BFA Acting

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1215 Ordean Court Duluth, MN 55812-3008 726-8562 or 726-8778 th@d.umn.edu

Acting instruction at UMD is founded on one basic goal: to discover and develop the natural actor in each student and to maximize the actor's potential as a creative artist. Our rigorous and demanding curriculum seeks to unlock the intuitive human potential for performance, and to combine that potential with a powerful yet flexible repertoire of technical skills. Students are encouraged to develop their proficiency in many styles ranging from classical to modern and contemporary theatre, as well as musical theatre and acting for the camera. In addition, special attention is paid to the development of specific career skills which prepare the student actor for graduate-level professional training and entry-level professional theatre.

Acting Curriculum:

Emphasis Requirements (33 credits)

Th 1116 Audition Techniques (3)

Th 1118 Voice and Movement for the Actor (3)

Th 2112 Acting II: American Realism (3)

Th 2113 Acting III: Classic Styles (3)

Th 2118 Speech for the Actor (3)

Th 2119 Stage Dialects (3)

Th 3151 Stage Combat and Circus (3)

Th 3171 Acting IV: Character and Mask (3)

Th 4151 Acting V: Senior Studio (3)

Th 4171 Acting VI: Acting for the Camera (3)

Th 4851 Drama and Performance Theory (3)

Core Requirements (47 credits)

SSP 1000 Introduction to College Learning (1)

Th 0901 BFA Qualifying (0)

Th 1112 Acting I (3)

Th 1299 Theatre Marketing and Management Practicum (2)

Th 1301 Stagecraft (5)

Th 1451 Stage Makeup (3)

Th 1501 Stage Lighting (4)

Th 1699 Running Crew Practicum (2)

Th 1801 Elements of Theatre (3)

Th 3201 Stage Direction (3)

Th 3331 Scenic Design (3) or

Th 3441 Costume Design (3)

Th 3801 Drama Titles (1)

Th 4801 History of Theatre I (3)

Th 4802 History of Theatre II (3)

Comp 3110 Advanced Composition: Arts and Letters (3)

Course Sequence:

Th 1118 Voice and Movement

for the Actor (3)

Th 1451 Stage Makeup I (3)

Th 1801 Elements of Theatre (3)

Ssp 1000 Introduction to

College Learning (1)

Comp 1120 College Writing (3)

Th xxxx Theatre Practicum (2)

Spring

Th 1112 Acting I (3)

Th 1116 Audition Techniques (3)

Th 1301 Stagecraft (5) OR

Th 1401 Costume Construction I (5) OR

Th 1501 Stage Lighting I (4)

Lib Ed

Sophomore Year

Th 0901 BFA Qualifying Presentation (0)

Th 1301 Stagecraft (5) OR

Th 1401 Costume Construction I (5) OR

Th 1501 Stage Lighting I (4)

Th 2112 Acting II: Realism (3)

Th 2118 Speech for the Actor (3)

Th 3801 Drama Titles (1)

Lib Ed

Th 1301 Stagecraft (5) OR

Th 1401 Costume Construction I (5) OR

Th 1501 Stage Lighting I (4)

Th 2113 Acting III:

Classical Styles (3)

Lib Ed

Junior Year

Th 4151 Acting V: Senior Studio (3)

Th xxxx Theatre Practicum (2)

Comp 3110 Advanced Writing (3)

Elective

Freshman Year

Th 3151 Stage Combat/Circus (3)

Th 3201 Stage Direction (3)

Th 4801 History of Theatre I (3)

Th xxxx Theatre Practicum (2)

Lib Ed

Th 2119 Stage Dialects (3)

Th 3171 Acting IV:

Character and Mask (3)

Th 3331 Scene Design I (3)

Th 4802 History of Theatre II (3)

Th xxxx Theatre Practicum (2)

Lib Ed

Senior Year

Th 3441 Costume Design I (3)

Th 4171 Acting VI: Acting

for the Camera (3)

Th 4851 Drama and

Performance Theory (3)

Th xxxx Theatre Practicum (2)

Lib Ed