About Theatre
Making live performance — on stage and behind it. Courses carry the THEA subject code and are offered through the College of Arts, Design & Communication. Numbers below 300 are introductory, 300–499 advanced undergraduate, and 500 and above graduate. Prerequisites are enforced at registration.
How the sequence works
Of the 9 THEA courses listed, 3 are introductory (numbers under 300), 3 are advanced undergraduate (300–499). 3 courses have no prerequisite and are a reasonable first step. Later courses assume the earlier ones, so read prerequisites before you plan a term — they are enforced at registration and an override from the Theatre department is the only way around them.
THEA 1000 — Introduction to Theatre 3 cr
How a production comes together: script, direction, design, acting, and the audience, with attendance at campus shows.
Prerequisite: none.
THEA 1100 — Acting I 3 cr
Relaxation, focus, given circumstances, objectives, and scene study with a partner.
Prerequisite: none.
THEA 1300 — Stagecraft 3 cr
Scenery construction, rigging, tools, and shop safety, with a practicum on a mainstage production.
Prerequisite: none.
THEA 2100 — Acting II 3 cr
Text analysis, period style, and building a role from audition to performance.
Prerequisite: THEA 1100.
THEA 2300 — Stage Lighting 3 cr
Light as a design element, instruments and control, plotting, and hanging and focusing a show.
Prerequisite: THEA 1300.
THEA 2500 — Scene Design 3 cr
Script analysis for design, drafting, model building, and rendering a set concept.
Prerequisite: THEA 1300.
THEA 2700 — Costume Construction 3 cr
Patterning, sewing, fittings, and building costumes to a design.
Prerequisite: THEA 1300.
THEA 3100 — Directing 3 cr
Play analysis, staging, working with actors, and directing a short piece for public performance.
Prerequisite: THEA 2100.
THEA 3300 — Stage Management 3 cr
The prompt book, scheduling, running rehearsals and performances, and communication across a production team.
Prerequisite: THEA 1300.
Planning and advising
Your degree audit shows exactly how THEA courses apply to your requirements; this list only shows what is offered. If you are choosing between two courses, deciding when to take a heavy one, or wondering whether a course will run next term, your academic adviser can tell you. Course availability by term is set close to registration and is not guaranteed by anything on this page.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. Every course, prerequisite, credit value, and department on this page is invented; nothing here describes a real curriculum or a course you can enroll in.