THR-440 Advanced Theatre Practicum

As the capstone activity of the Concentration in Theatre and Drama, each student will complete a major piece of work, in the area of acting, directing, technical design and direction, stage management, playwriting, theatre history, dramatic criticism, etc. This activity may take many forms, such as writing an original play (full-length) or collection of shorter plays; a thesis (research and writing in theatre history, dramatic literature, or theory); research and preparation of an individual project in acting; research and preparation of an individual project/production in design or theatre technology, culminating in an oral presentation and submission of appropriate design materials, such as sketches, renderings, models, and examples of drafting, a collaborative production project involving several seniors (e.g. playwright, director, one or more designers).