Minor in Theater
Multilingual
18
credits
For students entering the program at the Sophomore level
(holders of a recognized Baccalaureate or Freshman diploma - equivalent to 30 credits)
Courses
Minor Requirements
THT200Introduction to Voice Control
3 credits
This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of vocal technique. It is designed mainly for drama students, and will cover the following topics:
Vocal anatomy and physiology: Students will learn about the different parts of the vocal tract and how they work together to produce sound.
Posture and breathing: This course will focus heavily on posture and diaphragmatic breathing, as these are essential for developing a healthy and strong voice. Vocal register: Students will learn how to use their chest, head, and mixed registers. Diction and pronunciation: Students will be guided through a variety of English, French, and Arabic texts to improve their diction and pronunciation.
THT215History of Theater
3 credits
This course covers the history of Dramatic Art from ancient Greece till the XVIII th Century. Students will compare Greek Tragedy and Comedy. They will examine different epochs like the Middle-Ages and the Elizabethan Era. They will differentiate between theatre genres, namely Classicism, Baroque, Romanticism and Realism. Students will also identify the chronicle of Lebanese and Arab Theatre.
THT230Introduction to Mime
3 credits
This course is an introduction to mime techniques, following two main schools/artists: Corporal Mime (Etienne Decroux) and Pantomime (Marcel Marceau). Students will learn about the history and philosophy of mime and mime techniques. At the end of the course students will implement short mime performance.
THT320Advanced Acting
3 credits
This course is an advanced physical theater acting technique technical and academic exploration, using two main methods: Meyerhold and Grotowski. The course will follow three components: each method's philosophy, techniques, and performance.
These components will be implemented using physical-practical work, lectures, and analysis/discussions.
THT350Directing in the History of Theatre
3 credits
This course aims to introduce students to the role of the Director throughout the History of the Theatre. Students will examine and study the evolution of theatre directing. After identifying and recognizing the different directors (the Teacher-Director / the Realistic-Director / the Stylizing-Director / the Museum-Director / the Auteur-Director / the Contemporary-Director), students will learn how to defend a directorial vision after distinguishing the directorial functions. Students will write a full analysis of a selected play in accordance with the directorial vision. Students will be asked to direct a 7-minute scene extracted from the selected play with an approach they investigate and apply as their own.
THT465Performing Arts Production
3 credits
The course aims to put together actors and musicians to create an ensemble show based on a specific subject. The objective is to help students from both these fields to work in a group setting and in a creative way, enabling them to reach a proper artistic expression of their talents and skills.
Mission
The mission of this minor is to put Theater in the scope of actuality, in concomitance with the social, economic, cultural and political changes, since theater is mainly the reflection of society. In order to do this, this option aims to ensure a solid theoretical teaching in terms of history related to shows, methodology of analysis, aesthetics, etc. providing workshops for plays, dance, mime, and puppets.
Program Educational Objectives
1. To acquire specific knowledge of the history of theater and spectacles, theories and practices of the stage and to get familiarized with the actuality of contemporary spectacle and with the new forms of expression in this field. Demonstrate the use of music terminology as it applies to the music styles.
2. To develop the acuity of judgment both in terms of creation and in terms of reception.
3. To acquire multiple scenic technical performances.
Program Outcomes
a. The student will be familiar with the natures of the shows and its literary and scenic components. He will have to distinguish a spectacular genre from a subgenre, as well as to recognize the aesthetic current to which it is connected.
b. The student will be able to analyze methodically both a drama literary artwork (read) as well as a scenic artwork (presented on stage), to identify the scenic choices of the directors, and to conduct a critical study on a show.
c. The student will be invited to perform in various kinds of shows (theatrical play, puppet animation, mime show, clown and dancing show ... etc).