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College Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Drama, MFA

Acting Curriculum

The following outline shows the required distribution of credits by year for the four-year Master of Fine Arts degree program in Drama.

First Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 614 — Improvisation 2 credits
DRAMA 624 — Scene Study I 2 credits
DRAMA 625 — Masks I 1 credit
DRAMA 631-641 — Alexander Technique I 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 633 — Movement for Actors 1 credit
DRAMA 634-644 — Movement I: Getting into Condition 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 637 — Speech I: Foundation 1 credit
DRAMA 639 — Voice I: Foundation and Practice 1 credit
DRAMA 115-116 — Rehearsal Projects I 4 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA 620H — Poetry 1 credit
DRAMA 651H-612H — Dramaturgy and Context 4 credits
DRAMA 635-645 — Music Studies 2 credits per semester
JUILL 102D — Essentials of Entrepreneurship 0.5 credits

Total Credits 1st Year: 33

Second Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 714-724 — Scene Study II 4 credits
DRAMA 715-725 — Masks II 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 728 — Physical Comedy 1 credit
DRAMA 731-741 — Alexander Technique II 2 credits
DRAMA 736-746 — Singing 2 credits
DRAMA 737-747 — Speech II: Application and Expansion 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 739-749 — Voice II: Application and Expansion 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 215-216 — Rehearsal Projects II 4 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA 625S — Story 2 credits
DRAMA 626S — Methodologies of Directing 2 credits
JUILL 102D — Essentials of Entrepreneurship 0.5 credits

Total Credits 2nd Year: 26.5

Third Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 814-824 — Scene Study III 4 credits
DRAMA 831-841 — Alexander Technique III 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 833 — Makeup Techniques 1 credit
DRAMA 836 — Singing for Performance 1 credit
DRAMA 847 — Speech III: Accents and Dialects 1 credit
DRAMA 838 — Suzuki 1 credit
DRAMA 839-849 — Voice III: Synthesis and Transformation 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 842 — Character in Motion 1 credit
DRAMA 845-846 — Acting on Camera I 2 credits per semester

Drama Studies

DRAMA 637S — Elements of Producing 2 credits
DRAMA 638S — Pedagogy 2 credits

Performance Projects

DRAMA 315 — Fall Performance Project 2 credits
DRAMA 316-316B — Spring Performance Project 3 credits

Total Credits 3rd Year: 29

Fourth Year

Acting Studies

DRAMA 588 — Individual Coachings 2 credits
DRAMA 598 — Independent Projects 2 credits
DRAMA 914 — Scene Study IV 2 credits
DRAMA 931-941 — Alexander Technique IV 1 credit per semester
DRAMA 934 — Movement IV 1 credit
DRAMA 936 — Individual Singing Instruction 0.5 credits

Drama Studies

DRAMA 550 — Practicalities for the Artist 1 credit
DRAMA 649H — American Theater Landscape 2 credits
DRAMA 947-948 — Bridge to the Profession 3 credits per semester

Performance Projects

DRAMA 415 — Fall Project 3 credits
DRAMA 416-416B — Spring Project I: Fourth Year Rep 3 credits
DRAMA 547 — Playwrights Projects 1 credit
DRAMA 911 — Actor Presentations 1 credit

Total Credits 4th Year: 29.5

Total Credits = 118