The Theatre major requires completion of 8 Theatre Practica core; THR 132; 300; two courses from 315; 320; or 330; 385; 400; 450; and 495. Courses required for the Performance emphasis are two courses from THR 141, 142, 143 or 145; 232; 301; 332.
Courses required for the Technical/Design emphasis are THR 141; 142; 143; 145; and one repeated design course.
Courses required for the Playwriting emphasis are THR 200; 232; 301; 332; and one repeated playwriting course.
Courses required for the Scholarship emphasis are two courses from THR 141, 142, or 145; two courses from 200, 232, 301, 332, 340, 345-355, 415; and one history course.
All theatre majors, except Theatre-Education majors, must complete the Humanities minor. (See the Humanities section of this catalog for a description of the minor.) The Theatre/Speech Secondary Education major requires completion of THR 131, 132, 141, 200 and 300; COM 121; SPE 111 and 300; and the required course work for the Professional Secondary Education Core found in the Education section of the catalog.
A minor in Theatre requires completion of 24 credits including 6 Theatre Practica; THR 132; two courses from 141, 142, 143, or 145; 300; 385; one course from 315, 320, 330; and one Theatre elective course.
The Waldorf College Theatre Department offers a Shakespeare minor in cooperation with the History and English Departments. Students in the Shakespeare minor take an array of courses in classical acting, Elizabethan history, original staging, etc. and work with Waldorf’s annual Shakespeare play each fall. Students who successfully complete the minor and receive necessary faculty recommendations are granted entry into the Mary Baldwin College Master of Letters (M.Litt) and Master of Fine Arts program in Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature Performance.
The courses required for the Shakespeare minor are ENG 335; HIS 120 or THR 415; HIS 335; THR 320; 332; 400; 498; 8 Theatre Practica, 3 of which must be from a Shakespeare production.
The Theatre Concentration for the Elementary Education Major requires a minimum of 13 credits including 4 Theatre Practica; THR 131; 132; one course from 141or 143; 200; and 300 is recommended.
The bachelor’s degree requires completion of 124 credits, a cumulative grade point average or 2.00 and a grade of C– or above in all core and required courses in the major. Theatre majors and minors are required to adhere to the department policies regarding portfolio review, capstone, internships, and advancement within the program. These policies are available in the current Theatre Department Handbook.
English 101/106, (3) Artistic Expression 120, (3) Religion 103, (3) Critical Inquiry 11, (3) Acting I 132, (3) Practicum, (5) Total credits = 15.5
English 102/107, (3) Social Science Elective, (3) Math 101 or higher, (4) Emphasis Elective, (3) Elective, (3) Wellness 101, (1) Practicum, (5) Total credits = 17.5
History Elective, (3) Emphasis Elective, (3) Elective, (3) Humanities I 301, (3) Theatre History, (3) Practicum, (5) Total credits = 15.5
Religion Elective, (3) Lab Science Elective, (4) Humanities II 302, (3) Directing 300, (3) Emphasis Elective, (3) Practicum, (5) Total credits = 16.5
Tech 141, 142, or 143, (3) Theatre History, (3) Emphasis Elective, (3) Phy. Ed. Elective, (1) Elective, (3) Total credits = 13
Playwriting 385, (3) Theatre Company 400, (3) Elective, (3) Soc. Sci. Elective, (3) Art/Eng/His/Mus/Phl/For Lang, (3) Practicum, (5) Total credits = 15.5
Religion 300+ Elective, (3) Eng/His/Mus/Phl/For Lang, (3) Theatre Elective, (3) Elective, (3) Theatre Capstone 450, (3) Practicum, (5) Total credits = 15.5
Emphasis Elective, (3) Theatre Elective, (3) Art/Eng/His/Mus/Phl/For Lang, (3) Internship 495, (9) Total credits = 15
English 101, (3) Religion 103, (3) Critical Inquiry 111, (3) Human Growth 144, (3) Intro. to Theatre 131, (3) Phy. Ed. Elective , (5) Total credits = 15.5
English 102, (3) Artistic Expression 120, (3) Human Relations 210, (2) Intro. to Teaching 201, (3) Exploring Classrooms 103, (1) Public Speaking 111, (3) Phy. Ed. Elective, (5) Total credits = 15.5
Exceptional Child 220, (3) Wellness 101, (1) History Elective, (3) Lab Science Elective, (4) Acting I 132, (3) Elective, (3) Total credits = 17
Educational Media 230, (1) Educational Psychology 240, (3) Math Elective, (4) Mass Comm. & Society 121, (3) Creative Dramatics 200, (3) Elective, (3) Total credits = 17
Content Area Reading 395, (2) Secondary Teaching Methods 370, (2) Clinical Experience 371, (1) Assessment 440, (3) Religion Elective, (3) Directing 300, (3) Total credits = 14
Ethics & Religious Diversity 400, (3) Design/Technologies 141, (3) Argumentation & Debate 300, (3) Elective, (3) Elective, (3) Total credits = 15
Behavior Management 460, (2) Secondary Theatre Methods 375, (3) Clinical Experience 376, (1) Elective, (3) Elective, (3) Elective, (3) Total credits = 15
Student Teaching 420, (12) Capstone, (1) Total credits = 13
Multicultural Inclusive Teaching 411, (2)