The Senior Learning Community is for theater majors who are preparing for graduation and who have experience and coursework in one of the following tracks:
· Performance: Acting and Directing
· Design, Technology, and Management
The Senior Learning Community will include the following three components:
· 400-Level Theater Summative Course — 1 Unit
· Reflective Tutorial — 1 Unit
· Experiential Learning Component — 0 Units
PERFORMANCE TRACK
SUMMATIVE COURSE — TH 461 ACTING V: THE PROFESSIONAL ACTOR — This course is designed to prepare the actor for the acting profession. Emphasis is placed on the business of acting including headshots and resumes, interviewing, how to prepare a repertoire of songs and monologues, cold reading technique, callbacks and the like. Guest artists will include working actors, casting agents and other professionals.
SENIOR REFLECTIVE TUTORIAL — TH 462 SENIOR SHOWCASE — Students prepare a polished solo performance for the studio theater and in New York City.
DESIGN/MANAGEMENT TRACK
TH 402 DESIGN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT SEMINAR – ½ UNIT
As the capstone class for Design Technology and Management Concentration of the Senior Learning Community, it will focus on the evolution from the undergraduate academic arena to graduate school or the professional world and the skills necessary to make a successful transition.
TH 403 SENIOR REFLECTIVE TUTORIAL – ½ UNIT
The Senior Reflective Tutorial for the Design Technology and Management Concentration will feature advanced writing linked to the experiential component of the Theater 595 Advanced Theater Practicum.
TH595 ADVANCED THEATER PRACTICUM – 1 UNIT
Senior Learning Community for Design Technology and Management Concentration, providing senior students with intensive practical experience in multiple facets of stage production. Offered spring semester.
ASSESSMENT
Design Technology Management students in the theater are assessed on their experiential work, thesis and professional portfolio by full-time faculty and working professionals.
