72 Theatre Arts 1. Introduction to Theatre. Designed to improve the student's understanding and critical appreciation of one of the world's oldest and most significant mediums of entertainment, culture and social influences. Attendance at selected plays in the city and in adjacent cities is contemplated also as part of the course plan. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Staff 4. Introduction to Motion Pictures, Radio, and Television. A survey course intended to enhance the student's awareness of the significance of these areas as agencies of entertainment, information, and education. Intended also, to sharpen his critical perceptions in each media. Listening and auditing assignments are an integral part of course expectation. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Staff 10. Elementary Acting. Designed to establish appreciative concepts and basic skills in acting. Theory is combined with practice on a laboratory basis. Two lectures and one two-hour laboratory period. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Rowley 11. Intermediate Acting. Designed to apply those appreciative concepts and basic skills learned in Elementary Acting to actual dramatic situations. Two laboratory periods of two hours each. Winter, Spring. (May not be given in 1959-60.) Rowley 13. Acting Workshop. The selection, rehearsal, and presentation of both one-act and full-length plays on a laboratory, workshop basis. Registration subject to approval of the instructor. One to five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Rowley, Elzey 15. Elementary Directing. Designed to give practical experience to the amateur director of school, community, or church plays. Lectures and discussions on theoretical principles are applied by the student to the direction of a production which the student must cast, direct, and present during the quarter. Three quarter hours. Spring. Rowley, Elzey 20. Technical Theatre Production. Study and application of arts and crafts of the stage, including building, painting, and lighting of scenery. Designed for all persons desiring to gain needed skills in connection with stagecraft for service in schools, churches, and little theatre groups. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Elzey 73 21. Technical Theatre Dab. Laboratory in technical theatre production. Students will be assigned to technical phases of production of plays of The Weber College Theatre. Credit will vary from one to five quarter hours according to assignments and at the discretion of the instructor. Prerequisite: Theatre Arts 20, unless taken concurrently with Theatre Arts 20. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Elzey 25. Makeup. A basic course in the art of stage makeup designed to develop skill, beginning with simple makeup problems and ranging into the more technical aspects of character makeup and the use of specialized materials. Actual experience with productions of the Department is anticipated. Two two-hour lab periods per week. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Rowley, Elzey 30. Phonetics. A study of vocal sounds and designed to give better understanding of diction in English and foreign languages and dialects, stressing in particular the basic sounds of English. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. (May not be given 1959-60.) Rowley, Elzey 33. Voice and Diction. Designed to acquaint the student with the mechanics of voice production as a basis for improvement of voice, articulation, enunciation, and pronunciation. Prerequisite: Theatre Arts 30, or taken concurrently with Theatre Arts 30. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter. (May not be given 1959-60.) Rowley, Elzey 35. Oral Reading. Designed to cultivate discrimination in the selection of material for oral reading and to provide the student with the basic techniques of both impression and expression. Recommended as a beginning course in the interpretative field not only for theatre arts majors but for speakers and others who desire to be able no read well aloud. Three quarter hours. Winter, Spring. (May not be given 1959-60.) Staff 87. Elementary Interpretation. Designed to extend the student's experience in the oral reading of vivid and worthwhile literature with emphasis on the techniques of analysis for thought and feeling and on the cultivation of poise and excellence in the reading performance. Recommended for all students of public speaking, radio, television, and acting. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Allred 38. Intermediate Interpretation. Intended to extend the techniques of analysis and reading performance beyond the elementary levels. Should be preceded by Theatre Arts 35 or 40, or both. The course is intended especially for students of Theatre Arts, radio, television, and acting, or for others who desire to acquire experience and professional skill beyond that commonly possible in beginning courses. Three quarter hours. Winter, Spring. (May not be given in 1959-60.) Allred All current offerings in dramatic literature are carried under listings of the Department of English Language, Literature and Speech.