College Catalog 2024-2025

Nov 23, 2024

College Catalog 2024-2025

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Theater Major, B.A.

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Coordinator: Ben Mays

The Theater Arts program at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise is committed to fostering an understanding of theater as an integrated, collaborative art form that strives for a communal imagining of what it means to be human. We hold that the practice and experience of theatrical form founds an experiential understanding which engenders empathy and compassion. It is our endeavor to bring this theatrical way of knowing to the larger college community. We strive to make these aspirations our foremost intent, realized persistently through our interactions and undertakings-placing the good of the community and its work above any personal interest we may reap from it.

The major in theater provides the opportunity to practice and develop a wide variety of insights and skill sets applicable to graduate or professional work in theater as well as a variety of other careers. The combined curricular and production programs provide a foundation of theater study and practice from which a student may pursue specific interests through advanced courses and practica.

SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES

The theater department is proud to offer courses that are focused on emerging topics in the discipline and in the world. These courses offer students opportunities to study intriguing and provocative subjects that will contribute to their experience at UVA Wise. Some examples of past and current course offerings:

Survey of Popular Entertainment
Acting Performance
Performance of Gender
Political Theater
Community, Documentary & Performance
Dramaturgy
Performance, Race and Rebellion
Performance Studies

ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

Before being admitted to the program, students must complete any four of the Major Core Curricular Requirements with at least a 2.0 GPA. Formal application to the program should be made by the spring semester of the sophomore year.

SENIOR THEATER SEMINARS

Theater seminars will be completed each semester of the student’s senior year. These seminars are geared to each student’s specific interests and will be tied to a departmentally authorized production project in the following areas: 1) production/tech and management; 2) performance; 3) dramaturgy; and 4) design.

Students will complete the following course of studies:

Core Curricular Requirements

THT 1000 - Introduction To Theater Credit(s): 3
THT 1100 - Stagecraft Credit(s): 3
THT 1200 - Acting Credit(s): 3
THT 1300 - Intro. To Theatrical Design Credit(s): 3
THT 1500 - Theater Majors’ Seminar Credit(s): 0
THT 2500 - Production & Stage Management Credit(s): 3
THT 3000 - Theatrical Aesthetics Credit(s): 3
THT 3001 - Theater History & Lit. I Credit(s): 3
THT 3002 - Theater History & Lit. II Credit(s): 3

Core Production Requirements

THT 1111 - Technical Theater Practicum I Credit(s): 3
THT 4980 - Seminar I Credit(s): 3
THT 4990 - Seminar II Credit(s): 3

Choose 2 courses (6 hours) from the following list:

THT 1211 - Performance Practicum I Credit(s): 3
THT 2112 - Technical Theater Practicum II Credit(s): 3
THT 2210 - Rehearsal, Emsem. & Perform. I Credit(s): 3
THT 2212 - Performance Practicum II Credit(s): 3
THT 2220 - Rehearsal, Emsemble & Perf II Credit(s): 3
THT 2311 - Theatrical Design Practicum I Credit(s): 3
THT 2511 - Production/Mgmt. Practicum I Credit(s): 3
THT 3113 - Technical Theater Pract. III Credit(s): 3
THT 3230 - Rehearsal, Ensemble & Perf III Credit(s): 3
THT 3240 - Rehearsal, Ensemble & Perf. Iv Credit(s): 3
THT 3312 - Theatrical Design Practicum II Credit(s): 3
THT 3313 - Theatrical Design Pract. III Credit(s): 3
THT 3512 - Production/Mgmt Practicum II Credit(s): 3
THT 3513 - Production/Mgmt. Practicum III Credit(s): 3

Elective Requirements (12 hours)

12 additional credit hours in theater or theater-related courses based on the students interests and in consultation with the theater major advisor.

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Liberal Arts and Sciences, Theater Major, B.A.

SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES

ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

SENIOR THEATER SEMINARS

Core Curricular Requirements

Core Production Requirements

Choose 2 courses (6 hours) from the following list:

Elective Requirements (12 hours)

Total Credit Hours: 51

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Liberal Arts and Sciences, Theater Major, B.A.

SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES

ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM

SENIOR THEATER SEMINARS

Core Curricular Requirements

Core Production Requirements

Choose 2 courses (6 hours) from the following list:

Elective Requirements (12 hours)

Total Credit Hours: 51