Overview
The acting/performance degree prepares you for a career in performance.   A focus is placed on voice, movement, improvisation, and acting technique. Admission is by audition and interview.

Contact for this degree:
The faculty in this area is Derek Gagnier. He teaches several of the classes and advises students pursuing this degree. See the directory for his bio.

Core Requirements:
After admission to the university, your first few semesters are spent completing what is called a "core curriculum." This degree requires the same core classes every ASU student takes during their first years of college. After your core is underway, you can declare your major. After you declare your major, you begin to take more classes in your degree area. These are on the Degree Checksheet We recommend that you come to the Department as soon as you can to get involved. You do not have to be a declared major to participate in our productions.

Other Requirements:
You will meet with an advisor at least once a semester. This is an informal time to plan your classes and talk about your experience at ASU. Additional advisor visits are optional. During your junior year there is an interview to make sure you are on a successful path. This is to explore career options and short and long-term goals.

Admission Information
Admission is based on a two minute prepared audition of at least two contrasting contemporary monologues, a current performance resume with an 8 x 10 black and white photo, and an interview with the performance faculty.

Helpful Resources:
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View courses and requirements in ASU's course catalogue at http://www.registrar.appstate.edu/catalogs/

Area Classes:
This program requires that you complete the core curriculum and then take the classes listed below. This is a sample curriculum that will have slight changes per year. Your advisor will have a definite list based on your year of entry, or you can view the ASU Undergraduate Bulletin. This checksheet is also available through the College of Fine an Applied Arts (the parent organization of The Department of Theatre & Dance). Click on the course number for a description.

Students planning to major in Theatre should avoid THR 2011 Introduction to Theatre. This course is a survey that meets the humanities core. Majors should enroll in Dance, Art, or Music for their humanities requirement.

If a course you need is full, please contact the instructor. Students are added to some courses on a case-by-case basis. Visit the link below to search for courses and instructors.

http://www.registrar.appstate.edu/schedules/index.html

I. University Core Curriculum Requirements -- 44 hours

Majors are required to take THR 3733 Theatre History, Literature, and Criticism II as part of their 12 hours of Core Humanities

3 s.h.of required Theatre History courses (THR 3730 or THR 3735) can also be counted toward Core Humanities.

II. Foreign Language -- 6-12 hours

(Completion of 6 s.h. at the intermediate level is required)

III. Major Requirements --40 hours*

*(Caution: When calculating total hours for graduation, if THR 3730 or 3735 are counted as Core Humanities caluculate major hours as 37 not 40)

Note: An overall 2.0 GPA is required in the major.

A. Core: (11 of 40 hours)

THR 2210 (1) Computer Applications in Theatre & Dance
THR 2216 (3) Introduction to Theatrical Design
THR 2225 (1) Makeup
THR 3730 (3) Theatre History, Literature, and Criticism I
THR 3735 (3) Theatre History, Literature, and Criticism III

B. Concentration: (29 of 40 hours)

NOTE: The Univeristy Core requires 2 hours of Physical Activity/Wellness courses.
DAN 1400 or 1410 fulfills this core requirement and is required by the Performance Concentration.

Performance Core(18 hours)

THR 2214 (3) Technical Theatre Basics
THR 2600 (2) Voice for the Stage
THR 2605 (2) Movement for Stage
THR 2617 (1) Improvisation
THR 2620 (3) Acting I: Fundamentals
THR 2680 (2) Audition
THR 3620 (3) Acting II: Characterization
THR 4320 (3) Acting III: Styles

Electives: (11 hours from the following)

THR 2250 (1) Stage Management
THR 2630 (1) Stage Combat
THR 3600 (3) Dialects for the Stage
THR 3640 (3) Solo and Group Performance of Literature
THR 3630 (3) Theatre Directing Tech. I
THR 3656 (3) Theatre Production & Performance for Young Audiences
THR/ENG 3670 (3) Playwriting
THR 4330 (3) Theatre Directing Tech. II

Titles in red indicate courses which require a minimum grade of "B-"

C. Theatre Activities

Theatre majors seeking the BA degree must enroll in THR 2101-2108 (0-1) for a minimum of four semesters. Three of these must be in different Production Activities: THR 2101-2104

Majors should expect to take these for 0 credit.

D. All theatre majors must sucessfully complete a Senior Presentation.

IV. Minor (Required with approval of advisor) -- 12 - 18 hours.

V. Free Electives -- 11- 23 hours

Minimum semester hours required for graduation -- 122 hours.

At least 76 hours must be non-theatre courses.