May 27, 2024  
2014-2015 College of Liberal Arts Catalog (Admitted Fall 2014/Spring 2015) 
    
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THEA 401 - Theatre Arts Capstone Spring Semester

2 credits
The Theatre Arts Major capstone is a two-semester sequence consisting of regular seminar meetings, written assignments, guest speakers, and appropriate involvement in the “Theatre Capstone Festival” at the end of the school year. The major goal of the capstone is to help students gain perspective on their academic and production work in the department and to contextualize these efforts both within the broader liberal arts and in the theatre world beyond Drew. In the fall, weekly seminar discussions and written work will focus on self-reflection and assessment, and will develop into an on-line portfolio. Included in the fall assignments will be: 1) a personal inventory of historical and contemporary sources of inspiration and 2) the development of a manifesto of one’s motivations and goals in doing theatre. Also in the first semester, students will work with the capstone advisor to produce a formal proposal for their participation in the “Theatre Capstone Festival.” In the spring along with the second half of the capstone to develop the portfolio that others had created in the fall. Graded Pass/Fail. Enrollment limited to Senior Theatre Arts Majors and approved Minors only. CLA-Capstone



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