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Program Overview
General Theatre | Acting | Dance | Design & Theatre Technology | Musical Theatre | Secondary Education in Theatre | Youth Drama
General Theatre MajorThe general theatre major allows students to explore a variety of areas. Students may take courses in acting, voice and movement, dialects, directing, choreography, design and theatre technology, the history, theory and criticism of drama and theatre, youth drama, secondary school education, playwriting, storytelling, puppetry, ballet, theatre dance (jazz and tap), aerial dance, and musical theatre. Students interested in performance, technical, and historical aspects are trained to step into professional careers. The program affords means for independent study and internships, special projects, and active personal involvement in lecture and laboratory classes with the possibility for integration with other departments. More Info:
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Acting EmphasisThe Acting Emphasis was created for students with an intense interest in acting and/or directing. The emphasis was designed to help develop all aspects of the actor and the director as both an interpretive and creative artist. Students in the Acting Emphasis program are expected to strive for excellence in all areas of the art and craft of acting through highly challenging coursework, performance based projects, productions and special workshops with guest artists and instructors. More Info:
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Dance OptionA diverse program in Dance is offered as an option within the Department of Theatre and Dance. This option is designed to give the dance teacher, choreographer and/or performer the skills needed to embark on a successful career. Technique courses in ballet, point, tap, jazz, and the aerial arts are at the core of this program. Courses in pedagogy, composition, dance history, and choreography allow dancers to explore a variety of disciplines in the dance field. In addition, dancers are introduced to the technical aspects involved in staging a full-scale production. Performance opportunities include yearly faculty-directed dance concerts and student-created dance showcases each semester. Dancers may focus on one or all dance forms. More Info:
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Design & Theatre Technology EmphasisThe Design and Theatre Technology emphasis prepares students for both practical and aesthetic work in the Theatre through class work, production assignments, and everyday problem solving. UNH's Theatre Technicians and Designers are in demand throughout the country, utilizing transferable skills not only in the theatre but in the allied Arts and beyond. UNH trained graduates hold careers across the nation as lighting, scenic, and costume designers, technical directors, property masters, head electricians, and scene painters. More Info:
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Musical Theatre EmphasisThe Musical Theatre emphasis is designed to cultivate and nurture the creative artistry of those highly motivated students who wish to develop their combined talent as singers, actors and dancers. Students in the Musical Theatre emphasis program will thrive in this intense and dynamic program of coursework, practical application, performance-based projects, faculty and student directed productions, and special workshops with guest artists and instructors. Students will be expected to fully integrate their rigorous training as actors, dancers, and singers with the outstanding liberal arts education they will receive at UNH to become well-rounded and marketable musical theater artists. More Info:
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Secondary Theatre Education EmphasisFor candidates who want to teach drama courses and/or direct high school productions, the Secondary Theatre Education emphasis offers practical and theoretical training for teachers. Through laboratory work, students obtain hands-on theatre teaching experience, so that by the time they reach their graduate school internship, they have spent significant hours in the classroom working with children. Students are provided with extensive training and practical teaching experience specifically geared towards the goal of being a theatre teacher. Students will be expected to fully integrate education and theatre coursework so that they leave UNH prepared for the rigorous task of teaching at the secondary level. More Info:
Youth DramaThe Youth Drama emphasis is for those students who wish to use the dramatic arts as a teaching tool, either in the elementary classroom or as a teaching artist. Our comprehensive curriculum is specifically designed to train teachers. Through laboratory work, students obtain hands-on teaching experience, so that by the time they reach their graduate school internship, they have spent significant hours in the classroom working with children. Students will be expected to fully integrate education and theatre coursework so that they leave UNH with sound theoretical training in addition to practical instruction on how to use drama to enhance learning outcomes, address classroom discipline issues, and, of course, bring the arts to life in the classroom. More Info:
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