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Theatre
Adam Hester, Chair
ACU Box 27843
Abilene, Texas 79699-7843
Williams Performing Arts Center, Room 123
Phone: 325-674-4892
Fax: 325-674-6887
Email: theatre@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/theatre
Faculty
Dawne Swearingen Churchville, Assistant Professor
Sandy Freeman, Associate Professor
Kari Hatfield, Assistant Professor
Adam Hester, Professor
Gary Varner, Professor
Majors: Theatre (BFA)
Minor: Theatre
The Department of Theatre offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre.
The department works with the Department of Teacher Education to
offer teacher certification within the theatre education track. A minor
in theatre may be added to other majors.
Introduction
The Abilene Christian University Department of Theatre is committed
to providing quality training and opportunity for the disciplined theatre
artist in a nurturing environment that models Christian values.
The Department of Theatre accepts up to 12 freshmen each year
through interviews. In addition, actors are required to audition while
designers/technicians present their portfolios. Transfers or current
students wishing to change to a major in theatre must also
audition/interview. Those students are accepted as space becomes
available. The department has capped the number of majors in the
program. The freshman year is considered a probationary year.
Students are evaluated at the end of the year and must complete
barriers to continue in the major. Contact the department directly for
audition/ interview dates.
This ACU program is highly competitive with larger universities
because it offers its students greater opportunities in securing a wide
variety of roles or design opportunities resulting in an impressive
r6sum6 upon graduation. Emphasis is placed on the Christian
viewpoint as it relates to contemporary theatre. ACU Theatre
graduates compete well in national auditions for graduate schools and
professional theatres.
Students may focus in the following tracks: acting, directing, musical
theatre, design/technical, educational theatre or theatre ministry. The
technical curriculum provides hands-on experience in all phases of
backstage work. The practicum program offers a well-rounded
knowledge of theatre crafts.
The ACU Theatre makes use of several performance spaces. The
Williams Performing Arts Center (WPAC) employs state-of-the-art
equipment in lighting, sound and staging. The WPAC has two
performance areas: the Fulks Theatre, a 300-seat thrust theatre, and the
Culp Theatre, an intimate multi-form space. The ACU Theatre also
produces large-scale musicals in the Abilene Civic Center, a 2200-seat
proscenium theatre. The Abilene Shakespeare Festival is produced
each summer through the Department of Theatre.
Departmental guidelines, expectations and barriers are listed in the
ACU Theatre Online Student Handbook.
Study Abroad Expectations
All students are encouraged to participate in ACU's Study Abroad
Program. Classes offered at Study Abroad sites vary depending on thesite. Academic advisors can assist students in planning ahead for their
Study Abroad experience and should be consulted during the freshman
year.
Admission Requirements
Before being admitted to this program, a student must satisfy the
requirements listed in the AC T/SA T Placement Information section of
this catalog (page 19) and complete an audition and interview.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (BFA)
The BFA is a studio-intense course of study designed for students with
a strong commitment to a professional career as actors, designers,
directors, teachers, or in theatre ministry. The student will be admitted
to a major concentration from the following tracks: acting, design and
technical theatre, directing, musical theatre, educational theatre, or
theatre ministry. Those who are admitted to the BFA degree plan are
expected to exhibit a high level of competence and
motivation. Professional employment or graduate study should be a
part of the future plans of the student pursuing a career in
theatre. Students in the educational theatre track will be certified to
teach upon graduation.
THEATRE (BFA)
Majors in theatre may concentrate in one of six program tracks. The
following schedules include only required theatre or theatre-related
courses. All majors (except those in the design/tech track) are required
to audition for the season and to complete eight practicum units of
crew work cycling students through various crew responsibilities.
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS
Please see the University Requirements section of this catalog (page
36).
Theatre Core
THEA 101 The Transforming Artist: Orient. Thea. Majors ...........
THEA 137 Theatre Workshop: Technical (7 units) ................... 7
THEA 220 Introduction to Theatre .................................... (3)'
THEA 226 Beginning Acting ..................................... .... 3
THEA 227 Introduction to Technical Theatre ............................ 3
THEA 230 Fashion History ........................................ ...... 3
THEA 454 Beginning Directing ........................................ 3
THEA 469 Stage Makeup ............................................ ........ 3
THEA 480 Arts and Culture: A Christian Aesthetic (capstone)......3
THEA 495 History of Theatre I ....................................... 3
THEA 496 History of Theatre II (writing-intensive course) ......... 3
TOTAL ..................................... 32
'Hours (in parenthesis) may also fulfill university requirements
and are not included in total major hours
Acting (THAC)
THEA 320 Voice and Diction for the Stage ............................... 3
THEA 321 Movement for the Stage ..................................... 3
THEA 325 Intermediate Acting ....................................... 3
THEA 327 Improvisational Acting ..................................... 3
THEA 350 Acting in Period Styles ..................................... 3
THEA 353 Stanislavski/Method Acting .................................... 3
THEA 455 Advanced Acting ............................................. 3
THEA 456 Auditioning ............................ ........... ...... 3
Voice: MPVN 211/411 OrTHEA 211/411 ................................. 2
T otal ................................................................ 26
Design/Technical (THDT)
THEA 330 Theatre Management ...................................... 3
THEA 332 Costume Design .......................... ................. 3
THEA 466 Scene Design ................................... 3
THEA 467 Theatre Lighting ............................................ 3
Art History (221, 222, 323, 324) ....................................... 3
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