Seattle
Pacific University
THEATRE STUDENT HANDBOOK
Toward a sense of Purpose, History, and Order Contents PART
ONE General
Introduction A. Perspectives
- The Study of Theatre
a. The
Impact of the Art
b. The Nature
of the Discipline
c. The Christian
and the theatre
- Training
for Theatre at SPU
a. Learning
Goals
b. Applying your Learning
c.
Stretching your Experience
- Career
Opportunities
a. Liberation to
Life
b. Skills Enhancement
c.
Career Possibilities
d. Support
Organizations B. THE UNIVERSITY THEATRE
- Our Purposes
a. Institutional Service
b.
Curricular Objectives
c. Audience Education
d.
Discipleship Obligations
- Our Repertoire
a. Educational
Goals
b. Availability of Resources
c.
Selection Criteria Summary
- Our
Spaces
a. Some History
b. Configurations
- Our
Formats
a. Production Patterns
b.
Mainstage Productions
c. Studio
and Backstage Productions
d. Laboratory
Productions
e. SPU University Players
- Our
Procedures
a. Auditioning and Casting
b.
Actor's Rehearsal and Performance Behaviors
c.
Running Crew Behaviors
d. Shop
Safety Standards
e. Production
Meetings
f. Front of House Policies
g.
Box Office Operations
h. Complimentary
Ticket Policy
i. Student Use
of Facilities- McKinley
Lock-up Schedule and Off-hours Access
- Booking
Rehearsal and Performance Spaces
- Available
Rehearsal and Performance Equipment
- Dressing
Room Lockers and Showers
- Green
Room and Green Room Library
- Kitchen
Etiquette
- Call Board
- Employment
Internship Opportunities
a. University
Theatre Employment Internships
b. Off
Campus Employment and Internships PART
TWO C. FOR THEATRE MAJORS AND MINORS
OR THOSE WHO INTEND TO BE
- Procedures
a. Advising
b. Declaring
c.
Expectations
d. Requirements
e.
Applying for Graduation
- Choosing
Your Courses
a. About your Theatre Courses
b.
Recommended non-Theatre Courses
-
Your Senior Project
a. Characteristics
b.
Production Perimeters
c. Procedures
- Planning
for the Student Directed One Act Plays
- Developing
Your Résumé
a. Format
for Actors
b. Format for Designers
and Technicians
- Auditioning
a.
Your Personal Conduct
b. Audition
Techniques
c. Selecting Material
- Looking
at Grad Work
a. Sorting Through the Why
and the When
b. What Kind of Degree?
c.
Finding the Where
D. Scholarships
a.
Merit Scholarships
b.
University Players Scholarships
c.
Endowed Scholarships
d.
Honor Role of Scholarship Recipients E.
Forms
1. Application
for Major or Minor Status
2. Application
for Theatre Major Scholarship (Endowed)
3. Application
for Student Employment
4. Application to Direct a 2010 One Act
5. Application
and Proposal for Senior Project
6. Application
and Proposal for Laboratory Production
7. Graduation
Checklist for Majors
8. Graduation
Checklist for Minors Appendices
Appendix
A: Theatre Department Faculty and Staff Associates
Appendix
B: A Chronology of University
Theatre Seasons
Appendix C: A
Reading List for Students of Theatre
Appendix
D: Copyright Basics
Appendix
E: Production Team Job Descriptions
Appendix F: SPU Theatre Production Organizational Chart
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