Original Works Model Program 2011-2012
The Theater Department recommends that students plan their programs of study around the following sequence. The curricula presented below follow a generalized model, but each student’s program will be individualized based on placement testing, transfer credits and individual progress as the student advances.
Original Works
Students may audition for acceptance into the Original Works program at the start of their Junior year of study.
| Program Overview | |
|---|---|
| Theater | 94 |
| Humanities & Sciences | 30 |
| Arts electives outside the major | 6 |
| Total credits for a BFA Degree in Theater | 130 |
| Third Year | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| TH 301–302 Clown | 2 | 2 |
| TH 311–312 Acting Workshop I–II | 3 | 2 |
| TH 321–322 Adv. Vocal Technique | 2 | 2 |
| TH 343 Rehearsal / Performance | 2 | – |
| TH 348 Studio: Text into Performance | – | 2 |
| TH 361 Contemporary Theater Studies | – | 3 |
| TH 371 Acting Classic Texts | 3 | – |
| TH 381–382 Original Works I–II | 2 | 4 |
| H&S Course Work | 3 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 17 | 18 |
| Fourth Year | Fall | Spring |
|---|---|---|
| TH 401 Stage Combat / Movement | 2 | – |
| TH 411 Advanced Acting Workshop | 3 | – |
| TH 443 Rehearsal / Performance | 2 | – |
| TH 471 Senior Seminar | 1 | – |
| TH 472 Senior Thesis | – | 3 |
| TH 481 Original Works Lab | 2 | – |
| Theater Electives | 2 | 4 |
| H&S Course Work | 3 | 3 |
| Arts Elective | – | 2 |
| Total Credits | 15 | 12 |
