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First Year - Major Courses of Study

Students accepted into Theatre are entering as Honours BA Theatre Majors. The first-year is a program common to all Theatre students, and offers courses in Acting, Production/Design and Theatre Studies. At the end of the first-year, there is a selection process (either by audition or interview) to proceed into the various areas of interest, or students may remain in the program as Theatre Studies students.

For Theatre majors, entry into any and every 2000 level Theatre course requires successful completion of THEA 1010 3.0, THEA 1100.3.0 and THEA 1200 6.0. All Theatre majors are required to take either THEA 3150 3.0 or THEA 4150 3.0 in order to graduate.

 

First Year Courses:

  • THEA 1010 3.0 - Introduction to Acting I
    Required of all first-year Theatre majors. Open to Theatre majors only.
    Co-requisites: THEA 1100 3.0 and THEA 1200 6.0
    This practical studio course introduces the principles, processes and skills of acting for the stage. Students will rehearse and perform a variety of class presentations, and actively participate in warm-ups, theatre games and acting exercises. There is a strong written component to the curriculum. (First-year students with a minimum B grade in THEA 1010 3.0, may continue taking acting in the Winter term by enrolling in THEA 1011 3.0.) Note: A minimum of two rehearsal hours per week may be required.

  • THEA 1100 3.0 - Introduction to Stagecraft I
    Required of all first-year Theatre majors. Open to Theatre majors only.
    Co-requisites: THEA 1010 3.0 and THEA 1200 6.0
    Through exposure to a variety of technical areas, students will develop production crew work habits and build a basic vocabulary in Production and Design. Participation on crews is a requirement of this course. (First-year students may continue taking Stagecraft in the Winter term by enrolling in THEA 1110. 3.0.)

    • Crew Calls
    All first-year students are required to attend crews associated with their courses. Students in the third and fourth-year Production Practicum may also be asked to serve on crews which utilize their special skills. In addition, production meetings and some rehearsals require their presence. Other Theatre majors, when they take production courses, will participate in crew assignments as part of the course requirements.

    All students should note that crew assignments involve evening and weekend work calls. It is the students' responsibility to make themselves available as called. Failure to complete crew assignments will affect course grades.

  • THEA 1200 6.0 - Origins of Theatre
    Required of all first-year Theatre majors. Open to Theatre majors only.
    Co-requisites: THEA 1010 3.0 and THEA 1100 6.0
    This is the first of a three-year sequence of courses which examine the phenomenon of theatre against a historical background of the various social and cultural forces that have helped to create and shape it. “Origins of Theatre” surveys theatre and drama from classical Athens to Elizabethan London, integrating analytical reading with Explorations of performance possibilities. Note: Attendance at Prime Time is require.

 

  • FACS 1900 6.0 Arts and Ideas
    FACS 1900 6.0 is a Fine Arts Cultural Studies course which is a requirement of all Fine Arts majors. The course is a thematic introduction to the fine arts through a study of their interrelationships and underlying ideas. Students’ ability to observe, analyze and write about the arts is stressed. Fine Arts students may count this course as a Humanities General Education requirement, or as an In Faculty/Out of Major requirement.