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THTR 1071 - Musical Theatre

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab None
Course Description: Musical Theatre is the most popular world-wide form of theatre. This course examines the development of this popular genre, from its roots in Europe and 19th Century America, to its reality in the present day. Course topics include: rock music and contemporary sounds in modern musicals, socio-political influences in musical theatre, influences of composers, landmark musical theatre productions, acting, sing, and dance styles in musical theatre, and the art of video and other forms of spectacle used in productions. This course provides optional opportunities for practical performance experiences and projects in acting, singing, and dancing, as well as other forms of presentation.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 7 Human Diversity

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Word Processing Skills

Major Content
  1. History of the musical theatre form including Restoration origins (1660), 19th Century evolution, 20th Century flowering, and 21st Century present
  2. Structural composition/elements of the modern musical play
  3. Writing a play review
  4. Research and choose a musical production currently playing in the Twin Cities area, purchase a ticket, see the production, and write a play review
  5. The relationship of musical theatre to socio-political activities worldwide
  6. Performance techniques in the areas of acting, singing, and dancing in the genre

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. discuss the history and evolution of the musical play form from 1660 to present.
  2. explain the structural elements of the modern musical play form.
  3. write a play review of a musical play in performance.
  4. explain the relationship between a musical and the historic period in which it is set.

Competency 1 (1-6)
06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.
06. 04. Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
Competency 2 (7-10)
07. 01. Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States’ history and culture.
07. 02. Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.
07. 04. Describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion.


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