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Theatre Program Goals and Assessments
Standard
Performance Task (Course)
A Theater Major Theatre will
demonstrate knowledge of and
skill in:
What classes are the students
How will these classes be
expected to have proficiency by assessed?
graduation?
1. Theatre as a social and
aesthetic experience and a
reflection of culture through
history.
THEA 203 Intro to Theatre
THEA 221 History of Theatre I
THEA 222 History of Theatre II
THEA 420 African American
Theatre
Class discussion
Quizzes
Tests and papers
Original plays and
performances
THEA230 Script Analysis
THEA 306 Acting I
THEA (402) Advanced Acting
THEA 333 Play Directing
THEA 411 Children’s Theatre
THEA 320 Play Writing
THEA413 & 414 Dramatic
Theory and Criticism
Performance and discussion of
performances
Discussion of performance
literature
Papers and journals
Lesson Plans executed
2. Theatre through critical
reflection of one’s own work and
the work of others.
3. Advocacy for theatre and other THEA 333 Directing
arts programs.
THEA 203 Intro to Theatre
THEA 411 Children’s Theatre
Assessment
Final performance projects
Journals
Class discussion
Play reviews
Comments
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4. The role of theatre within the
contexts of school, curriculum,
and community.
THEA 411 Children’s Theatre
THEA 360 Performance Lab
Lesson Plans
Working directly with children
Performing in Children’s
Theater
5. Theatre as a life-long vehicle
for creative self-expression, as a
career choice, or as an avocation.
THEA 203 Intro to Theatre
THEA 306 Fund of Acting
THEA 333 Play Direction
THEA 360 Performance Lab
THEA 411 Children’s Theatre
THEA310 Acting for the Media
THEA430 Theatre Internship
Journals
Class discussion
Performance/discussion
Class projects
Class participation
Working on plays
Work in a professional venue
6. Interpretation, analysis, and
assessment of dramatic texts for
acting, directing, and designing.
THEA 306 Fund of Acting
THEA 333 Play Direction
THEA 337 Scene technology
THEA230 Script Analysis
THEA403 Scene Design
THEA310 Acting for the Media
THEA336 Stage Movement
Written assignments
Class discussion
Performances
Final projects
Creative projects
Technical writing
7. Directing through the creative
and collaborative process leading
to performance.
THEA 333 Play Direction
THEA 360 Performance Lab
THEA421 Play Production
Final performance project
Student One Acts
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8. Acting through developing
and sustaining characters in a
variety of improvised and
scripted scenes and productions.
THEA 306 Fund of Acting
THEA 333 Play Direction
THEA 360 Performance Lab
THEA402 Advanced Acting
THEA 310 Acting for the Media
Performance in classes
9. Design as related to the
production process.
THEA 337 Scene technology
THEA 203 Intro to Theatre
THEA403 Scene Design
Class discussion
Creative projects
Final project
Participation in productions
10. Technical theatre including
the creative and safe use of
scenery, costumes, lighting,
make-up, sound, properties,
special effects, and stage
equipment
THEA 337 Scene technology
THEA 203 Intro to Theatre
THEA316 Costume and Makeup
Class discussion
Creative projects
Final project
Participation in productions
11. Arts management and
development for theatrical
productions or other
programming.
THEA 203 Intro to Theatre
THEA 333 Play Direction
THEA 360 Performance Lab
THEA 411 Children’s Theatre
THEA334 Theatre Management
Class discussion
Performance project
Class projects
Participation in production
12. Safety in the teaching and
producing of theatre, including
acting, directing, and technical
theatre.
THEA 337 Scene technology
THEA 203 Intro to Theatre
Creative projects
Class discussion
Participation in production
Technical writing