THEA 476
Production Practicum
THEA 476. Production Practicum
Credit Hours (1-3).
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
This course provides the student with an experiential application of the principles of theatrical production and its various aspects. Typical experiences will include, but not be limited to: acting, box office, costume design and production, directing, dramaturgy, lighting design, makeup design and creation, publicity, scenic design and production, stage managing, sound design and production. This course is intended for students who wish to extend their classroom experience by applying it practically to a realized project. May be repeated for up to twelve (12) semester hours for credit. Credit previously earned for THEA 400 must be included in the total 12 semester hours allowed for THEA 476.
The purpose of the course is to expose the student to the basic principles of stagecraft and construction as well as other facets of theatrical production including research and theatre management with emphasis on adaptation to actual production procedures.
a. Content:
1. Student and supervising faculty member will develop a significant realized project centered on theatrical production and its components.
2. Student and supervising faculty member will determine the specific objectives, goals and expectations of the practicum experience.
1. Students will meet regularly with their supervising faculty member.
2. Students will be expected to document and articulate their experience and progress through, but not restricted to, such means as journals, plans, scripts, reports, etc.
1. Students will create.
2. Students will demonstrate independent thought.
3. Provides students with an experiential application of the principles of theatrical production and its components.
4. Students will further explore and develop skills, concepts and aesthetic principles introduced in their course work.
5. Students will demonstrate a better understanding of the creative process.
6. Students will augment their portfolio.
Evaluation will be based on an ongoing dialogue between faculty member and student, assessment of the planning and outcome of the practicum and an assessment of the overall experience.
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Date Action Approved by
September 2005