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THEATRE
Theatre
507 Milbank Hall
854-2080
Fax: 854-1840
www.barnard.edu/theatre
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAJOR
Students intending to major in Theatre should consult with the department chair in their sophomore year or earlier to plan a program. Twelve courses and one senior thesis (in Performance or in History, Theory, Dramaturgy, and Criticism) are required as follows:
Dramatic literature and theatre history
Two courses in Theatre History: THTR V 3150 and 3151
One course in Drama, Theatre, and Theory: THTR V 3166 or ENTA W 3702
One course in Shakespeare
Two courses in Dramatic Literature. One course must be a seminar.
Theatre Practice
One course in World Theatre: THTR V 3000
One course in Theatre Design: THTR V3132-3136, 3510, or 4001
One course in Acting: THTR V 3004 or 3005
One course in Directing: THTR V 3200 or 3201
Two courses that continue work in one of these areas: design, acting, directing, or playwriting. These choices should be made in consultation with the major adviser. Other courses may be substituted with the chair's permission.
Please note that for Barnard students there is a limit on studio courses. Theatre majors may take 24 studio points in Theatre and an additional six in another discipline for a total of 30 studio points. Theatre Department studio courses are THTR V 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2120, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3122.
Senior Thesis
THTR V 3997 Senior Thesis: Performance (design, acting, directing, or playwriting)
or THTR V 3998 Senior Thesis: History, Theory, Dramaturgy, Criticism.
Before doing their senior performance thesis, students are required to complete a minor crew assignment, usually in the first two years, and a major crew assignment, usually in the junior year during the Senior Thesis Festival.