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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.

Theatre

Majors 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).

Dance

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)

(3)	THEA 2	History of the Theatre: Ancient to Renaissance
(3)	THEA 3	Theatre History After 1660
(3)	THEA 11	Acting Study I (Theatre and Dance majors or minors or instructor permission)
(3)	THEA 14	Stage Makeup and Costume Construction
(3)	THEA 16	Stagecraft
(3)	THEA 20	Lighting

B. Required Upper Division Courses (18 units)

(3)	THEA 100	Script Analysis (THEA 2 and THEA 3; Corequisite: THEA 3 )
(3)	THEA 102A	Voice and Movement I (THEA 11)
(3)	THEA 104	Acting Study II (THEA 11 and THEA 102A)
(3)	THEA 107	Directing (THEA 2, THEA 3, THEA 11, THEA 14, THEA 16, THEA 20 and THEA 100)
(3)	THEA 120A	Practicum in Technical Production (1 unit x 3)
(1)	THEA 121	Rehearsal and Performance
(2)	THEA 190	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):

(3)	THEA/ WOMS 144	Women and Theatre: Staging Diversity
(3)	THEA 170	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)
(3)	THEA 173	Contemporary Chicano/Latino Theatre: Themes and Performance 1965-Present
(3)	THEA 174	Multicultural Perspectives in American Theatre

(3) Select one of the following courses fulfilling the "Design" requirement:

(3)	THEA 123	Lighting and Set Design (THEA 16 and THEA 20)
(3)	THEA 131	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.

(3)	THEA 102B	Voice and Movement II (THEA 11 and THEA 102A or instructor permission)
(3)	THEA 109	Musical Theatre (THEA 11)
(3)	THEA 110	Acting Study III: Advanced Acting (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104 or instructor permission)
(3)	THEA 111	Audition Technique (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104 or instructor permission; Musical Theatre minors must also take THEA 109)
(3)	THEA 113	Acting Styles: Shakespeare (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104)
(3)	THEA 115	Puppetry
(3)	THEA 115A	Multicultural Puppetry
(3)	THEA 118	Children's Theatre
(3)	THEA 140	Black Drama in the African Diaspora OR
(3)	THEA 175	Multicultural Perspectives in American Film
(2-3)	THEA 195	Fieldwork (Junior or Senior standing and permission of the instructor of record)
(1-3)	THEA 199	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)

(2)	DNCE 11	Intermediate Jazz (DNCE 1 or instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 12	Intermediate Modern Dance (Instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 13A	Intermediate Ballet (Demonstrate technical proficiency of Beginning Ballet levels and instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 22	Dance Improvisation
(3)	THEA 11	Acting Study I (Theatre and Dance majors or minors or instructor permission)
(3)	THEA 16	Stagecraft

(2) Select one of the following:

(2)	DNCE 5	Mexican Folklorico Dance OR
	DNCE 14	Intermediate Tap (DNCE 4 or instructor permission)

B. Required Upper Division Courses (36 units)

(2)	DNCE 111	Advanced Jazz (Instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 112	Advanced Modern Dance (Instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 120	Principles of Choreography (DNCE majors only and instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 122	Choreographic Form and Styles (DNCE 120, DNCE 22)
(3)	DNCE 130	Appreciation and History of Dance
(3)	DNCE 131	Dance Cultures of America
(3)	DNCE 132	African-Caribbean Dance
(2)	DNCE 142	Dance Performance Skills
(3)	DNCE 143	Culminating Choreographic Project (Senior standing)
(3)	DNCE 150	Dance Theory and Criticism (DNCE 122, DNCE 130, DNCE 131, instructor permission)
(3)	DNCE 160	Creative Dance for Children
(3)	KINS 151C	Dance Kinesiology (BIO 22 or equivalent)
(1)	THEA 120A	Practicum in Technical Production
(1)	THEA 121	Rehearsal and Performance

Select one of the following (3 units):

(3)	THEA 109	Musical Theatre (THEA 11)
(3)	THEA 114A	Voice and Movement I (THEA 11)
(3)	THEA 118	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)	THEA 2	History of the Theatre: Ancient to Renaissance
(3)	THEA 3	Theatre History After 1660
(3)	THEA 11	Acting Study I (Theatre and Dance majors or minors or instructor permission)
(3)	THEA 14	Stage Makeup and Costume Construction Or
(3)	THEA 16	Stagecraft Or
	THEA 20	Lighting

B. Required Upper Division Courses (9 units)

(3)	THEA 120A	Practicum in Technical Production (1 unit x 3)
(1)	THEA 121	Rehearsal and Performance

Select two of the following:

(3)	THEA 100	Script Analysis (THEA 2 and THEA 3; Corequisite: THEA 3)
(3)	THEA 102A	Voice and Movement I (THEA 11)
(3)	THEA 102B	Voice and Movement II (THEA 11 and THEA 102A or instructor permission)
(3)	THEA 109	Musical Theatre (THEA 11)
(3)	THEA 110	Acting Study III: Advanced Acting (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104 or instructor permission)
(3)	THEA 111	Audition Technique (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104 or instructor permission; Musical Theatre minors must also take THEA 109)
(3)	THEA 113	Acting Styles: Shakespeare (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104)
(3)	THEA 115	Puppetry
(3)	THEA 115A	Multicultural Puppetry
(3)	THEA 118	Children's Theatre
(3)	THEA 123	Lighting and Set Design (THEA 16 and THEA 20)
(3)	THEA 131	Costume Design (THEA 14)
(3)	THEA 140	Black Drama in the African Diasporia
(3)	THEA/WOMS 144	Women and Theatre: Staging Diversity
(3)	THEA 170	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)
(3)	THEA 173	Contemporary Chicano/Latino Theatre: Themes and Performance 1965-Present
(3)	THEA 174	Multicultural Perspectives in American Theatre
(2-3)	THEA 195	Fieldwork (Junior or Senior standing and permission of the instructor of record)
(1-3)	THEA 199	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:

(3)	THEA 11	Acting Study I (Theatre and Dance majors or minors or instructor permission)
(3)	THEA 109	Musical Theatre (THEA 11)
(3)	THEA 111	Audition Technique (THEA 11, THEA 102A and/or THEA 102B, THEA 104 or instructor permission; Musical Theatre minors must also take THEA 109)
(1)	THEA 121**	Rehearsal and Performance

**Credit MUST be from participation in the "Outreach Show" AND

(2)	DNCE 1	Beginning Jazz
(2)	DNCE 3A	Ballet I
(2)	DNCE 4	Beginning Tap
(2)	DNCE 6	Hip Hop (DNCE 1 and/or instructor permission) OR
(2)	DNCE 11	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:

(2)	DNCE 1	Beginning Jazz
(2)	DNCE 2	Beginning Modern Dance
(2)	DNCE 3A	Ballet I
(2)	DNCE 4	Beginning Tap
(2)	DNCE 6	Hip Hop (DNCE 1 and/or instructor permission)

Select two of the following (4 units):

(2)	DNCE 11	Intermediate Jazz (DNCE 1 or instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 12	Intermediate Modern Dance (Instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 13A	Intermediate Ballet (Demonstrate technical proficiency of Beginning Ballet levels and instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 14	Intermediate Tap (DNCE 4 or instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 111	Advanced Jazz (Instructor permission)
(2)	DNCE 112	Advanced Modern Dance (Instructor permission)

Choreography (2 units)

(2)

DNCE 120

Principles of Choreography (Dance majors only and instructor permission)

Production (3 units)

(3)

THEA 16

Stagecraft

History/Cultural Studies (3-6 units)

(3)	DNCE 130	Appreciation and History of Dance
(3)	DNCE 131	Dance Cultures of America

Electives (1-5 units)
Select from the following:

(2)	DNCE 5	Mexican Folklorico Dance
(2)	DNCE 22	Dance Improvisation
(2)	DNCE 122	Choreographic Forms and Styles (DNCE 120, DNCE 22)
(3)	DNCE 132	African-Caribbean Dance
(2)	DNCE 142	Dance Performance Skills
(3)	DNCE 143	Culminating Choreographic Project (Senior standing)
(3)	DNCE 160	Creative Dance for Children
(3)	THEA 20	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)

(3)	ENGL 40A	Introduction to British Literature I
(3)	ENGL 50A	Introduction to American Literature I
(3)	ENGL 50B	Introduction to American Literature II
(3)	ENGL 110A	Linguistics and the English Language
(3)	ENGL 120A	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)
(3)	ENGL 125A	Literature and Film for Adolescents (ENGL 20 or ENGL 120A)
(3)	ENGL 125B	Writing and the Young Writer (ENGL 20 or 120A; and ENGL 110J, ENGL 110Q or ENGL 16)
(3)	ENGL 140*	Studies in British Literature
(3)	ENGL 145B	Shakespeare -- The Early Plays, 1592-1600 OR
	ENGL 145C	Shakespeare -- The Later Plays, 1600 - 1612
(3)	THEA 174	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)	THEA 2	History of the Theatre: Ancient to Renaissance
(3)	THEA 3	Theatre History After 1660
(3)	THEA 11	Acting Study I (Theatre and Dance majors or minors or instructor permission)
(3)	THEA 16	Stagecraft
(3)	THEA 20	Lighting
(3)	THEA 100	Script Analysis (THEA 2 and THEA 3; Corequisite: THEA 3 )
(3)	THEA 107	Directing (THEA 2, THEA 3, THEA 11, THEA 14, THEA 16, THEA 20, THEA 100)
(1)	THEA 120A	Practicum in Technical Production
(3)	THEA 131	Costume Design (THEA 14)

Select one of the following (3 units):

	THEA 140	Black Drama in the African Diaspora
	THEA/WOMS 144	Women and Theatre: Staging Diversity
	THEA 149 Series	Playwright as Artist Series
	THEA 170	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)
	THEA 173	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

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