Course Listing
§Independent work means not less than three additional hours each week of conference, research, independent reading, and writing as assigned by the instructor.
The college has recently transitioned to a new course numbering system in preparation for the migration to the CUNYfirst platform. Old course numbers are provided in the parenthesis after the "/" symbol.
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Introductory and general courses
- Introduction to Theater Arts (THEA 1001 / THE 1)
- Performance Techniques for the Classroom Teacher (THEA 1003 / THE 60)
- Theater Management (THEA 2001 / THE 50)
- Text Analysis (THEA 2002 / THE 48)
- Special Topics in Theater (THEA 3002 / THE 45)
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History of theater
- Theater of the Twentieth Century (THEA 2501 / THE 40.3)
- Black Theater (THEA 2502 / THE 41.4)
- History of Western Theater I (THEA 3501 / THE 40.1)
- History of Western Theater I (THEA 3502W / THE 40.1W)
- History of Western Theater II (THEA 3503 / THE 40.2)
- History of the Theater in the United States (THEA 3504 / THE 41.1)
- Theater in Asia (THEA 3505 / THE 41.3)
- Women in Theater (THEA 3506 / THE 41.5)
- Theater and the City (THEA 4801)
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Acting
- Introduction to Acting (THEA 1101 / THE 2)
- Acting Workshop I (THEA +2102 / THE 10.1)
- Acting Workshop II (THEA +2103 / THE 10.2)
- Acting Practicum I (THEA 2110 / THE 12.5)
- Acting Practicum II (THEA 2111 / THE 12.6)
- Acting Practicum III (THEA 2112 / THE 12.7)
- Acting Practicum IV (THEA 2113 / THE 12.8)
- Performance Techniques I (THEA 3102 / THE 12.2)
- Performance Techniques II (THEA 3103 / THE 12.3)
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Design and technical theater
- Stagecraft I (THEA 2310 / THE 20.1)
- Property Construction (THEA 2311 / THE 20.4)
- Stage Makeup (THEA 2312 / THE 25.8)
- Scene Painting (THEA 2313 / THE 20.7)
- Costume Construction for the Stage (THEA 2320 / THE 21.3)
- Costume Rendering (THEA 2321)
- Costume Design for the Stage I (THEA 3321 / THE 21.4)
- Scenographic Techniques (THEA 3330 / THE 22.2)
- Scene Design I (THEA 3331 / THE 22.5)
- Scenic Design II (THEA 3333 / THE 22.6)
- Fundamentals of Stage Lighting (THEA 3340)
- Lighting Design I (THEA 3341 / THE 23.2)
- Stage Lighting Workshop (THEA 4340)
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Directing
- Directing I (THEA 3601 / THE 30.1)
- Directing II (THEA 3602 / THE 30.2)
- Devising and Collaborative Creation (THEA 3620 / THE 32)
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Production
- Introduction to Theater Production (THEA 1201 / THE 3)
- Scene/Electrics Shop Practicum (THEA 1202 / THE 4.1)
- Costume Shop Practicum (THEA 1203 / THE 4.2)
- Running Crew Practicum I (THEA 1204 / THE 4.3)
- Running Crew Practicum II (THEA 1205 / THE 4.4)
- Running Crew Practicum III (THEA 1206 / THE 4.5)
- Running Crew Practicum IV (THEA 1207 / THE 4.6)
- Stage Management (THEA 2201 / THE 26.1)
- Stage Management 2 (THEA 2202 / THE 26.2)
- Sound Recording (THEA 3351 / THE 27.1)
- Sound Recording Workshop (THEA 4351 / THE 27.2)
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BFA courses
- Dynamics I (THEA 3201)
- Dynamics II (THEA 3202)
- Dynamics III (THEA 3203)
- Dynamics IV (THEA 3204)
- Dynamics V (THEA 3205)
- Dynamics VI (THEA 3206)
- Dynamics VII (THEA 3207)
- Dynamics VIII (THEA 3208)
- Acting I: Fundamentals (THEA 3401 / THE 11.1)
- Acting II: Introduction to Scene Study (THEA 3402 / THE 11.2)
- Acting III: Contemporary Realism (THEA 3403 / THE 11.3)
- Acting IV: Classics of Modern Realism (THEA 3404 / THE 11.4)
- Acting V: Introduction to Shakespeare (THEA 3405 / THE 11.5)
- Acting VI: Advanced Acting Workshop (THEA 3406 / THE 11.6)
- Business of Acting and Audition Technique (THEA 3407 / THE 11.7)
- Acting for the Camera (THEA 3410 / THE 12.1)
- Dialects for the Actor (THEA 3436 / THE 13.8)
- Senior Rehearsal and Performance (THEA 4400 / THE 35)
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Workshops
- Theater Workshop (THEA 3701 / THE 36)
- Devising Workshop (THEA 4620)
- Theater Laboratory I (THEA 4701 / THE 36.1)
- Theater Laboratory II (THEA 4702 / THE 36.2)
- Theater Laboratory III (THEA 4703 / THE 36.3)
- Theater Laboratory IV (THEA 4704 / THE 36.4)
- Theater Laboratory V (THEA 4705 / THE 36.5)
- Theater Laboratory VI (THEA 4706 / THE 36.6)
- Performance Ensemble (THEA 4710 / THE 47.1)





