Theatre Courses At BGSU Firelands
Theatre Courses Available at BGSU Firelands
(upon sufficient registration)
| THFM 138 / 338 | Solo / Ensemble Theatre Performance Activities I & II (1) | (fall/spring) |
| Individualized instruction and experience in contest or festival preperation for solo, duet, or ensemble acting, incuding orations and oral interpretation. May be repeated to two (2) credit hours. Offered at Firelands only. | ||
| THFM 139 | Theatre Production (1) |
(fall/spring) |
| Laboratory course for student who participates as a performer or technician in Firelands College productions. May be repeated to two hours. Any combination of THEA 139 and THEA 146 may not exceed two hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. |
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| THFM 141 | The Theatre Experience (3) |
(fall) |
| Art of theatre; heritage and contemporary values as humanistic discipline; importance as social/cultural experience; opportunity for some involvement in theatrical activities. Laboratory hours required. |
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| THFM 147 | Basic Scenery Construction (2) | (fall) |
| Props and Scene Painting (2). Fall. Tools, equipment and techniques used in basic scenery construction, including stock 2-D and 3-D units, weight bearing scenery, properties and basic scene painting techniques. Emphasis is placed on practical application through the department's production program. Laboratory hours required. | ||
| THFM 149 | Basic Stage Lighting and Sound (2) | (fall) |
| Spring. Tools, equipment and techniques used in basic stage lighting and audio practice: including lighting instruments, dimmers, control boards, distribution; microphones, signal sources, speaker types, processing, mixing and recording. Emphasis is placed on practical application through the department's production program. Laboratory hours required. | ||
| THFM 202 | Performance Studies I (3) |
(spring) |
| Introduction to the solo performance of literature (poetry, prose, oral history). Emphasis on textual analysis as well as vocal and physical techniques of performance. | ||
| THFM 241 | Principles of Acting (3) |
(spring) |
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Basic techniques of acting applied to creating contemporary characters in realistic situations; imaginative, emotional and sensory responsiveness. |
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| THFM 243 | Basic Theatre Technology I (3) |
(fall/on demand) |
| Introduction to stagecraft. Concentration on physical theatre, forms of scenery, materials, tools, construction techniques, rigging, painting, backstage organization and stage properties. Laboratory hours required. |
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| THFM 290 | Studies in Theatre (1-3) |
(on demand) |
| For the intermediate student who wishes to do independent study, through a faculty advisor, on a variety of theatre topics. May be repeated. Prerequisite: consent of the theatre program. | ||
| THFM 302 | Performance Studies II (3) |
(spring) |
| Exploration of various forms of solo performance, such as performance in the social context, the one-person show, or specialized literary or genre study. (Shakespeare, modern poetry, southern fiction). Topics to be announced. May be repeated for 6 hours. Prerequisite: THEA 202 or consent of instructor |
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| THFM 339 | Theatre Production (1) |
(fall/spring) |
| Laboratory course for student who participates as a performer or technician in Firelands College productions. May be repeated to three hours. Any combination of THEA 339 and THEA 346 may not exceed three hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor |
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