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THEA 100 Performing Social Change 6 credits
This course examines the role of theatre in envisioning and enacting social change in the United States. Students will analyze the dramatic texts, live performances, and manifestos of influential theatre artists from the 1960s to today. Throughout the term, students will also practice embodied learning through theatre games, improvisational activities, and devised theatre-making.
Held for new first year students
- Fall 2025
- AI/WR1, Argument & Inquiry/WR1
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Student is a member of the First Year First Term class level cohort. Students are only allowed to register for one A&I course at a time. If a student wishes to change the A&I course they are enrolled in they must DROP the enrolled course and then ADD the new course. Please see our Workday guides Drop or 'Late' Drop a Course and Register or Waitlist for a Course Directly from the Course Listing for more information.
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THEA 100.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Andrew Carlson 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- T, THWeitz Center 230 1:15pm-3:00pm
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THEA 110 Beginning Acting 6 credits
Introduces students to fundamental acting skills, including preliminary physical training, improvisational techniques, and basic scene work. The course includes analysis of plays as bases for performance, with a strong emphasis on characterization.
Extra Time for rehearsal
- Spring 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice
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THEA 110.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Andrew Carlson 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- M, WWeitz Center 172 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 172 9:40am-10:40am
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Extra Time for rehearsal
Sophomore Priority
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THEA 190 Carleton Players Production 1 credits
Each term students may participate in one Players production, a hands-on, faculty-supervised process of conceptualization, construction, rehearsal, and performance. Credit is awarded for a predetermined minimum of time on the production, to be arranged with faculty. Productions explore our theatre heritage from Greek drama to new works. Students may participate through audition or through volunteering for production work.
Course will meet weeks 2 through 6, the drop add period will be the end of week 2. Open only to students in THEA 190 cohort
- Winter 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice
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Student is a member of the THEA 190 cohort.
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THEA 198 New Play Workshop 2 credits
This course focuses on rehearsing a new play in preparation for a staged reading. Students will learn essential techniques in analyzing, discussing, producing, and performing new work. The course will be run like a professional new play workshop and will thus also prepare students for post-graduate careers.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice
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This course requires permission from the instructor.
To request permission, follow the instructions for requesting a prerequisite override.
Please note: the link will open in a new window. Once you have received permission from the instructor, you will be able to return to this page to register for the course.
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THEA 198.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Andrew Carlson 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- FWeitz Center 172 3:30pm-6:30pm
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THEA 198.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Andrew Carlson 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- FWeitz Center 235 1:00pm-3:30pm
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THEA 199 Theater Practicum 3 credits
This course is designed for students who have major responsibilities in Carleton Players productions as Stage Managers, Actors and Designers. Students enrolled in this class will have more responsibility and be expected to commit to more time than the students registered in Theater 190, including additional time for research, design and role preparation. Students in this course will get in-depth learning experiences in the processes most central to the discipline; the creation of performances. Students will waitlist for the course; enrollment in the course will be by instructor’s permission depending on the responsibilities students have.
Course will meet weeks 2 through 6, the drop add period will be the end of week 2. Open only to students in THEA 199 cohort
- Winter 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice
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Student is a member of the THEA 199 cohort.
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THEA 211 Intermediate Acting 6 credits
This course builds on the core principles of THEA 110 through scene study, improvisational exercises, and script analysis. Students will practice the techniques of Sanford Meisner, Uta Hagen, and Stella Adler as they deepen their ability to live truthfully in imaginary circumstances.
Expected preparation: Theater 110 or significant acting experience.
Extra Time Required
- Winter 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice
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THEA 211.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Andrew Carlson 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- T, THWeitz Center 172 1:15pm-3:00pm
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THEA 400 Integrative Exercise
The comprehensive exercise in theater asks students to apply the skills gained in coursework to a major theatrical or scholarly project. Working with their advisors, students can choose to perform, write, design, direct, or produce their project.
- Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- No Exploration
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Student is a Theater major AND has Senior Priority.