THTR 1013 - Practicum in Theatre

Credits: 1
Hours/Week: Lecture 0 Lab 2
Course Description: This course provides students an opportunity to gain credit for creating and performing a role on stage or working on a technical theatre project at Century. Students may take this course up to four times for credit.
MnTC Goals
N/A

Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent, gained through audition and/or assignment of a role or technical theatre project on the Century stage.
Recommendation: 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.

Major Content
 

1. Basic vocabulary and etiquette for working backstage, onstage, and with theatre personnel
2. Information necessary to complete tasks in creating and performing a role as assigned by a crew supervisor, director, or faculty member
3. Overview of expectations for student actors during rehearsals and performances, and expectations for students technicians during set and production preparations and performances
4. Overview of rules and safety issues for performing on stage
5. Overview of theatre production facilities at Century College

1. describe the importance of time management and responsibility required in theatre arts.
2. articulate how the specific work they perform in their roles contributed to the staging of the work and the performance as a whole.
3. discuss the collaborative aspects of theatre, especially the collaboration between director and actor as well as the technition to the director and technical director.
4. demonstrate correct usage of basic vocabulary of onstage and offstage areas related to performing and technical theatre. 

 
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies N/A
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
N/A
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
N/A

Practicum hours per week: 1

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