COMD 3550 Fundamentals of Technical Theatre ( 3-0-3)
A survey of the techniques for designing, building, painting, costuming, and managing a production. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114 with a grade of C or better; HUMN 2001 with a grade of C or better.

COMD 3710 Directing (3-0-3)
This course will cover the fundamental techniques of stage directing. We will study stage space, blocking and movement, script analysis and interpretation, and style. Reading, discussions, laboratory work, the directing of scenes and one-act plays, and the creation of a prompt book are required. Prerequisites: COD 322 or Permission of the Instructor.

COMD 3811 Scene Design I (3-0-3)
This course will focus on various aspects of scene design for the theatre, including sketching, drafting, rendering and model building techniques, and research. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114 with a grade of C or better; HUMN 2001 with a grade of C or better.

COMD 3812 Scene Design II (3-0-3)
Students will perfect techniques learned in COMD 3811. Additional concentration will be placed on historical aspects of design, applied research, and design concepts. Prerequisites: COMD 3811 or permission of the instructor.

COMD 4010 Performance for the Camera (3-0-3)
An introduction to the craft of performing in video, film, and for the radio. The class will perform from film and video plays, read "copy," and present news programs for television. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114 with a grade of C or better; HUMN 2001 with a grade of C or better.

COMD 4210 Acting III: Period Styles (3-0-3)
The problems of enacting period literature from Greek to early twentieth century. Students will address problems of deportment and stage movement, diction, and meter. Scenes will be performed from Greek, Roman, Renaissance, Restoration, and early Modern repertoires. Prerequisites: COMD 3212 or permission of the instructor.

COMD 4220 Modern Drama (3-0-3)
A survey of major world dramatists and their works, from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114 and HUMN 2001, each with a grade of C or better; HUMN 2002.

COMD 4420/ENGL 4420 Shakespeare (3-0-3)
The major histories, comedies, and tragedies: the Elizabethan theater. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114 and HUMN 2001, each with a grade of C or better; HUMN 2002.

COMD 4950 Selected Topics (3-0-3)
A directed theater project, such as lighting a production for the stage, designing a set, directing a production, or participating in a seminar on a particular subject. Prerequisites: ENGL 1101-1102 or ENGL 1113-1114 with a grade of C or better; HUMN 2001 with a grade of C or better.

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