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Courses
MFT on Stage
Screen Studies
Tech Jobs
100

This person handles prompts, rehearsal reports, and calls the show.

Who is the Stage Manager

100

This fundamental course is a requirement for all other drama courses!

What is DRAM-1701 (Intro to drama studies)?

100

This was the first show of this year's season, and touched on such topics as friendship and toxic masculinity.

What is NEVER SWIM ALONE?

100

This introductory course allows you to learn the ins and outs of screen studies and visual media, then setting you up for future work!

What is Introduction to Screen Studies

100

This tech job requires assisting the designer with clothing, and mostly resides upstairs in the costume shop.

Who is the wardrobe/costume tech?

200

This booth inhabitant works with show audio.

Who is the sound operator?

200

In this course, you learn about the process of writing and analyzing a play as a piece of text!

What is Playwriting and Dramaturgy (DRAM 2991)?

200

This play featured five people playing one woman, the sixth actor played her sister.

What is ALBERTINE IN FIVE TIMES?

200

In this course, you look at topics like documentary, criminology, and psychology.

What is True Crime on Screen (SCRN 4001)?

200

This person sells the tickets and builds the programs.

Who is the Front-of-House (FOH) tech?

300

This area of the theatre is located above the house seats, and houses all the sound and lighting controls.

What is the booth?

300
In this course, you learn various applications of acting, including Shakespeare, Absurdism, and Theatre for Young Audiences.

What is Acting Styles (DRAM 3171)?

300

This bilingual theatre troupe has a yearly production, including the most recent VICTOR '25

What is Tintamarre?

300

In this course, you look at the process of turning a book or play into a film or other piece of screen media!

What is Adaptation: Page to Screen (SCRN 2001)?

300

This person works alongside the PM and designer to build the sets for all the shows!

Who is the carpentry tech?

400

Students majoring in drama get credit towards their degree by working on these hands-on experiences during the run of a season!

What are production hours?

400

In this course, you learn the ins and outs of directing, culminating in doing your own scene!

What is Principles of Directing (DRAM 3151)?

400

This outdoor production was a collaboration with music.

What is THE DARK?
400

This person shoots the trailers for all of the MFT shows, and acts as a TA for some screen courses.

Who is the Screen Studies Intern?

400

This person runs Instagram and all of the newsletters.

Who is the marketing tech?

500

In a production, this person works alongside the lighting designer and runs the cues during the show.

What is the MLX (lighting operator)?

500

This capstone course allows you to earn credit for practical work in the theater, under the supervision of a faculty advisor.

What is Advanced Theatrical Interpretation (DRAM 4011)?

500

This upcoming production sets the experiences of women in war against the contexts of ancient Greece.

What is IF WE WERE BIRDS?

500

This screen studies project from last year was a short film centering around a classic story of postpartum depression.

What is THE YELLOW WALLPAPER?

500

This person assists with all productions and maintains the organization and tidiness of the theatre and its spaces.

Who is the theatre tech?