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Acting/Directing Track
Sample Academic Program – 18 Credits
Year One, Fall Semester (THTR 100 & THTR 110 or THTR 120 are recommended co-requisites)
| THTR 100—cross-listed with COMM 240 (Acting 1) |
| THTR 110—cross-listed with ENGL 314 (Drama) or |
| THTR 120—cross-listed with ENGL 328 (Plays in Performance) |
(NOTE: The two English courses would alternate on the schedule each fall semester)
Year One, Spring Semester
| THTR 200—cross-listed with COMM 341 (Acting II/Directing) |
Summer
Students will be encouraged to do one or more of the following:
1. Study at an offsite theatre school in NYC
2. Complete an internship in theatre
3. Perform in summer stock theatre offerings
4. Participate in a summer intensive offered at the Mount (TBD)
These summer offerings would be non-credit bearing unless a way of earning credit could be negotiated between the program coordinator and an academic department that may be able to offer internship and/or independent study credit. These internship or independent study credits would be cross-listed with THTR 300—Practicum in Theatre/Performance Writing.
During the completion of the minor (Acting/Directing Track), students are required to take 6 elective credits from the following list (or other pre-approved courses):
NOTE: As they are offered, these courses (except for ENGL 314 and ENGL 328) would be cross-listed with TOPICS in THEATRE (e.g., THTR 310 and/or THTR 320).
Students will be encouraged to do one or more of the following:
1. Study at an offsite theatre school in NYC
2. Complete an internship in theatre
3. Perform in summer stock theatre offerings
4. Participate in a summer intensive offered at the Mount (TBD)
These summer offerings would be non-credit bearing unless a way of earning credit could be negotiated between the program coordinator and an academic department that may be able to offer internship and/or independent study credit. These internship or independent study credits would be cross-listed with THTR 300—Practicum in Theatre/Performance Writing.
During the completion of the minor (Acting/Directing Track), students are required to take 6 elective credits from the following list (or other pre-approved courses):
| ENGL 303 Shakespeare |
| ENGL 314 Drama (also THTR 110) |
| ENGL 328 Plays in Performance (also THTR 120) |
| FREN 455 French Theatre of the 20th Century |
| SPAN 436 Modern Spanish Theatre |
| ENGL 319 The Age of Satire |
| COMM 342 Speech for Radio and TV |
| ART 117 Foundations of Design |
| ART 427 Topics in Studio |
| ART 436 Selected Topics Course |
| ART 104 Chorus (1 credit) |
| ART 109 Jazz Dance I (1 credit) |
| ART 111 Dance and Movement (1 credit) |
NOTE: As they are offered, these courses (except for ENGL 314 and ENGL 328) would be cross-listed with TOPICS in THEATRE (e.g., THTR 310 and/or THTR 320).
Year Two, Spring Semester
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THTR 350—cross-listed with COMM 412 (Acting III/Performance Lab) |