Theater Arts (THEA)
THEA-89 0.5-3 Units Theater Arts Academy
18-108 hours activity; 18-108 hours totalThis course providing a broad introduction to educational opportunities and career pathways in theater arts. This course is designed for first-time college students and does not require any theater experience.
Not transferable
THEA-100 3 Units Introduction to Theater
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalThis course focuses on the relationship of theatre to various cultures throughout history, and on the contributions of significant individual artists. This course introduces students to elements of the production process including playwriting, acting, directing, design, and criticism. Students will also survey different periods, styles and genres of theatre through play reading, discussion, films and viewing and critiquing live theatre, including required attendance of theatre productions.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-110 3 Units Acting I
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalThis course provides students with a study of the essential skills required for acting. Course content includes movement, speech, theater games and improvisation, reading and viewing plays.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-111 3 Units Acting II
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalPrerequisite: Completion of THEA-110 with a minimum grade of C.
This course follows Acting 1 and continues the exploration of theories and techniques used in preparation from the interpretation of drama through acting. The emphasis will be placed on deepening the understanding of the acting process through character analysis, monologues, and scenes.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-114 3 Units Reader's Theater
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalReader's Theater provides instruction and participation in play readings and performance by using vocal expression as the primary means to communicate a script's story and characters while exploring principles, theories and techniques of script analysis.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-115 3 Units Acting Shakespeare
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalThis course is designed to provide a basic approach to the creation of effective dramatic presentations of the plays of William Shakespeare. Students will study Elizabethan and contemporary stage technique; and develop skills dealing with interpretive, vocal and physical demands of contemporary Shakespearean performance.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-120 3 Units History of Theater
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalThis course covers the development of world theater and its origin through French Neoclassicism with a focus on the evolution of theater spaces, traditions, and productions.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-122 3 Units Improvisation and Physical Theater
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalThis interactive course explores improvisation and physical theater through theater games, somatic awareness, individual and ensemble performance and devised work. The course also increases spontaneity, in the moment problem solving and dynamism on stage through physical expression. Topics may include the works of Spolin, Johnstone, Bogart, Meyerhold, Barba and Grotowski.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-130 3 Units Stage Combat
36 hours lecture; 54 hours lab; 90 hours totalStage combat aims to provide student actors with an in-depth exploration of stage violence techniques, emphasizing safety, realism, and artistic expression. Through a combination of theory, practical exercises, complex choreography, and analysis of fight scenes, students will develop a deep understanding of portraying physical conflicts on stage convincingly and safely.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-140 1-3 Units Technical Theatre in Production
36-108 hours activity; 36-108 hours totalThis course covers the study and practice of technical theater.Topics will include theatrical design, scenic painting and construction techniques, sound, lighting, and computer technology, special effects, costume and makeup, stage and front of house management, theater safety, and production crews.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-151 1-3 Units Rehearsal and Performance: Non Musical
36-108 hours activity; 36-108 hours totalLimitation on Enrollment: By Audition.
Rehearsal and Performance: Non Musical provides instruction and supervised participation in rehearsals and performances of straight plays to be presented before the campus and community with full production support.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-153 1-3 Units Rehearsal and Performance: Musical
36-108 hours activity; 36-108 hours totalThis course provides instruction and supervised participation in rehearsals and performances of musicals to be presented before the public with full production support.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-174 3 Units Culture and Gender in Theater
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalThis course explores the contributions and perspectives of various cultural, ethnic and gender groups to contemporary American drama. Students in this course will study plays by African Americans, Latino Americans, Asian Americans and other cultural and gender groups. Cross-listed with HUMA-174.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-210 3 Units Acting III
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalPrerequisite: Completion of THEA-110 with a minimum grade of C.
This course is a more intermediate level of study in acting with emphasis on scene analysis and performance skills training.
Transfers to both UC/CSU
THEA-220 3 Units Acting for Fun and Profit
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalThis course provides students with a study of the fundamental skills required for gaining employment as an actor on stage and in film as well as other mediums. Course content includes audition techniques, voice over and on-camera acting skills, guidance for securing an agent, working with casting directors,preparing photographs and resumes, and joining the entertainment unions. In addition, students will prepare monologues and other materials necessary for transfer and work as a professional actor.
Transfers to CSU only
THEA-244 3 Units Acting IV
54 hours lecture; 54 hours totalPrerequisite: Completion of THEA-110 with a minimum grade of C.
The exploration and development of advanced acting skills through technique and performance.
Transfers to both UC/CSU