An emphasis will be placed on the performance techniques utilized by the various authors studied as well as their literary styles. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 204.
MPRA 460 Actor/Writer Laboratory Performing Arts students will collaborate with students in Dramatic Writing in the development and creation of materials for stage and digital media performances. Emphasis will be placed on solo and ensemble work, comedic material and the reflection of contemporary issues through the voices of the creators. The class will culminate in a public performance. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 366.
MPRA 495 Performing Arts Senior Project The learning experience culminates in a final produc- tion involving performance, directing, media, design, theory and practicum. Each student selects an area of specialization in which to showcase his or her work. Prerequisite(s): By permission of the professor and the department chair.
Performing Arts (Graduate)
MPRA 703 Performance Texts I This course provides the student with an under- standing of the development of both the written and performed drama in Western culture, from its roots in Ancient Greece, to 1600 AD, and considers the influ- ences of theatre architecture, technology, politics, and literature as major contributors to the evolution of drama. Focus of the course is on texts, the modes and forms of drama, the function of the director and designer, performance venues, and the role of the audience.
MPRA 704 Acting and Stage Movement This course is a practical exercise in vocal and physi- cal stage performance techniques and methodology, which includes work and performance in interpreting text, character and dramatic action. Emphasis is placed on relaxation methods, performance techniques and physical flexibility for the building of a character’s physical and emotional persona.
MPRA 705 Movement Studies for Performance As applied to all facets of live performance, this graduate course covers the principles of performance movement, applied dynamics and kinesiology, as executed in specialized activities such as Alexander technique, Feldenkrais training, clowning, and tumbling techniques.
MPRA 707 Principles of Performance Through exposure to the major influences in perfor- mance theory, as well as classroom exercises, both prescribed and improvisational, this course covers the principles of performance. Students acquire the ability to be clear, truthful, and spontaneous in the rehearsal and performance environment.
MPRA 711 Performance Texts II Through scholarly research and the analysis and cri- tique of performance through reviews of performance and film, this course provides the student with an understanding of the development of both the written and performed drama in Western culture, 1600 to the present, and considers the influences of theatre archi- tecture, technology, politics, and literature as major contributors to the evolution of drama. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 703.
MPRA 714 Voice Production: Live and Recorded Media This course explores vocal pedagogies while taking the student through alignment, breath, support and vocalization from character voices to heightened text and from stage to studio. The student utilizes the International Phonetic Alphabet to explores dialect and accent use in performance. Sound files of voice- over and animation character work are recorded for the students use on their website or industry demo. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 707.
MPRA 717 Verse and Classical Text: Studies and Application This course examines the techniques involved in the metrical analysis of verse in speech and their applica- tion to performance. Through the study of sonnets, play scripts, and other related materials from a variety of periods, including Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration, Neo Classical, and Romantic, students master the complexities of verse-speaking. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 705, MPRA 707.
MPRA 722 Acting and Directing Theory In this discussion and research course, students explore classical and contemporary theories of acting and directing styles and performance. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 704.
MPRA 724 Master Scene Study Students in this course study under guest and resident master artists during a residency period at the Alli- ance Theatre in Atlanta. Performance concentrations may include classical, modern, and contemporary monologue and scene study exercises, as well as artist- specific topics. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 705, MPRA 707, MPRA 714, MPRA 717.
MPRA 728 Script Analysis This course, which is offered for each emphasis of the media and performing arts graduate program, provides students with a thorough understanding of script analysis and creative and research writing. Students engage in a continuing process of interpretation and conceptual and critical analysis. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 704 or MPRA 707.
MPRA 731 Genre Acting Styles With particular emphasis on neo-classical, and anti- realistic materials, this advanced course in performance covers the performative modes outside of realism, and develops competency in the execution of style-based acting that enables a broad range, from normative character behavior to extreme modes of characteriza- tion. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 705, MPRA 707.
MPRA 739 Performing Arts Off- campus Industry Seminar This course offers an off-campus total immersion experience that will take students to a destination city within or outside the United States that has a flourish- ing performing arts scene and related industries. Stu- dents will experience the performing arts and related film or television industry through attendance at live events, meeting the artists that create those events, and seminars at leading arts organizations. Students will also gain an understanding of the evolution of the arts in the destination city by putting the arts into the context of the city’s history.
MPRA 742 Production Seminar: Directing This course covers all elements of stage direction, including management skills, informed blocking, directing theory, script analysis, character develop- ment, research and physicalization. Students produce a prompt script, rehearsal schedule and basic scene design for a one-act play, which is produced in class. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 722.
MPRA 746 Production Seminar: Lighting and Scene Design Students are introduced to the basics of stagecraft and design elements through a hands-on approach to the practical side of mounting a production. Students build and paint scenery, hang and focus lighting instru- ments, and acquaint themselves with the preliminar- ies of design theory and techniques. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 704.
MPRA 753 Actor/Director Laboratory This course examines script analysis, the process of design, and the staging of live performance. Students present for class critique two five-minute scenes and one short one-act play in its entirety. Students form a cohort and serve as both directors and actors for presented scenes. Different techniques and interpreta- tions by student directors are analyzed. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 705, MPRA 707.
MPRA 758 Graduate Stage Combat A variety of stage combat techniques are employed to allow the graduate student actor the means to develop safe, effective and believable skills for the stage audi- ence. In addition to providing the actor with believable acting skills, this specialized form of training further develops physical and spatial awareness, grounding, cen- tering, economy of effort, extension of line, focus, timing, action/reaction work and moment-to-moment impulse reactive playing. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 705, MPRA 707.
MPRA 770 Media and Promotion: Practical Studies Students in this course study management and admin- istrative functions of a number of departments located in a non-profit artistic organization, with particular focus on the management policies and organizational directives of the front-of-house, marketing, casting, media relations, and management departments at a regional theatre. Prerequisite(s): DWRI 738, DWRI 740 or MPRA 703, MPRA 705, MPRA 707.
MPRA 775 Graduate Camera Acting Through digitally taped scene study, hands-on expe- rience and on-camera performance technique and methodology students learn and explore a repeatable on-camera acting process for Film and Television. The course includes cold reading, text work, analysis, immediate character development and dissection of dramatic action. Emphasis is placed on practical per- formance skills for the camera. Prerequisite(s): MPRA 705, MPRA 707.
MPRA 780 Special Topics in Performing Arts The topic of this course varies from quarter to quarter and focuses on diverse issues in the field of media and performing arts. The course gives graduate students the opportunity to pursue projects of interest related to these particular issues. Faculty, course content and prerequisites vary each time the course is offered. The course may include lectures, discussions, individual proj- ects and critiques, depending on the nature of the topic.
MPRA 790 Performing Arts M.F.A. Thesis All media and performing arts M.F.A. students must complete a final project accompanied by a written component, with prior approval of a faculty adviser and close supervision by a faculty committee.
Metals and Jewelry (Undergraduate)
MTJW 102 Introduction to Metals and Jewelry Students are exposed to a broad range of metal- working processes and techniques as well as the relative historical and social context. Students explore these processes by producing jewelry and small scale objects. Prerequisite(s): DRAW 100, DSGN 102.
MTJW 202 Form and Inspiration for Metals and Jewelry Students are encouraged to identify the sources of their work and, using techniques mastered from previ- ous courses, are required to develop a range of forms and processes that apply to project parameters or an enhanced personal vision. Students are expected to demonstrate a focused, conscious, consistent and, therefore, more productive design process. Prerequisite(s): MTJW 102.
MTJW 205 Rendering for Metals and Jewelry This course provides instruction in rendering jewelry designs in a realistic manner, thereby allowing the production of professional, high quality designs for commercial jewelry manufacturers or individual clients. Students render in gouache and experiment with other media, including colored pencils and ink. Forms and surfaces are investigated, including metal hollowware, flatware, faceted and cabochon stones, beads and pearls. Orthographic, three-quarter view and technical layout are covered. Prerequisite(s): DRAW 230, DSGN 101, DSGN 102.
MTJW 210 Computer-aided Design for Metals and Jewelry This course introduces students to principles of per- sonal computer usage related to the jewelry and metal design professions. Students are expected to learn the use of network operating systems and operating
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