Concentration in Design/Technical Theatre

The design/technical theatre concentration might be most appropriate for those interested in the visual components of theatre, in production organization, in set, props, lighting or costume design, or in the construction/implementation of those designs.

To fulfill a design/technical theatre concentration, a minimum of 47 semester credits is required, distributed as follows:

  • TH 110A Theatre Laboratory
  • TH 220 Theatre Graphics
  • TH 280 Theatre and Society: Global Foundations
  • TH 356 Devised Performance
  • TH 490 Thesis Preparation Seminar
  • TH 450 Senior Seminar
  • 12 semester credits in design and technical theatre, chosen from the following:
    Scenic Art: Techniques in Application
    Stage Makeup
    Costume Design
    Theatre Laboratory
    Computer Aided Drafting for the Theatre
    Stagecraft
    Fundamentals of Design
    Stage Lighting
    Special Topics: Design/Technical Theatre
    Design for Performance
    Theatre Design/Production Laboratory
  • 4 semester credits in modern drama, chosen from the following: 
    Oregon Shakespeare Festival
    Theatre and Society: Modern Continental Drama
    Playing at the Border: Migration and Art
    The History and Theory of Modern and Contemporary Performance
    American Drama: Minoritarian Perspectives
    Topics in Global Theatre and Performance
    Special Topics Seminar: Plays and Playwrights
  • 4 semester credits in performance, chosen from the following:
    Acting I: Fundamentals
    Acting II: Realism
    Voice and Movement
    Performance From the Inside Out
    Introduction to Playwriting
    Directing
    Acting III: Style
  • 4 semester credits in dance, chosen from the following:
    Fundamentals of Movement
    Ballet
    Contemporary Dance Technique
    Contact Improvisation
    Social Dance Forms: History, Practice, and Social Significance
    Dance in Context: History and Criticism
    Creative Movement
    Dance Composition and Improvisation
    Choreography and Production: Dance Extravaganza
  • 4 additional semester credits in departmental electives