Theater Arts - Musical Theater

Musical Theater (THTR 1168)

Total Credits: 2
Lecture Credits: 2.00
Lab Credits: 0.00

Description: This course provides you with the opportunity to learn about the American musical theater tradition, gaining knowledge, understanding, and insight into its nature, history, philosophy, structure, and its many varied forms. American Musical Theater is a vital part of the nation's theatrical experience and continues as an ever-renewing form of innovation and delight to audiences in the national and international theater world. You will learn about musical theater through a variety of activities, including lecture, large- and small-group discussion, video, exercises, and readings of scenes and songs from American musicals. The course concludes with learning how to write a play review, the reading of the script, followed by the viewing of a local musical theater production, after which you will describe and articulate your personal response in your play review.

Topical Outline:

Learning Outcomes:
1. 1. Demonstrate understanding in written form of the history and evolution of the musical play form from 1660 to present
2. 2. Articulate the structural elements of the modern musical play form
3. 3. Research local musical productions currently playing, purchase a ticket, attend and report on a performance
4. 4. Articulate a written personal response to the performance in the form of a formatted play review

Prerequisites: 

Placement score into READ 0200 or placement score into ESOL 0052 or completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 with faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052.

MnTC: Goal 6