The Theatre Program offers a Major in Visual and Performing Arts with a Theatre Option and a Minor in Theatre. The basic sequence of required courses is designed to provide the student with a theoretical/ historical grounding in the art of the theatre and the opportunity to put theories into practice in performance situations. Electives allow students to create a focus of study according to their interests. The Minor in Theatre provides a basic introduction to the various elements of theatre and allows students to develop performing skills. The academic theatre program will sponsor a major student production in the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre, numerous smaller productions in the Osborne Studio Theatre, a theatre festival every spring semester, and encourages student-generated projects. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in productions of THEATREWORKS, the regional repertory company at CU-Colorado Springs. Students are advised that theatre courses, especially acting courses, are progressive and should be taken in sequence.
 The Seven Veils in a new artistic festival produced by THEATREWORKS and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. The spring festival will explore Asian artistic forms, especially the Japanese concepts of hade and shibui. Through various events, performances and installations, artists will explore intersections between simplicity and decadence, especially the hazy middle ground where the two polarities exist in the same time and place. Festival events will include:
February
1 - Richard Schechner discusses the avant-garde in America
25 - Tomie Hahn on Japanese Dance
March
3 - Strauss' Salome film screening
7 - musician Colin McAllister
15 - Fabric and Film installation at the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre
18 - Prologue Workshop with Eric Hill on Suzuki Acting Technique
15 through 25 - Salome performances
24 - Devin Monnens on Salome and gaming
25 - Curt Smith on Strauss' Salome
April
6 - Salome Music Ensemble
7 & 8 - Robert von Dassanowsky hosts the Seven Veils Film Festival featuring Wilde, Nazimova's Salome, and Salome's Last Dance
24 - concert with Morton Subotnik/Lillevan
27 - Faculty Seven Veils Music & Dance; Closing Reception
Salome by Oscar Wilde
March 15 - 25 | Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre
The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents by Lukas Barfuss
April 13 - 22 | Osborne Studio Theatre
February 1 | 7:30 pm | Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre
Richard Schechner
The State of the American Avant-Garde Art
World-renowned scholar, Richard Schechner will be here to discuss the avant-garde in America. A superstar of the artistic world, Dr. Schechner is not to be missed!
February 12 | 2:30 pm
Clinton Turner Davis will discuss food in the writing of August Wilson
March 18 | 2:30 pm
Eric Hill will discuss and demonstrate the training method used in Salome
April 29 | 2:30 pm
Kevin Landis will conduct a workshop on Mary Stuart and early performance training
TBA | TBA
Anne Bogart
Theatre Option: 60 credits
Students intending to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts with a Theatre option must complete 60 credit hours: 42 in Theatre, 12 in VAPA, and 6 within another VAPA option for a Cross-Disciplinary component.
Theatre Concentration Requirements: 42 credits
Core Requirements: 10 credits
THTR 1000: Introduction to Theatre
THTR 2000: Introduction to Technical Theatre
THTR 2020: Acting Workshop I
Upper Division Requirements: 9 credits
THTR 3201: Topics in Early Theatre History
THTR 3202: Topics in Modern Theatre History
THTR 4060: Directing I
Practicum Requirements: 5 credits
THTR 3390/-1/-2: Theatre Practicum (acting, directing/stage management and technical theatre)
Students must participate in a minimum of five productions earning practicum credits in all three areas.
Theatre Electives: 18 credits
Students must complete 18 credits of theatre electives, 12 of which must be upper division.
VAPA Requirements: 12 credits
3 credits VAPA 1000 level
6 credits VAPA 3000 level
3 credits VAPA 4000 Capstone
Cross-Disciplinary Requirements: 6 credits
2000 / 3000 / 4000 level courses in Art History, Film Studies, Music or Visual Art. One must be upper division.
Theatre Minor Requirements: 19 credits
Core Requirements: 10 credits
THTR 1000: Introduction to Theatre
THTR 2000: Introduction to Technical Theatre
THTR 2020: Acting Workshop I
Upper Division Requirement: 6 credits (3 credits must be chosen from the following classes)
THTR 3201: Topics in Early Theatre History
THTR 3202: Topics in Modern Theatre History
THTR 3220: What's Funny? The Nature and Form of Dramatic Comedy
THTR 3280: Women in Theatre
Practicum Requirements: 3 credits
THTR 3390/-1/-2: Theatre Practicum (acting, directing/stage management and Technical theatre)
Students must participate in a minimum of three productions earning practicum credits in at least two areas.
Theatre Electives: 3 credits
For a current schedule or course descriptions please check out the UCCS Bulletin: http://www.uccs.edu/course.html
Links to Local & Regional Theatres
THEATREWORKS
THEATREWORKS is a professional, regional theater dedicated to creating challenging and innovative productions of classic and contemporary theatre for the enjoyment, education and stimulation of our community, including the Pikes Peak Region, the University of Colorado, and, on occasion, the larger world.
Colorado Springs
Fine Arts Center
Star Bar Players
Theatre 'd Art
Springs Ensemble Theatre
Denver
Arvada Center for the Performing Arts
The Bug Theatre Company
Buntport Theater Company
Country Dinner Playhouse
Curious Theatre Company
Denver Center Theatre Company |
