Brock University Undergraduate Calendar

Theatre Courses

THEA 0N00

Co-op Work Placement

Optional Co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to DIET, DRAM and THEA Co-op students.

THEA 0N01

Co-op Work Placement I

First co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to DIET, DRAM and THEA Co-op students.

THEA 0N02

Co-op Work Placement II

Second co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to DIET, DRAM and THEA Co-op students.

THEA 0N03

Co-op Work Placement III

Third co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.

Restriction: open to DIET, DRAM and THEA Co-op students.

THEA 0N90

Co-op Training and Development

Framework for the development of learning objectives by students for individual work terms. Includes orientation to the co-op experience, goal setting, career planning, resume preparation and interview skills preparation.

Lectures, presentations, site visits, 2 hours per week

Restriction: open to DIET, DRAM and THEA Co-op students.

THEA 1F99

Introductory Theatre Practice

Comparative world overview of theatre theory and practice: where, when, why and how theatre occurs.

Lectures, workshops, voice, 5 hours per week; additional rehearsal time as required.

Restriction: permission of the instructor (audition required). Consult the department.

Co-requisite: DRAM 1F93.

Note: labs in the fundamentals of acting and theatre production. Contact the department office for audition details by May 1. Materials fee required.

THEA 2F04

Introduction to Mime

Study and practice of some aspects of non-verbal theatre performance including mime techniques, mask, pantomime and improvisation. Theoretical component focusses on critical analysis. Development of the ability to express perceptions, both physically in the practical performance work and verbally in the work on critical analysis.

Lectures, seminar, workshop, 20 hours per week for 3 weeks; additional production and rehearsal time as required.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: THEA 1F99 or DIEE 2P01 and 2P09 or permission of the instructor.

Note: this course is taught by working theatre professionals (Theatre Beyond Words - resident company at Brock) and reflects some of the methods used in the creation of their productions. Enrolment limited to 20 students.

THEA 2M90-2M99

Special Studies in Theatre

Studies in a specialized area of theatre.

Note: topics to be announced by the department.

THEA 2M95

Women in Drama and Theatre

(also offered as DRAM 2M95)

Representation of women in drama and theatre, past and present, integrating feminist theory with dramatic literature and theatre practice.

Lectures, seminar, lab, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: DRAM 1F93 or permission of the instructor.

THEA 3F00

Theatre History and Theory

(also offered as DRAM 3F00)

Studies in theatre history and theoretical perspectives on theatre.

Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite: THEA 1F99 or DRAM 1F93 or permission of the instructor.

Note: Dramatic Literature majors must take this course as DRAM 3F00.

THEA 3F40

Stage Production II

Further studies in stage management, stage lighting, prop building, theatrical make-up, scenic painting; includes a production practicum.

Lectures, seminar, workshop, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Prerequisites: THEA 2F41 and 2F42 or permission of the instructor.

Note: materials fee required.

THEA 3F41

Design I

Specialist studies in design.

Lectures, seminar, workshop, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Prerequisites: THEA 2F41 and 2F42 or permission of the instructor.

Note: materials fee may be required.

THEA 3F50

Acting II

Further studies in acting technique emphasizing the creation of character in dramatic situations.

Lectures, seminar, workshop, 5 hours per week.

Prerequisite: THEA 2F50 or permission of the instructor.

Note: enrolment restricted to 16 students.

THEA 3F52

Directing I

Specialist studies in directing.

Lectures, seminar, workshop, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.

Prerequisites: THEA 2F41, 2F42, 2F50, DRAM 1F93 and one other DRAM course or permission of the instructor.

Note: materials fee required.

THEA 3F91

Writing for Stage, Screen and Radio

Theory and practice of stage, screen and radio writing. Workshops on scripts in progress.

Seminar, workshop, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: DRAM 1F93 or permission of the instructor.

Note: admission will be based upon submission of a sample of written work and a reading list of plays read in recent past. Selected scripts may be produced in the department's annual Spring Arts Festival.

THEA 3F99

Honours Tutorial

Advanced study of an independent nature in an area of mutual interest to the student and the instructor.

Restriction: permission of a faculty supervisor.

Note: materials fee may be required.

THEA 3M90-3M99

Advanced Special Studies in Theatre

Topics to be announced.

THEA 4F40

Theatre Administration

Issues in theatre production and administration: theatre structures, creative team work production, operation and outreach.

Lectures, seminar, workshop, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.

Restriction: permission of the instructor.

Note: materials fee may be required.

THEA 4F56

Advanced Study in Acting and Directing

Students will work together as a small theatre company, collaborating on one or more productions. Acting and directing are taught in tandem as facets of the same analytical technique and then extended into production work.

Lectures, seminar/workshop, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.

Restriction: approval to year 4 and permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: THEA 3F50 or 3F52.
Co-requisite: for THEA (honours) majors: THEA 4F90.

THEA 4F90

Critical Theory and Practice

(also offered as DRAM 4F90)

Advanced study of critical theory, its roots, its application to theatre and dramatic literature.

Seminar, 3 hours per week.

Restriction: open to THEA (single or combined) and DRAM (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average and approval to year 4 (honours).

THEA 4F94

Honours Thesis in Applied Critical Theory

Critical, historical or contemporary thesis.

Restriction: approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of a faculty supervisor.

Prerequisite: THEA 4F90 (may be taken concurrently).

Note: subject and supervision must be approved by a faculty supervisor before October 15.