• DRA 315: Careers in the Performing Arts

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee Southern

  
  This course will introduce students to the wide array of career opportunities available in the performing arts, and provide an understanding of standard business practices in the fields of feature film, television, Broadway and Off-Broadway Theatre, professional tours, not-for-profit performing arts organizations, concert tours, and televised events. Special emphasis will be given to career strategies for the dramatic artist. Each student will develop a professional resume/headshot/portfolio and participate in a mock interview/audition at the end of the course. Research outside of class will be required.
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• DRA 316: Auditioning & the Business of Acting

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee Southern

  
  This course will focus on the skills required to successfully complete the professional audition process, from general auditions to cold readings to dance and vocal callbacks. The business side of acting will also be covered, including headshots, resumes, getting an agent, etc. The course will culminate in an audition showcase for casting representatives from area professional theatrical companies. An additional fee will cover the expense of professional head-shots for all students (for students with acceptable professional-level headshots, fee could be waived by instructor approval).
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• DRA 321: Applied Performace Skills I

  1.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee Southern

  
  Applied dramatic performance skills courses involve one half-hour of private instruction and a typical minimum of two hours of practice each week. Students may choose the skill area they wish to study. Options include voice and diction, dialects, singing, movement, or monologues (audition skills), up to a limit of four total credit hours. There is an additional fee for this course.
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• DRA 401: Advanced Acting Intensive

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee Southern

  
  This course will serve as a culmination of the previous 2 years of acting training. An entire play (by playwrights ranging from William Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams to David Mamet) will be divided into scenes, giving each student the opportunity to demonstrate their training by developing some of the most famous characters in the history of drama. This course will culminate in the presentation of the full play.
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• DRA 402: Shakespeare

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee Southern

  
  This course will comprise a study of 7-10 of Shakespeare�s major plays, including tragedies, comedies, and histories. Consideration will also be given to critical material related to the study of Shakespeare, as well as to the history of the period and the staging of Renaissance drama. The plays studied will vary each time the course is offered. Prerequisites: ENG 101, 102, and at least one semester of Literature. Fall, even-numbered years.
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• DRA 405: Directing

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee Southern

  
  Students in this course will learn the skills necessary to direct a theatrical production, including script analysis, blocking annotation, creating ground plans, stage composition, auditioning actors, and creating design concepts. Special emphasis will be given to working with actors, collaboration with designers, and rehearsal techniques. Each student will direct a workshop production of a one-act play that will be open to the public.
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• DRA 406: History of Musical Theater

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee Southern

  
  This course surveys musical theater in the Western world from its origins in Antiquity through Modern opera and Broadway productions.
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• DRA 407: Screenwriting

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee Southern

  
  This course introduces students to the craft of writing for the screen, with a concentration on screenplays for feature film. Emphases include format, character, story development, and a practical understanding of the film business. The course includes an examination of the work of successful screenwriters, and possible avenues to production. Students will write a screenplay. Prerequisites: DRA 102, 423.
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• DRA 408: Playwriting

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee Southern

  
  This course introduces students to the craft of writing for the stage, from the inception of an idea to the printed page. Emphases include format, character, and story development. The course includes an examination of the work of successful playwrights, a practical introduction to getting work produced, and a look at the current climate for producing new work in the American theatre. Students will write a play.
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• DRA 410: Advanced Public Speaking

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee Southern

  
  This is an applied skills course for students who aspire to leadership positions in their professional careers. Course work consists of the analysis of public speaking techniques, preparing the presenting three to four speeches, and instructor-guided critical feedback sessions. Presentation forms taught include long-form public speaking, multi-media, con-camera performance, and interview skills. Prerequisites: ENG/COMM 221. Offered on demand.
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