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The '''Theatre and Dance Department''' is one of eighteen [[Academic Department|academic departments]] at [[Knox]].  It offers one major and five minors.  The department is located in [[CFA]].

==Department Faculty<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x1643.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Theatre and Dance]</ref>==

===Current===
* [[Robert Whitlatch]], Department Chair, Robert A. and Katherine M. Seeley Distinguished Service Professor
* [[Neil Blackadder]], Associate Professor
* [[Elizabeth Carlin-Metz]], Associate Professor
* [[Craig Choma]], Associate Professor
* [[Kathleen Ridlon]], Lecturer and Artist-in-Residence
* [[Jennifer Smith]], Assistant Professor

===Former===

===Cooperating Faculty from Other Programs===
* [[Lori Haslem]], Associate Professor of [[English]]

==Theatre==

''See main page at [[Theatre]].''

The department offers one Theatre major, and five Theatre minors.

===Theatre (major)===

This major allows advanced study in Theatre.

====Courses Required for the Theatre major<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x2955.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Theatre – Requirements for the Major and Minors]</ref>====

11 [[credits]]:
* All of the following:
** [[THEA 121]] (Introduction to Theatre Technology)
** [[THEA 123]] (Introduction to Drama and Theatre)
** [[THEA 131]] (Beginning Acting)
* One of the following:
** [[THEA 331]] (Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies)
** [[THEA 332]] (Shakespeare: Tragedies and Romances)
* One of the following:
** [[THEA 372]] (Classical and Medieval Drama and Theatre)
** [[THEA 373]] (European Drama and Theatre: Renaissance through the 17th Century)
** [[THEA 374]] (European Drama and Theatre: 18th and 19th Centuries)
* One of the following:
** [[THEA 375]] (European Drama and Theatre: Rise of Realism to 1945)
** [[THEA 376]] (Modern Drama: 1945 to the Present)
** [[THEA 377]] (Women Playwrights: the Search for the Female Voice in Contemporary World Theatre)
** [[THEA 378]] (American Drama and Theatre: Beginnings to the Present)
* Three credits of production electives, one of which must be at the 300-level and one of which may be [[dance]]
* One of the following:
** One credit of theory electives at the 300-level in the department
** [[GERM 328]] (Twentieth Century German Theatre)
* One of the following:
** [[THEA 399]] (Seminar on Theatre Art)
** [[THEA 400]] (Advanced Studies – [[Honors Project]])
** An equivalent course from the [[ACM Chicago Arts Program]], with permission

===Dramatic Literature and History (minor)===

This minor allows for specialized study in Theatre.

====Courses Required for the Dramatic Literature and History minor<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x2251.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Theatre – Requirements for the Major and Minors]</ref>====

5 [[credits]]:
* All of the following:
** [[THEA 123]] (Introduction to Drama and Theatre)
** [[THEA 378]] (American Drama and Theatre: Beginnings to the Present)
* One of the following:
** [[THEA 331]] (Shakespeare: Histories and Comedies)
** [[THEA 332]] (Shakespeare: Tragedies and Romances)
* One of the following:
** [[THEA 372]] (Classical and Medieval Drama and Theatre)
** [[THEA 373]] (European Drama and Theatre: Renaissance through the 17th Century)
** [[THEA 374]] (European Drama and Theatre: 18th and 19th Centuries)
* One of the following:
** [[THEA 375]] (European Drama and Theatre: Rise of Realism to 1945)
** [[THEA 376]] (Modern Drama: 1945 to the Present)
** [[THEA 377]] (Women Playwrights: the Search for the Female Voice in Contemporary World Theatre)

===Performance (minor)===

This minor allows for specialized study in Theatre.

====Courses Required for the Performance minor<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x2251.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Theatre – Requirements for the Major and Minors]</ref>====

5 [[credits]]:
* All of the following:
** [[THEA 121]] (Introduction to Theatre Technology)
** [[THEA 123]] (Introduction to Drama and Theatre)
** [[THEA 131]] (Beginning Acting)
* One of the following:
** [[THEA 232]] (Intermediate Acting – Psychological Realism and Audition)
** [[THEA 233]] (Intermediate Acting – Period Style)
* One of the following:
** [[THEA 325]] (Advanced Acting: Shakespeare and Beyond)
** [[THEA 334]] (Directing)

===Directing (minor)===

This minor allows for specialized study in Theatre.

====Courses Required for the Directing minor<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x2251.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Theatre – Requirements for the Major and Minors]</ref>====

5 [[credits]]:
* All of the following:
** [[THEA 121]] (Introduction to Theatre Technology)
** [[THEA 123]] (Introduction to Drama and Theatre)
** [[THEA 131]] (Beginning Acting)
** [[THEA 334]] (Directing)
* [[THEA 350]] (Independent Study – either practical (directing a production) or theoretical (completing a Director's Notebook))

===Design and Technology (minor)===

This minor allows for specialized study in Theatre.

====Courses Required for the Design and Technology minor<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x2251.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Theatre – Requirements for the Major and Minors]</ref>====

5 [[credits]]:
* All of the following:
** [[THEA 121]] (Introduction to Theatre Technology)
** [[THEA 123]] (Introduction to Drama and Theatre)
** [[THEA 131]] (Beginning Acting)
* Two of the following:
** [[THEA 221]] (Stage Makeup: Theory and Practice)
** [[THEA 322]] (Scene Design)
** [[THEA 323]] (Stage Lighting)
** [[THEA 324]] (Costume Design)

==Dance==

The department offers a minor in [[Dance]].

====Courses Required for the Dance minor<ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x2881.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Dance – Requirements for the Major and Minors]</ref>====

5 [[credits]]:
* All of the following:
** [[DANC 145]] (Theory and Improvisation)
** [[DANC 241]] (Intermediate Modern Dance)
** [[DANC 242]] (Intermediate Ballet)
** [[DANC 246]] (Dance Composition)
** [[DANC 260]] (Dance History and Contemporary Trends in Choreography)
* One of the following:
** [[DANC 341]] (Dance Ensemble)
** [[DANC 343]] (Dance Performance)

==Meeting the [[Competency Requirements]] <ref>[http://www.knox.edu/x1698.xml#key 2006-2007 Course Catalogue, Theatre and Dance]</ref>==

* [[Competency Requirements#Writing Requirement|Writing Requirement]]: [[THEA 123]], [[THEA 375]], [[THEA 376]]
* [[Competency Requirements#Oral Presentation Requirement|Oral Requirement]]: [[THEA 121]], [[THEA 131]], [[THEA 232]], [[THEA 233]], [[THEA 325]]
* [[Competency Requirements#Information Literacy Requirement| Information Literacy Requirement]]: [[THEA 121]], [[THEA 123]], 200- and 300-level drama and history and 300-level design courses

==References==

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[[Category: Academic Departments]]