecture portion and reinforces them during labs under non-production conditions. Students apply fundamental skills in the installation of flying scenery as well as use of stage rigging equipment under show conditions.
This course builds on concepts and skills introduced in THEA 1110 with specific emphasis on stage lighting. It covers lighting topics including wiring and repair of electrical cables, basic color theory, and refraction principles in the lecture portion and reinforces them during labs under non-production conditions. Students apply fundamental skills in light console operation and temporary installations of lighting systems under show conditions.
This course is an introduction to the creative and administrative work of stage management including responsibilities and methods in rehearsal and productions, union considerations, and communication skills for collaboration.
This course is an overview of issues relevant to the operation of arts organizations, including publicity, promotion, box office and admission, facilities management, programming, and planning.
Students examine the elements of drama, notable dramatic works, and the major dramatic genres from antiquity through the 17th century. (Cross-listed as ENGL 2480)
Students examine the elements of drama, notable dramatic works, and the major dramatic genres from the 18th century through contemporary times. (Cross-listed as ENGL 2481)
This course permits instruction in special content areas not included in other Theatre courses.
This course addresses specific playwriting topics such as documentary theatre, community-based or devised theatre, adaptation from non-dramatic texts, solo performance, and more. It may also accommodate special availability of noteworthy playwright teaching artists.
This course focuses on the first step in producing a play: the play reading. Students attend 15 hours of readings and critique sessions of new plays at the Great Plains Theatre Conference's PlayLabs. Students examine the dramaturgical elements of the plays (structure, world of the play, language, characters, plots, and themes), the production components outlined in the stage directions (casting, staging, tech/set design), and the discussion of the works by panelists and audience members. They keep a journal of their observations and responses to PlayLabs and submit a short paper that synthesizes their discoveries about the types of plays being written and the challenges playwrights face in refining and, ultimately, seeing their work produced on stage.
Students earn credit for practical theatre production experience in topics such as design, construction, performance, and promotion.
This course is a cooperative education experience provided by MCC and the Omaha Community Playhouse. Students work a minimum of 165 hours per quarter in conjunction with the Playhouse and its staff. Students who successfully complete this course sequence receive an apprentice certificate.
This course is a cooperative education experience provided by MCC and the Omaha Community Playhouse. Students work a minimum of 165 hours per quarter in conjunction with the Playhouse and its staff. Students who successfully complete this course sequence receive an apprentice certificate.
This course is a cooperative education experience provided by MCC and the Omaha Community Playhouse. Students work a minimum of 165 hours per quarter in conjunction with the Playhouse and its staff. Students who successfully complete this course sequence receive an apprentice certificate.
This course is a cooperative education experience provided by MCC and the Omaha Community Playhouse. Students work a minimum of 165 hours per quarter in conjunction with the Playhouse and its staff. Students who successfully complete this course sequence receive an apprentice certificate.
This course is a cooperative education experience provided by MCC and the Omaha Community Playhouse. Students work a minimum of 165 hours per quarter in conjunction with the Playhouse and its staff. Students who successfully complete this course sequence receive an apprentice certificate.
This course is a cooperative education experience provided by MCC and the Omaha Community Playhouse. Students work a minimum of 165 hours per quarter in conjunction with the Playhouse and its staff. Students who successfully complete this course sequence receive an apprentice certificate.