The University of South Carolina
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Theatre and Dance

GRADUATE THEATRE HANDBOOK
2002-2003

This handbook is active for all students who entered the program in the
Fall of 2002 to the present.
Revised August 2002.

Table of Contents

Section 1 - BASIC PHILOSOPHY OF THE THEATRE

Section 2 - FACULTY AND STAFF

Acting/Directing
Dance/Movement
Design/Technical Theatre
Playwriting
Theatre History/Dramatic Theory
Representative Artists-in-Residence
Departmental Administration

Section 3 - GRADUATE PROGRAMS

General Information
Departmental Rules and Policies
Scope of Academic Regulations
Requirements
Program of Study
MFA Review
MA, MAT Review
Comprehensive Examination Polices
Proficiencies
Practica
The Thesis
Standards of Academic Integrity
Probation and Termination Policy
Multi-Section Courses
Advising
Grades
Teaching Assistanships
Excerpt of Graduate School Regulations

Section 4 - MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAM

Section 5 - MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING PROGRAM

Section 6 - MASTER OF FINE ARTS PROGRAM

Residence
Internships
Advisory Committee Assignments
Program of Study: Directing
Program of Study: Acting
Program of Study: Scene Design
Program of Study: Costume Design
Program of Study: Lighting Design
Internships

Section 7 - PRODUCTION PROGRAM

Main Stage
Laboratory Theatre
THSP Showcase
Puppet Regime

Section 8 - PERFORMANCE SPACES

Drayton Hall
Longstreet Theatre
Benson Theatre
Koger Center
Booker T. Washington

Section 9 - GRADUATE READING LIST

Philosophy
Plays
Books

Section 10 - GRADUATE ADVISORY COMMITTEES