THEATRE AND DANCE
College of Arts and Letters
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The California State University, Sacramento Department of Theatre and Dance fosters student-learning to advance critically-thinking, creative and collaborative artists. It provides a broad and thorough foundation of the history, theory, literature and the practice of theatre and dance to students who wish to pursue post graduate studies or join the profession. The Department of Theatre and Dance offers an imaginative and ambitious program of historical and contextual studies supported by studio and production work. Our mission challenges students to be independent thinkers. Our department provides a collaborative, artistic environment that reflects a richly complex and diverse global perspective complemented by national and international faculty and staff experience.
TheatreMajors in the Theatre program receive in-depth training in acting, voice, movement, audition technique, design, history, literature, criticism, multicultural theatre, musical theatre, puppetry, and film studies.
Special Features
- Academic offerings include an excellent program of performance opportunities. Each year we offer four to six faculty-directed productions and a varied selection of additional productions including student-directed one-acts, recruitment shows, and community outreach performances. Students are also offered production assignments as stage managers, designers and technicians, all of which enhance the range of theatrical knowledge and experience.
- Included are African American and Chicano/Latino Theatre productions that make this program unique in the State University System.
- In addition to the performance and technical components, Sacramento State’s Theatre program provides organizations that encompass social, academic and professional opportunities, both on campus and in the community.
- The Theatre program participates annually in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF).
Majors in the Dance program receive training in dance technique, performance, production, choreography, theory, dance history, and dance education.
The comprehensive Dance program starts with the basic principles of dance technique and refines them through choreographic and theoretic processes, culminating in the creation of full-scale concert productions. Students in the program are involved at every level of the creative process.
Special Features
- Dance majors have the opportunity to participate as members of several dance companies and organizations. Company members are involved in all aspects of producing and presenting dance, from creating and performing choreography to designing and implementing the production and promotional aspects of the concerts.
- Dance majors are given the opportunity to work with professional dance artists. Each year, at least one regional professional dance artist is in residence, and the program invites nationally acclaimed guest artists to teach master classes.
- The Dance program participates annually in the America College Dance Association (ACDA) conference.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Requirements - Bachelor of Arts Degree - Theatre
Units required
for Major: 48
Minimum total units required for the BA: 120
A minimum grade of "C-" is required of courses applied to the major.
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.
A. Required Lower Division Courses (18 units)
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History of the Theatre: Ancient to Renaissance |
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Theatre History After 1660 |
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Acting Study I (Theatre and Dance majors or minors or instructor permission) |
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Stage Makeup and Costume Construction |
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Stagecraft |
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Lighting |
B. Required Upper Division Courses (18 units)
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Voice and Movement I (THEA 11) |
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Directing (THEA 2, THEA 3, THEA 11, THEA 14, THEA 16, THEA 20 and THEA 100) |
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Practicum in Technical Production (1 unit x 3) |
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Rehearsal and Performance |
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Senior Production (THEA 2, THEA 3, THEA 11, THEA 14, THEA 16, THEA 20, THEA 100, THEA 104, THEA 107, THEA 120A, THEA 120, (3 units) THEA 121 and THEA 123 or THEA 131; Corequisite: THEA 120 (3 units) may be taken concurrently if needed) |
Select one of the following courses fulfilling the "Multicultural Theatre" requirement (3 units):
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Women and Theatre: Staging Diversity |
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African-American Theatre and Culture (GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of 80+; or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W; or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X; or WPJ score 70/71 and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X) |
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Contemporary Chicano/Latino Theatre: Themes and Performance 1965-Present |
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Multicultural Perspectives in American Theatre |
(3) Select one of the following courses fulfilling the "Design" requirement:
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Costume Design (THEA 14) |
C. Electives (6 units)
Select two of the following courses fulfilling the "Electives" requirement. Electives must be determined in consultation with a faculty advisor. All catalog listed prerequisites and corequisites must be met.
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Voice and Movement II (THEA 11 and THEA 102A or instructor permission) |
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Musical Theatre (THEA 11) |
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Acting Study III: Advanced Acting (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104 or instructor permission) |
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Audition Technique (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104 or instructor permission; Musical Theatre minors must also take THEA 109) |
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Acting Styles: Shakespeare (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104) |
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Puppetry |
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Multicultural Puppetry |
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Children's Theatre |
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Black Drama in the African Diaspora OR |
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Multicultural Perspectives in American Film |
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Fieldwork (Junior or Senior standing and permission of the instructor of record) |
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(1-3) |
Special Problems in Theatre (Instructor permission) |
Requirements - Bachelor of Arts Degree - Dance
Units required for the Major: 52
Minimum total units required for BA: 120
A minimum grade of "C-" is required of courses applied to the major.
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.
A. Required Lower Division Courses (16 units)
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Intermediate Jazz (DNCE 1 or instructor permission) |
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Intermediate Modern Dance (Instructor permission) |
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Intermediate Ballet (Demonstrate technical proficiency of Beginning Ballet levels and instructor permission) |
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Dance Improvisation |
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Acting Study I (Theatre and Dance majors or minors or instructor permission) |
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Stagecraft |
(2) Select one of the following:
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Mexican Folklorico Dance OR |
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Intermediate Tap (DNCE 4 or instructor permission) |
B. Required Upper Division Courses (36 units)
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Advanced Jazz (Instructor permission) |
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Advanced Modern Dance (Instructor permission) |
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Principles of Choreography (DNCE majors only and instructor permission) |
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Appreciation and History of Dance |
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Dance Cultures of America |
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African-Caribbean Dance |
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Dance Performance Skills |
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Culminating Choreographic Project (Senior standing) |
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Dance Theory and Criticism (DNCE 122, DNCE 130, DNCE 131, instructor permission) |
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Creative Dance for Children |
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Dance Kinesiology (BIO 22 or equivalent) |
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Practicum in Technical Production |
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Rehearsal and Performance |
Select one of the following (3 units):
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Musical Theatre (THEA 11) |
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(3) | Voice and Movement I (THEA 11) |
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(3) | Children's Theatre |
Requirements - Minor - Theatre
Units required for Minor: 18
Minimum total units required for BA: 120
Courses in parenthesis are prerequisites
A. Required Lower Division Courses (9 units)
(3) |
History of the Theatre: Ancient to Renaissance |
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(3) |
Theatre History After 1660 |
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(3) |
Acting Study I (Theatre and Dance majors or minors or instructor permission) |
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Stage Makeup and Costume Construction Or |
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Stagecraft Or |
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Lighting |
B. Required Upper Division Courses (9 units)
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Practicum in Technical Production (1 unit x 3) |
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(1) |
Rehearsal and Performance |
Select two of the following:
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Voice and Movement I (THEA 11) |
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(3) |
Voice and Movement II (THEA 11 and THEA 102A or instructor permission) |
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(3) |
Musical Theatre (THEA 11) |
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(3) |
Acting Study III: Advanced Acting (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104 or instructor permission) |
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(3) |
Audition Technique (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104 or instructor permission; Musical Theatre minors must also take THEA 109) |
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(3) |
Acting Styles: Shakespeare (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104) |
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Puppetry |
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Multicultural Puppetry |
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Children's Theatre |
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Costume Design (THEA 14) |
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Black Drama in the African Diasporia |
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Women and Theatre: Staging Diversity |
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African-American Theatre and Culture (GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of 80+; or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W; or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X; or WPJ score 70/71 and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X) |
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(3) |
Contemporary Chicano/Latino Theatre: Themes and Performance 1965-Present |
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(3) |
Multicultural Perspectives in American Theatre |
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(2-3) |
Fieldwork (Junior or Senior standing and permission of the instructor of record) |
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(1-3) |
Special Problems in Theatre (Instructor permission) |
Requirements - Minor - Musical Theatre
Units required for Minor: 18
A minimum grade of "C-" is required of courses applied to the minor.
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.
The minor specifically requires the following courses:
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Acting Study I (Theatre and Dance majors or minors or instructor permission) |
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Musical Theatre (THEA 11) |
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Audition Technique (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104 or instructor permission; Musical Theatre minors must also take THEA 109) |
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THEA 121** |
Rehearsal and Performance |
**Credit MUST be from participation in the "Outreach Show" AND
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Beginning Jazz |
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Ballet I |
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Beginning Tap |
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Hip Hop (DNCE 1 and/or instructor permission) OR |
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Intermediate Jazz (DNCE 1 or instructor permission) |
Requirements - Minor - Dance
Units required for Minor: 18
The minor requires that all courses be taken in Dance, 9 units of which
must be upper division.
A minimum grade of "C-" is required of courses applied to the minor.
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.
Technique (6 units)
Select one of the following:
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Beginning Jazz |
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Beginning Modern Dance |
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Ballet I |
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Beginning Tap |
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(2) | DNCE 6 | Hip Hop (DNCE 1 and/or instructor permission) |
Select two of the following (4 units):
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Intermediate Jazz (DNCE 1 or instructor permission) |
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(2) |
Intermediate Modern Dance (Instructor permission) |
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(2) |
Intermediate Ballet (Demonstrate technical proficiency of Beginning Ballet levels and instructor permission) |
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(2) |
Intermediate Tap (DNCE 4 or instructor permission) |
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(2) |
Advanced Jazz (Instructor permission) |
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Advanced Modern Dance (Instructor permission) |
Choreography (2 units)
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Principles of Choreography (Dance majors only and instructor permission) |
Production (3 units)
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Stagecraft |
History/Cultural Studies (3-6 units)
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Appreciation and History of Dance |
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(3) |
Dance Cultures of America |
Electives (1-5 units)
Select from the following:
(2) |
Mexican Folklorico Dance |
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(2) |
Dance Improvisation |
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(3) |
African-Caribbean Dance |
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(2) |
Dance Performance Skills |
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(3) |
Culminating Choreographic Project (Senior standing) |
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(3) |
Creative Dance for Children |
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Lighting. |
Requirements - Subject Matter Program - English/Theatre (Pre-Credential Preparation)
Students may also pursue a secondary teaching credential in English/Theatre. The requirements represent a 57-unit waiver program in the two departments. The courses outlined below must be completed with a "B" average:
A. Basic Core (30 units)
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Introduction to British Literature I |
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Introduction to American Literature I |
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Introduction to American Literature II |
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Linguistics and the English Language |
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Advanced Composition (GWAR certification before Fall 09, or WPJ score of 80+, or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109 M/W, or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109 M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X or WPJ score 70/71 and ENGL 109X) |
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Writing and the Young Writer (ENGL 20 or 120A; and ENGL 110J, ENGL 110Q or ENGL 16) |
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Studies in British Literature |
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Shakespeare -- The Early Plays, 1592-1600 OR |
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Shakespeare -- The Later Plays, 1600 - 1612 |
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Multicultural Perspectives in American Theatre |
* The prerequisites for this course are ENGL 40A, ENGL 40B, ENGL 50A, ENGL 50B with a grade of a "C-" or better and ENGL 120A with a grade of a "B-" or better.
B. Breadth and Perspective (27 units)
(3) |
History of the Theatre: Ancient to Renaissance |
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(3) |
Theatre History After 1660 |
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(3) |
Acting Study I (Theatre and Dance majors or minors or instructor permission) |
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(3) |
Stagecraft |
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(3) |
Lighting |
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Directing (THEA 2, THEA 3, THEA 11, THEA 14, THEA 16, THEA 20, THEA 100) |
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(1) |
Practicum in Technical Production |
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(3) |
Costume Design (THEA 14) |
Select one of the following (3 units):
Black Drama in the African Diaspora |
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Women and Theatre: Staging Diversity |
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THEA 149 Series |
Playwright as Artist Series |
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African American Theatre and Culture (GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of 80+; or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W; or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X; or WPJ score 70/71 and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X) |
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Contemporary Chicano/Latino Theatre: Themes and Performance 1965-Present |
Career Possibilities
Actor · Choreographer · Dancer · Director · Scenographer · Lighting Designer · Scenic Designer · Puppeteer · Theatre Manager · Critic · Announcer/Narrator · Sound/Light Technician · Scenic Artist · Propmaster · Educator (Instructor/Teacher/Professor) · Stage and Production Manager
Faculty
Lorelei Bayne, Ed Brazo, Michelle Felten, Philip Flickinger, Jan Johnson, Roberto Pomo, Ron Reisner, Melinda Wilson Ramey
Contact Information
Melinda Wilson-Ramey, Department Chair
Lorelei Bayne, Department Vice-Chair
Andrea Cool, Academic Support Coordinator II
Amy Trimmer, Academic Support Coordinator I
Shasta Hall 104
(916) 278-6368
www.csus.edu/dram
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