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Program
Requirements
Theater/Directing,
MFA
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
60
Required Courses:
Practicum each semester of Year One
Text Analysis
Dramatic Literature;
History of Costume & Architectural Decor
Ensemble for Directors; Actors
Projects in Directing and Design;
Lighting
History of Modern Scenic Design
Advanced Acting
Film Scene Analysis;
Thesis Production.
15 credits to be chosen from the following:
Voice for the Actor;
Speech for the Actor;
Movement for the Actor;
Stage Combat;
Stage Makeup;
Stage Management.
Internship:
False
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Thesis
Thesis 1 - One fully supported thesis project on mainstage. This is accompanied by a written thesis which includes an account of the research and script analysis which preceded the rehearsal process, and the student's evaluation of the productionThesis 2 - The applicant meets with appropriate faculty after the production has closed for discussion and evaluation of both the process and the production.Thesis 3 - Faculty members look systematically at all aspects of the theater production and evaluate them in terms of what was attempted and what was achieved. Theatrical concept, unity of design and stylistic approach, the visual and aural components of story-telling, and ensemble work of the actors are evaluated from the point of view of directing, acting, and design faculty.
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