Theatre Minor

Minor Requirements

Explorations of the Field

(Three 4-credit courses required)

• THDA 105 - Theatre and Performance in the Twin Cities  or THDA 110 - Introduction to Theatre Studies  
• THDA 125 - Technical Theater  
• THDA 310 - Theatre Methods: Shakespeare to Viewpoints  

Depth of Expertise

(Three 4-credit courses required)

• THDA 120 - Acting Theory and Performance I  
• THDA 145 - Make-Up Design and Application  
• THDA 210 - Community-Based Theatres  
• THDA 220 - Voice and Speech  
• THDA 230 - Physical Approaches  
• THDA 235 - Fundamentals of Scenography  
• THDA 242 - Playwriting and Textual Analysis  
• THDA 255 - Lighting Design  
• THDA 262 - Performing Feminisms  
• THDA 263 - African American Theatre  
• THDA 350 - Directing and Devising: Making Meaning on the Stage  
• THDA 360 - Acting Theory and Performance II  
• THDA 465 - Advanced Lighting Design  
• THDA 475 - Advanced Scene Design  

Practicum

To complete the minor in Theatre, three 1-credit practicum credits must be earned during the student’s four years and be distributed among several areas, to maximize skills development and experience in: performance (acting, dancing), craft (costume, lighting, sound, scenic, props), managment (stage management, production management, running crew) and creative development (choreography, assistant directing, dramaturgy, design). These practicum credits are academic credits, graded, and earned in production settings where there is a syllabi, learning contracts and grading rubics. Dance minors must complete three practicums from (75) through (79), one of which must be either (76) or (79).

• THDA 75 - Practicum in Performance  
• THDA 77 - Practicum in Running Crew  
• THDA 78 - Practicum in Advanced Production Techniques  
• THDA 79 - Practicum in Choreography