THEATER

Theater

200 courses on record · 1 with sections in Fall 2026

Live section data currently covers GE courses; the rest is filled in by a nightly pass, so this department is likely running more than is listed here.

200 courses

Lower division 36

Lower division courses in Theater
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	This term
1A	Introduction to Dance for Music Theater	3.97 n=70	—
1B	Introduction to Dance for Music Theater	3.97 n=48	—
1C	Introduction to Dance for Music Theater	3.93 n=47	—
2A	Tai Chi	3.84 n=60	—
10	Introduction to Theater GE	3.79 n=95	—
11	Approaches to Interpretation of Theater and Performance: Global Perspective	3.50 n=60	—
12	Introduction to Performance	3.90 n=248	—
13	Play Reading and Analysis	3.79 n=270	—
14A	Introduction to Design	3.75 n=247	—
14B	Introduction to Design	3.77 n=60	—
14C	Introduction to Design	3.82 n=117	—
15	Introduction to Directing	3.84 n=102	—
19	Fiat Lux Freshman Seminars	no letter grades	—
20	Acting Fundamentals	3.87 n=376	—
21	Acting for Camera	3.92 n=13 small sample	—
23A	Introduction to Musical Literacy for Singing Actors	3.96 n=67	—
23B	Advanced Musical Literacy for Singing Actors	3.84 n=60	—
24	Acting Foundations: Voice	no grade history	—
24A	Actor's Voice	3.91 n=99	—
24B	Voice in Performance	3.78 n=98	—
25	Acting Foundations: Movement	3.86 n=101	—
27	From Vaudeville to Standup Comedy	3.90 n=65	—
28A	Acting, Voice, and Movement Workshop I	3.89 n=12 small sample	—
30	Dramatic Writing: Studio 2	3.85 n=297	—
34A	Ballet II	3.88 n=65	—
34B	Ballet II	3.92 n=72	—
34C	Ballet II	3.81 n=59	—
35A	Group Singing Techniques	3.94 n=37	—
35B	Advanced Group Singing Techniques	3.89 n=23	—
50	Theater Production	3.89 n=321	—
50A	Theater Production	no grade history	—
50B	Theater Production	no grade history	—
72	Production Practice in Theater, Film, Video, and Digital Media	3.93 n=402	—
88S	Queer Perspective within Contemporary Theater	no letter grades	—
95	Introduction to Community or Corporate Internships in Theater, Film, and Television	no grade history	—
98T	I Think You're Muted: Exploring Digital Copresence in New Media and Performance	3.93 n=14 small sample	—

Upper division 115

Upper division courses in Theater
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	This term
101A	Global Histories of Theater and Performance I	3.56 n=126	—
101B	Global Histories of Theater and Performance II	3.74 n=193	—
102A	Theater of Japan	3.31 n=31	—
102B	K-Pop: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Globalizing Asian Media GE	3.69 n=296	—
102D	Trans Theater and Performance	3.60 n=19 small sample	—
M103A	African American Theater History: Slavery to Mid-1800s GE	3.33 n=24	—
M103B	African American Theater History: Minstrel Stage to Rise of American Musical	3.65 n=24	—
M103D	Contemporary Chicano Theater: Beginning of Chicano Theater Movement GE	3.86 n=50	1 section
M103E	Modern African American Drama: Harlem Renaissance to Black Arts Movement	3.65 n=44	—
103F	Native American Theater	3.88 n=22	—
M103G	Contemporary Chicano Theater: Chicano Theater since 1980	3.50 n=26	—
103I	Israel and Palestine: Communities, Conflicts, Cultures, and Arts in Middle East GE	no grade history	—
M103J	Contemporary Black Theater: Modern Civil Rights Era to Black Lives Matter and Beyond	3.78 n=25	—
103K	Asian American Theater: Technologies and Migrations in Trans-Pacific Performance GE	no grade history	—
104D	New Playwrights, New Playwriting	3.72 n=47	—
C104F	History of Design Décor Part II: Architecture and Décor--Industrial Revolution to 21st Century	3.53 n=10 small sample	—
C104G	History of Design for Performance Production Part I: Historic Costume from Prehistoric to Neoclassical	no grade history	—
106	History of American Theater and Drama GE	3.72 n=388	—
107	Drama of Diversity GE	3.69 n=415	—
110	History of American Musical Theater GE	no grade history	—
111	Creating Theatrical Season	3.92 n=13 small sample	—
C112A	Emerging Technologies and Their Uses in Live Performance	no grade history	—
C112B	Artificial Intelligence in Live Performance	3.83 n=12 small sample	—
C112	Emerging Technologies and Their Uses in Live Performance	3.83 n=12 small sample	—
113	Special Topics in Theater and Performance Studies	3.68 n=72	—
115A	Physical Systems of Acting: Foundations	3.84 n=79	—
115B	The Actor's Imagination II	3.83 n=36	—
116A	Psychological Systems of Acting: Foundations	3.86 n=135	—
116B	Psychological Systems of Acting: Practice	3.78 n=124	—
117	Topics in Physical Performance	3.89 n=56	—
118A	Teaching Artist Fundamentals	3.80 n=55	—
118B	Advanced Creative Dramatics	3.91 n=20	—
118C	Interactive Theater	3.81 n=28	—
119	Puppetry Fundamentals	3.94 n=19 small sample	—
119A	Puppetry Fundamentals	3.88 n=15 small sample	—
120A	Acting and Performance in Film	3.75 n=133	—
120B	Acting and Performance in Film	3.95 n=98	—
121	Actor-Director Workshop	3.95 n=48	—
123	Intermediate Acting for Stage	3.93 n=54	—
124A	Intermediate Voice and Speech: Vocal Energy in Classical Text	3.70 n=62	—
124B	Intermediate Voice and Speech II: Creating Complete Warm-Up for Theatrical Productions	3.82 n=70	—
124C	Dialects	3.83 n=30	—
124D	Acting for Microphone	3.89 n=31	—
125B	Physical Awareness and Combat for Theater, Film, and Television	3.78 n=83	—
125C	Physical Awareness and Combat for Theater, Film, and Television II	3.88 n=49	—
126A	Acting Shakespeare	3.95 n=80	—
126B	Acting Classical Texts	3.79 n=46	—
CM129	Contemporary Topics in Theater, Film, and Television: Lecture 1	3.83 n=40	—
130	Fundamentals of Playwriting	3.82 n=47	—
131A	Intermediate Playwriting: Full-Length Play Part I	3.95 n=26	—
131B	Intermediate Playwriting: Full-Length Play Part II	3.73 n=26	—
131C	Playwriting: Full-Length Play Capstone	3.77 n=25	—
134A	Dance for Musical Theater II	3.88 n=57	—
134B	Dance for Musical Theater II	3.92 n=65	—
134C	Dance for Musical Theater II	3.73 n=58	—
134D	Dance for Musical Theater III	3.84 n=65	—
134E	Dance for Musical Theater III	3.90 n=48	—
134F	Dance for Musical Theater III	3.96 n=35	—
135A	Musical Theater Vocal Styles: Gospel	3.94 n=60	—
135B	Musical Theater: Creating and Playing Subtext on Standard Ballad	3.84 n=31	—
135D	Musical Theater Vocal Styles: Rock	3.94 n=39	—
135E	Musical Theater: Creating and Playing Character from Musical Text	3.91 n=17 small sample	—
135F	Singing: Individual Instruction	3.92 n=130	—
135G	Musical Theater Duets: Singing in Relationship	3.96 n=34	—
136	Advanced Acting for Stage: Studio 1	3.89 n=28	—
137	Acting for the Camera	3.93 n=16 small sample	—
138	Special Problems in Performance Techniques: Studio 2	3.87 n=97	—
143	Global Threads: Fashion and the Politics of Representation GE	no grade history	—
144D	Music Technology for Sound Design	3.67 n=13 small sample	—
C146A	Art and Process of Entertainment Design: Lecture 1	no grade history	—
147A	Drafting	3.78 n=50	—
148	Special Courses in Design and Technical Theater	3.91 n=10 small sample	—
149	Introduction to Design	3.69 n=41	—
150	Theater Production and Performance	3.96 n=327	—
150A	Theater Production and Performance	no grade history	—
150B	Theater Production and Performance	no grade history	—
150D	Theater Production and Performance	no grade history	—
C151A	Scenic Design	3.85 n=21	—
C151B	Scenic Design for Theater	3.70 n=21	—
C151C	Production Design for Film, Television, and Video	no grade history	—
C152A	Lighting Design	no grade history	—
C153A	Costume Design	no grade history	—
C153C	Costume Design for Film and Television	3.91 n=10 small sample	—
C154A	Sound Design	3.63 n=22	—
C154C	Sound for Film and Television	3.76 n=23	—
C154G	Music Technology for Sound Design	3.68 n=10 small sample	—
C155A	Graphic Representation of Design: Perspective Drawing	no grade history	—
C155B	Graphic Representation of Design: Multimedia Rendering	no grade history	—
C155D	Graphic Representation of Design: Model Making	3.78 n=11 small sample	—
C155E	Graphic Representation of Design: Life Drawing	3.88 n=15 small sample	—
C155F	Graphic Representation of Design: Costume Rendering	3.68 n=12 small sample	—
C155H	Selected Topics in Graphic Representation of Design	no grade history	—
C156A	Introduction to Computer-Assisted Drafting	3.65 n=9 small sample	—
C156D	Introduction to Computer-Assisted Drafting	3.77 n=11 small sample	—
C156G	Virtual Reality Rendering for Film	no grade history	—
C157A	Costume Construction Techniques	no grade history	—
C158B	Lighting Design Technology	no grade history	—
160	Fundamentals of Play Direction	3.91 n=21	—
163A	Directing for Stage	3.84 n=28	—
163B	Directing for Stage	3.95 n=27	—
163C	Directing for Stage	3.79 n=12 small sample	—
167A	Career Preparation for Actor	3.91 n=41	—
167B	Audition Preparation for Singing Actor	3.95 n=28	—
171A	Advanced Theater Laboratory	3.68 n=20	—
172	Production Practice in Theater, Film, Video, and Digital Media: Studio 5	3.98 n=116	—
173A	Design Assignment: Assistant Designer	no grade history	—
173B	Production Design Assignment: Designer	no grade history	—
174B	Project in Stage Management	no grade history	—
174C	Project in Stage Management	no grade history	—
C176B	Production Practice in Theater with Emerging Technologies II	no grade history	—
C176C	Production Practice in Theater with Emerging Technologies III	3.90 n=11 small sample	—
180	Senior Project	3.86 n=89	—
181	Career Development for Actors	3.71 n=30	—
C185A	Role of Producer in Professional Theater	3.96 n=32	—
195	Community or Corporate Internships in Theater, Film, and Television	no grade history	—

Graduate 49

Graduate courses in Theater
Course	Title	Predicted GPA	This term
C212A	Emerging Technologies and Their Uses in Live Performance	no grade history	—
216B	History and Historiography	no grade history	—
220	Graduate Forum	no grade history	—
CM229	Contemporary Topics in Theater, Film, and Television: Lecture 1	no grade history	—
230A	Writing for Contemporary Theater: One-Act Play	no grade history	—
231	Special Topics in Playwriting	3.76 n=11 small sample	—
242	Introduction to Design in Production	3.80 n=34	—
260	Directing I	no grade history	—
272	Production Practice in Theater, Film, Video, and Digital Media	no grade history	—
298A	Special Studies in Theater Arts: Discussion 1	3.86 n=32	—
375	Teaching Apprentice Practicum	no letter grades	—
C404F	History of Design Décor Part II: Architecture and Décor--Industrial Revolution to 21st Century	3.89 n=12 small sample	—
C404G	History of Design for Performance Production Part I: Historic Costume from Prehistoric to Neoclassical	3.87 n=11 small sample	—
C404I	History of Design for Performance Production Part II: Historic Costume from Neoclassical to 21st Century	3.84 n=15 small sample	—
C404J	History of Design for Performance Production: Selected Topics of Décor and Costume Design History	3.81 n=12 small sample	—
430A	Advanced Studies in Playwriting	no grade history	—
441B	Lighting Design	no grade history	—
442A	Costume Design	3.87 n=11 small sample	—
442B	Costume Design	3.84 n=23	—
443A	Advanced Scenic Design	3.74 n=44	—
443C	Advanced Scenic Design	3.75 n=10 small sample	—
445A	Production Design for Film, Television, and Entertainment Media: Lecture 1	3.85 n=23	—
445B	Production Design for Film, Television, and Entertainment Media	3.86 n=10 small sample	—
C446A	Art and Process of Entertainment Design	no grade history	—
448A	Costume Design for Film, Television, and Entertainment Media	3.65 n=10 small sample	—
448D	Deconstructing Glamour	3.86 n=12 small sample	—
449A	Design Thesis Preparation	no grade history	—
449B	Design Thesis Preparation	no grade history	—
C451A	Scenic Design	no grade history	—
C451C	Production Design for Film, Television, and Video	no grade history	—
C452A	Lighting Design	no grade history	—
C455A	Graphic Representation of Design: Perspective Drawing	no grade history	—
C455B	Graphic Representation of Design: Multimedia Rendering	3.86 n=12 small sample	—
C455C	Graphic Representation of Design: Digital Rendering	3.80 n=10 small sample	—
C455D	Graphic Representation of Design: Model Making	no grade history	—
C455F	Graphic Representation of Design: Costume Rendering	3.73 n=10 small sample	—
C455H	Selected Topics in Graphic Representation of Design	3.66 n=10 small sample	—
C456D	Introduction to Computer-Assisted Drafting	no grade history	—
C456G	Virtual Reality Rendering for Film	no grade history	—
C457A	Costume Construction Techniques	3.91 n=21	—
C458B	Lighting Design Technology	no grade history	—
460AF	Contemporary Issues in Direction	no grade history	—
472	Production Practice in Theater, Film, Video, and Digital Media	no grade history	—
474	Advanced Projects in Design and Production	3.52 n=10 small sample	—
475A	Graduate Design Portfolio Project: Scenic Design	no grade history	—
C476B	Production Practice in Theater with Emerging Technologies II	no grade history	—
495A	Practicum and Practice in Teaching Theater	no letter grades	—
596C	Directed Individual Studies: Directing	no grade history	—
599	PhD Dissertation in Theater Arts	no grade history	—

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the department average, so a course taught once to a dozen students sits near the department mean rather than at whatever those twelve happened to get. The figure is always shown — small sample marks where it rests mostly on that prior.