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Performance (Acting/Directing) Emphasis

Major Degree Requirements

1.	A minimum of 40 core credits, including : THA 265 F3 Acting I THA 269 F2 Script Analysis THA 290 F3 Stagecraft I THA 292 Theatre Practicum (9 credits) THA 336 Development of Dramatic Arts I THA 337 Development of Dramatic Arts II THA 338 Development of Modern & Contemporary Drama THA 370 Directing I THA 390 Introduction to Design Elements for the Theatre THA 470 One-Act Play Production THA 499 Senior Project Performance (Acting/Directing) emphasis: 9 credits minimum. Required: THA 365 Acting II Two classes from the following: THA 264 F3 Oral Interpretation THA 465 Acting III THA 466 Acting IV THA 385 Special Topics in Theatre (in Performance ) Majors who select the Directing emphasis must serve as Assistant Director for a minimum of one production.
2.	All majors will serve as Production Stage Manager and head each of the following crews: costumes, dramaturgy, lights, makeup, props, sets, sound and theatre management.
3.	All majors are required to attend regularly scheduled Theatre Assembly meetings, all theatre productions and studios, and at least one audition per academic year.
4.	All majors are required to keep a portfolio of their work, to be reviewed annually after students have earned 30 credits.
5.	All majors will demonstrate the following computer competencies: by the end of 15 credits at Edgewood, EdgeCat and library search; by the end of 30 credits at Edgewood, word processing; by the end of 60 credits at Edgewood, graphics and layout; by the end of 90 credits at Edgewood, inventory and/or design projects. Transfer students must demonstrate these competencies before attempting THA 499 Senior Project.
Courses required for the Theatre Arts majors are regularly offered on a rotating basis, normally within a two-year cycle. Students are urged to consult the Department of Theatre Arts website for information regarding this sequence, so that requirements may be fulfilled within the normal pattern. Theatre Arts majors and Theatre Education majors are required to maintain at least a 2.75 GPA in their theatre courses.