Strother was one of the first recipients of the study-abroad grants for Ball State faculty and staff. Strother also performed in such plays as "On Golden Pond", and "Death of a Salesman". He wrote a number of plays, including several one-act productions, children's plays, and a full-length show, "The Man and the Water Works".
Strother was a founder and/or director of the Ball State, the Muncie Civic, Little Shoestring, and Studio theatres. He also served as administrative assistant to the chairman, and then as chairman of the Speech and Theatre Department before it was divided in July 1982. He served as professor and head of the Department of Theatre. Strother was a member of the Ball State University faculty for forty-one years, from 1946 to 1987. All seniors must take part in the THEA 434 Cabaret Class offered in the fall of their senior year.Dr. All students are to audition for all departmental production seasons except for fall of freshman year and spring of senior year. Students failing to pass a jury at the end of each semester are considered to be on probationary status any student failing a jury or not maintaining the appropriate degree program grade-point average for a second semester will be dropped from the program.
In addition, musical theatre students must pass juried semester auditions in acting, dance, and singing. Musical theatre students are selected for this degree program by audition. Curriculum and performance opportunities are designed to prepare students for careers in musical theatre and/or advanced training at quality graduate schools or conservatories. This interdisciplinary concentration requires course work in dance, music, and theatre. The Musical Theatre BFA concentration is designed as a pre-professional, conservatory style program within a liberal arts education. Students are expected to take or place out of THEA 333. Three credits in increasing difficulty from Two credits in increasing difficulty from Musical theatre concentration, 53 credits Those failing to pass a portfolio review at the end of the succeeding semester will be dropped from the concentration.
Students failing to pass a portfolio review at the end of one academic semester are considered on probationary status for the concentration. Design and technology concentration students must pass a portfolio review at the end of each semester and must pass an exit portfolio review at the end of the senior year to complete the concentration. Students will be selected for admission into this program based on a portfolio review and interview. This program allows the student to focus in one or more of the following areas: scenic design/technology, costume design/technology, hair/makeup design/technology, lighting design/technology, and/or sound design/technology. The BFA in Design and Technology is a pre-professional training program which endeavors to prepare the student for immediate, active, meaningful, and competitive work in the industry. Up to one other THEA or DANC course not listed above as approved by the PDA or chairperson. All seniors must complete the three-credit One Person Show offered as THEA 434 in the spring of their senior year.ĭesign and technology concentration, 52 creditsĭesign and technology electives, 9 credits Students may opt out of auditions for Chicago Showcase, New York Showcase, and the L.A. Students are required to audition for all mainstage production season shows except fall of freshman year and spring of senior year. In addition, acting students must have yearly interviews and pass yearly juried auditions every semester. Acting students are selected for this degree program by audition. Curriculum and performance opportunities are designed to prepare students for careers in theatre and/or advanced training at quality graduate schools or conservatories. The Acting BFA concentration is designed as a pre-professional, conservatory style program within a liberal arts education. Students must take THEA 280 for 2 credits.