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Ashland Center for Theatre Studies

A La Carte Courses

Experience excellence with one of these 3-credit graduate level courses designed for high school and college theatre educators. Whether you are part of the ACTS Master of Theatre Studies program or are looking for a stand-alone course, you will come away with practical skills and new ideas to bring back to your school. Courses are taught by Southern Oregon University faculty and professionals from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Oregon Cabaret Theatre.

July 7-11, 2008

Choreography for Musical Theatre will give you skills in basic dance technique, choreographic composition, and tricks of the trade to use with your students and your musical productions

Costume Crafts from Head to Toe will give you a variety of skills and projects to take back to your classroom and improve your productions

The Director and the Rehearsal Process covers the director's role in working with young actors during the rehearsal process

July 28-August 1, 2008

VectorWorks (computer-aided design) for the Theatre will give you a powerful tool to make your designs and productions more effective and efficient

In addition to the A La Carte courses we also offer:

Theatrical Combat Workshop

Presented in conjunction with Dueling Arts International

June 23-July 5, 2008

A noncredit program (with optional undergraduate or graduate credit) open to anyone 18 years and older, interested in Theatrical Combat.

Theatrical Combat Workshop provides training and optional certification tests in broadsword, single rapier, rapier and dagger, smallsword, quarterstaff, and unarmed combat.

Online Courses

January 7-March 21, 2008

Survey of Dramatic Literature: Theatre of the Absurd

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