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Drama Program
Drama Program
Web Site: http://www.twu.edu/drama
Program Director: Patrick Bynane, Associate Professor
Location: REDBUD 228
Phone: 940-898-2510
Fax: 940-898-2655
Email: [email protected]
Undergraduate Degrees Offered
• B.A. in Drama (Acting & Directing) (http://catalog.twu.edu/
undergraduate/arts-sciences/arts/drama/drama-ba-acting-directing)
• B.A. in Drama (Technical & Design) (http://catalog.twu.edu/
undergraduate/arts-sciences/arts/drama/drama-ba-technicaldesign)
• B.A. in Drama (EC-12 Drama Certification) (http://catalog.twu.edu/
undergraduate/arts-sciences/arts/drama/drama-ba-ec-12-teachingcertification)
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the departmental website (http://www.twu.edu/drama) for complete
information with regards to unconditional admission, application
procedures, and other drama major requirements.
Minors
Students selecting drama as an academic minor should select 15
hours from the following:
DRAM 2113
Stagecraft I
3
DRAM 2213
Performance I
3
DRAM 2223
Performance II
3
DRAM 2473
Movement for the Performer I
3
DRAM 3423
Drafting for the Stage
3
DRAM 3433
Stagecraft II: Scene Painting
Total Semester Credit Hours
3
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Certificates
Undergraduate Certificate in Musical
Theatre
The School of the Arts offers programs leading to the Bachelor of
Arts degree in drama. Course work available in the areas of acting/
directing, technical/design, theatre education and musical theatre
permits a student to develop a program of study which focuses
attention on the desired area as well as on the relationship of all
theatrical elements to the whole production process.
The Music Theatre Certificate program is offered to Drama or Music
majors only. It is a certificate program designed to offer additional
training in the realm of music theatre. It is not meant to serve as
conservatory-style training in musical theatre performance but rather
allows the Music or Drama student to further specialize in a field of
theatre that continues to grow in popularity.
The drama program develops well-rounded theatre artists who have
the ability to function creatively and skillfully in a variety of situations.
Committed to top quality performance as well as to excellence in the
classroom, the program provides practical as well as academic training
for students pursuing careers in professional, educational theatre and
beyond.
This certificate program may appeal to students interested in directing
for the musical theatre, acting in the musical theatre, music directing
in the musical theatre or even designing for the musical theatre. The
Music Theatre Certificate Program accepts Music and Drama students
on an audition-only basis. Auditions will be announced by the Music
Theatre Certificate Program administrator. Once accepted into the
certificate program, students are expected to participate in the biennial
music theatre production as well as the Music Theatre Cabaret.
Essential to a complete course of study in the theatre is the student’s
production opportunities within the TWU Drama season. Through
these opportunities the practical processes of theatre production
as well as academic study are stressed in order to give students
comprehensive and diverse experiences that will serve them well in
pursuit of employment within the realm of theatre as well as in life.
The B.A. in Drama has two different areas of emphasis. The Acting
and Directing Emphasis allows the student to apply their upperlevel course work to the skills most used by actors, directors and
playwrights. The Technical and Design Emphasis allows the student
to apply their upper-level course work to the skills most used by stage
technicians, stage managers and theatrical designers. A common core
of Drama classes serves as an educational foundation to both areas of
emphasis. Course requirements for a drama major and a drama minor
follow under the degree plans of study. Students seeking Teacher
Certification should follow the requirements listed under Bachelor of
Arts with Teaching Certification in Drama. The Teacher Certification
plan of study has a slightly different core of Drama courses in order to
allow room for more specialized courses in Education and Teaching.
Admissions
Please see Admission (http://catalog.twu.edu/undergraduate/
admission-information) section of this catalog. The same standards
for admission to the University apply to the Drama Program. Consult
The following are the courses that all Music Theatre Certificate
students will take:
MU 3132
Voice for Musical Theatre
2
DRAM 3523
Play Directing
3
DRAM 3913
Dance/Music/Theatre Improvisation
3
DRAM 4903
Special Topics (History of Musical Theatre)
3
DRAM 4903
Special Topics (Music Theatre/Cabaret
Performance)
3
Faculty
For a listing of faculty, visit the Department of Music & Drama - Music
Program Faculty Tab.