Students can find all of the policies and procedures related to the Department of Theatre and Dance below. From safety policies, to dress code, it can all be found HERE.
Participation opportunities in theatre and dance are readily available in both production and performance each semester and students are encouraged to be actively involved. The department produces four mainstage productions (three in theatre, one in dance), two choreography showcases, and six studio theatre productions each year. Academic credit is available and encouraged for production work.
Participation in Winthrop Theatre and Dance productions is open to all Winthrop students. The department casting policy states:
"The Department of Theatre and Dance at Winthrop University encourages all students to audition for and participate in theatre and dance productions. The department practices non-traditional casting which allows for ethnic minorities and females to be cast in roles where race, ethnicity, and/or gender are not absolutely essential to the artistic work."
Audition notices are posted on campus, in The Johnsonian, and announced in theatre and dance classes. Audition procedures and casting are at the discretion of the director. Students interested in stage managing for faculty directed productions are encouraged to apply to the department chair. Crew vacancies are filled with the approval of the Technical Director.
There are unified theatre auditions held three times a year; once in August for all fall theatre productions, in November for early spring theatre productions, and in January/February for the remainder of the season. All students, regardless of major, are encouraged to audition for all productions. During the unified audition period students will have the opportunity to sign-up and audition for any and all productions for that semester. After the initial audition, the directors will post callback lists on the production callboard by the elevator. Students on the callback lists should read the callback instructions, initial their names, and attend callbacks as scheduled. After the callback period, the directors will meet to discuss casting options and generate their cast lists. The cast lists will then be posted on the production call board. Students must have a 2.0 GPA to be eligible to be cast in all theatre productions.
Auditions for Winthrop Dance Theatre will be held the first week of classes of the fall semester. Dancers should come to the audition prepared with appropriate dance attire and knowledge of their semester schedule. Each choreographer will hold individual auditions for their pieces, and students are encouraged to audition for pieces according to scheduled rehearsal times. Call back auditions will be announced and final cast lists will be posted as soon as possible. Students auditioning for all dance concerts must have a 2.5 GPA to be eligible to be cast.
In addition to the three technical theatre practicum courses (THRA 378, 379, and 173), students may receive practicum credit for substantial work on a theatre or dance production. They do not have to be a major to receive credit. The student requests to receive practicum credit from the director, designer or technical director in charge of the production. If the student's work has been sufficient to warrant a one-hour practicum, the director or technical director will submit the student's name and he or she will receive a grade for one credit hour of THRA 370. THRA 370 may be repeated for up to six hours of practicum credit. Students may be involved with more productions, but may only receive six hours practicum credit.
Winthrop Dance Theatre functions as a repertory class during the year under DANA 443: Dance Production: Practicum and DANA 444: Dance Production: Performance. Auditions are held during the first week of the fall semester. Rehearsals are scheduled throughout the semester. Students who do not meet performance requirements will be expected to meet production requirements to receive credit. All participating students will be expected to sign a contract and register for one technique class. The repertory includes works choreographed by various artists. In addition to Winthrop performances, many other opportunities are available. Auditions will be held again in the spring semester for the Student Choreography Showcase.
Students developing their own projects, directing studio productions, and designing for either the studio or mainstage may request from 1-3 credits of Independent Study. Your advisor will help you develop a proposal, select a supervisor and determine the appropriate number of credit hours.
For Information on Auditions and Employment: https://www.theatrecharlotte.org/auditions
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The Cultural and heritage Museum of York County has a variety of internshps for the summer.
The Institute of Outdoor Theatre (IOT) was founded in 1963 as an organization dedicated to serving the American historical outdoor drama movement. In the ensuing years, its scope expanded and grew internationally to include Shakespeare festivals, religious plays, musicals and all other types of plays always with the shared characteristic of outdoor performance. To reflect this growth, the organization changed its name in 2014 to the Institute of Ourdoor Theatre (IOT).
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Actor's Theatre of Charlotte
American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
American Alliance for Theatre and Education
American College Dance Association
American Dance Festival
Americans for the Arts (Arts Education Advocacy)
Americans for the Arts Internship Information
Arts and Sciences Counci (ASC) is a Charlotte-based Arts Education Advocacy and granting organization.
Association of Theatre in Higher Education
Association of Theatre Movement Educators
Backstage
Bates Summer Dance Festival
Bates Summer Dance Festival Internship Information
Charlotte Ballet
Charlotte Regional Partnership Film Office
Climb Theatre has full-tme employment for theatre graduates and internships for student.
Dance USA
Dragonukconnetcs. This is a website for performing arts professionals to connect to jobs. It's free
to sign up.
Educational Theatre Association (International Thespians)
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in any of the above subjects. Though it has a "dot com" designation, the site is in
no way commercial.
Jacob's Pillow Dance
Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival (Region IV)
National Dance Education Organization
National Association of Schools of Dance
National Association of Schools of Theatre
National Standards for Arts Education
Nu Delta Alpha (Dance Honorary Society)
Pentacle Management (Dance and Performance Art)
Performing Arts Managers Conference is Affiliated with the International Association of Assembly Managers
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Rock Hill Community Theatre
South Carolina Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
South Carolina Arts Commission
South Carolina Theatre Association
Southeastern Theatre Conference
Theatre Charlotte
United Professional Theatre Auditions (UPTA) includes professional auditions for dance as well as theatre.
United State Institute for Theatre Technology
University/Resident Theatre Association
Student directors will enroll in at least three credits prior to beginning any work on the production. The number of credits enrolled will be determined by an agreement between the student director and the faculty member supervising the project.
Student directors will:
The student director will complete the following in the process of presenting the show:
40% Quality Factors (artistic/substantive achievement on the following elements) prompt books, staging (directorial elements), performance (characterization elements), inanimate elements (designs, technical production); 15% Attendance Factors (as outlined above); 20% Deadline Factors (as outlined above); 25% Assignment Factors (timeliness and thoroughness of the following) completion of the preliminary prompt book and script analysis, completion of the final prompt book and project summary.
This should include the following:
The analysis should include all the following elements:
This should include the following elements:
A typewritten essay enclosed within the final prompt book that includes discussion of:
Typical Assignments in Theatre and Dance Courses
THRA 160: Stage Makeup
THRA 331: Directing I
THRA 120: Acting I
THRA 421: Acting Styles
THED 212: Creative Drama
THED 345: Exploring K-12 Theatre Education
THRT 385: Theatre History and Literature I
THRT 592: World Theatre
DANA 261: Musical Theatre Dance Forms
DANA 231: Tap I
DANA 321: Ballet IIIA
DANA 421: Ballet IVA
DCED 342: Dance Pedagogy
DCED 391: Principles of Dance Education
