Frequently Asked Questions
What is Pipe Dreams--TH 100?
- Click to see syllabus for Pipe Dreams
- Pipe Dreams is a co-curricular course designed to instill a desire
to learn about theatre and its various forms through participation
as an audience member of Pipe Dreams studio productions. A student
attends a percentage of performances each semester to fulfill the
requirement. This percentage is determined and posted each semester.
What is the process to fulfill
Theatre Practicum credits?
- Click to see syllabus
for Theatre Practicum
- All BFA Musical Theatre and Acting students are required to complete
six semesters
- BFA Stage Management and Theatre Administration students have a
two semester requirement
- BA students have a three-semester requirement
- The Practicum Preference/Conflict sheet is e-mailed to eligible
students the week after main stage auditions, and is returned to the
Production Manager who will assign all positions for the semester.
- You are responsible to fulfill your assignment or to find someone
to substitute for you.
- You may not graduate if you do not complete the required number
of semesters.
What is the process to fulfill
Recital Attendance credits?
- Musical Theatre students are required to complete eight semesters
of Recital Attendance (syllabus)
- Students attend at least seven pre-approved recitals or concerts
per semester to receive credit.
- If a designated person is not stationed to record attendance it
is up to the student to take a copy of the recital program to the
music secretary as proof of attendance.
Do Acting BFA Majors need to sing and
do the dance call at Unified Auditions?
- All Freshmen and Sophomore BFA Performance majors (Musical Theatre
and Acting) are required to sing and dance at the Unified Auditions.
- Junior and Senior Acting BFA majors may petition out of the singing
and dancing portions of the Unified Auditions. You must submit your
request at least one day ahead of the audition by e-mail to the Chair
of the department for approval.
How do I get credit for Theatre Labs?
- Stage Managers for all Main Stage productions as well as selected
other productions submit the list of actors in their shows to
the registrar to receive credit. If the credit would put a student
into an overload, the student will then have a choice whether to sign
up for the credit.
- click for Main Stage Theatre Lab syllabus
- Directors who wish to receive credit for work in Pipe Dreams must
have their faculty advisor be the grader for the project. A drop/add
form must be completed and then signed by the student's academic advisor
and by the Chair of the Department.
- Click for information concerning submitting
a proposal for directing a Pipe Dreams show.
Where do Theatre Lab Credits fit
into degree programs?
- Theatre Lab: Musical (TH 114, 214, 314, 414) and Theatre Lab:
Main Stage (TH 115, 215, 315, 415) can count as Off Campus credits
or Theatre Electives.
- Theatre Lab Experimental credits (TH 113, 213, 313, 413) may count
as Theatre electives.
What class do I sign up for if
I am in the Dance Concert or choreograph a piece?
- If you are a Dance Minor you should sign up for Dance Concert, DA430.
Everyone else should sign up for Theatre Lab: Main stage at the appropriate
class level (i.e. Sophomores TH 215) and section listed for that semester.
How can I take theatre classes outside
of my major's requirements?
- Students may sign up if there is space available in the class, and
with permission of the instructor.
For Example:
BA students may take Acting Styles or Movement for Actors with
the above stipulations.
How do I change my academic advisor?
- Talk to your current advisor and then talk to the faculty member
you wish to have for your advisor. When you have approval from both
faculty members, come to the office to make the written request through
the departmental secretary. The change must be approved by the Departmental
Chair.
How do I change my voice teacher?
- The steps for changing studios begins with discussing your concerns
with your current voice teacher FIRST, and preferrably soon enough
in the semester for the two of you to try and resolve the "issues."
If, after a period of trying to work together the two of you determine
that a change is best, your current voice teacher will send Dr. Hadi
Gibbons an e-mail releasing you to discuss with her the steps for
finding another teacher.
What kinds of Dance shoes are recommended
and where can I get them?
- NOTE--IF YOU WEAR LARGE SIZE SHOES
Males with a shoe size larger than a 13, need to special
order ballet shoes from Capezio BEFORE arriving on campus, as those
orders take about 6 weeks.
Females with a shoe size larger than 10, will need to special order,
or search "really hard".
