{"id":24,"date":"2010-08-19T19:13:06","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T23:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/theater\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2022-03-11T15:43:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:43:17","slug":"thesis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/academic-program\/thesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Thesis &#038; Honors Thesis Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2584\" style=\"width: 1929px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/12\/WAPTP-50.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2584\" class=\"wp-image-2584 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/12\/WAPTP-50.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/12\/WAPTP-50.jpeg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/12\/WAPTP-50-400x297.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/12\/WAPTP-50-900x669.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/12\/WAPTP-50-768x571.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/12\/WAPTP-50-1536x1142.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/12\/WAPTP-50-200x149.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2019 Production of &#8220;<em>We Are Proud to Present&#8230;<\/em>&#8221; Photo Credit: Phyllis Graber-Jensen<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department of Theater and Dance offers multiple options for the culminating experience for Theater majors. \u00a0 Please see the Academic Requirements as listed in the catalog for more details: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/academic-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theater Academic Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below is a guide to choosing capstone or thesis options for Theater Makers and Theater Studies\/Dramaturgy students with the specific requirements and expectations related to each.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>Thesis Options:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A portfolio\/website focused on a culminating creative project (Theater Makers)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A written thesis focused on a culminating creative project (Theater Makers)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A written thesis focused on a scholarly interest in the field of theater focus (Theater Studies\/Dramaturgy\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Double Majors Only who are completing their W3 requirements elsewhere: a website portfolio focusing on your four year experience as a theater major\u00a0 (Theater Makers)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> No credit thesis (Theater Makers)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li>Honors Thesis (Theater Makers &amp; Theater Studies\/Dramaturgy)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"btn-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"btn-action\" id=\"theater-makers-thesis-creative-project-portfolio\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"btn-title\">Theater Makers Thesis-Creative Project &amp; Portfolio<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"btn-content\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Theater Makers Thesis-Creative Project &amp; Website\/Portfolio<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2765\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/SFB-SS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2765\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2765\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/SFB-SS.jpg\" alt=\"Sukanya Shukla \u201820 Acting Capstone-Nina in Stupid F#@king Bird.\r\nPhoto Credit: Phyllis Graber-Jensen.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/SFB-SS.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/SFB-SS-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/SFB-SS-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/SFB-SS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/SFB-SS-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/SFB-SS-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sukanya Shukla \u201820 Acting Thesis\/Capstone &#8211; Nina in <em>Stupid F#@king Bird<\/em>.<br \/>Photo Credit: Phyllis Graber-Jensen<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This practitioner-focused option allows students to work on a thesis in acting, directing, playwriting or design and complete a specific project designated by the department. It is by invitation of the departmental faculty only and involves one or two semesters of original research culminating in a <strong>creative project<\/strong> and accompanying<strong> website\/portfolio focused on the artistic process<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For acting, the student will portray a designated role in a specific production. For directing, a student will direct a specific play. For playwriting, the student will write an original play and have a staged reading.\u00a0 For design, the student will accomplish the design for an appropriate project as discussed by the student and their advisor.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting this creative project, this thesis experience includes a substantive website or portfolio examining the process and product of creative research.\u00a0 It also represents the students\u2019 understanding of contemporary and\/or historical theater practice, its theoretical and cultural context and connection to contemporary best practices.\u00a0 This portfolio could be the foundational work that students continue to develop as they apply to professional theater internships or Graduate Program MFA, MA, (post Bates)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0programs post-Bates. <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Theater Makers Thesis Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The requirements below are the minimum expectations which must be fulfilled to be eligible for a capstone experience in these fields.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Acting Thesis Requirements:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>All of the following:<br \/>DN\/TH 202. Devising Performance.<br \/>THEA 263. Voice and Speech.<br \/>THEA 361. Advanced Acting.<br \/>DN\/TH 290. Performance\/Production. (Performance in one production prior to thesis; half-credit course).<br \/><br \/>One and a half additional credits chosen in consultation with the major advisor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Design Thesis Requirements:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>1) Design courses. One of the following:<br \/>THEA 231. Scene Design.<br \/>THEA 232. Lighting Design.<br \/>THEA 233. Costume Design.<br \/><br \/>At least one of the following additional design courses:<br \/>THEA 231. Scene Design.<br \/>THEA 232. Lighting Design.<br \/>THEA 233. Costume Design.<br \/>THEA 235. Fashion: A Survey of Western Culture.<br \/>THEA 236. Pattern Drafting and Draping.<br \/>THEA 295. Stage Management for the Performing Arts.<br \/><br \/>Three additional design-related courses, at least one in art and visual culture, that support the design concentration in consultation with the major advisor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Directing Thesis Requirements:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>DN\/TH 202. Devising Performance<br \/>THEA 250. Beginning Directing.<br \/>THEA 350. Advanced Directing.<br \/>THEA 360 B. Independent Study &#8211; Assistant Director<br \/>One additional course chosen in consultation with the major advisor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Playwriting Thesis Requirements:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>All of the following:<br \/>THEA 223. Dramaturgy: An Introduction.<br \/>THEA 240. Playwriting.<br \/>THEA 339. Advanced Playwriting.<\/p>\r\n<p>One of the following:<br \/>DANC 151. Making Dance.<br \/>DANC 262. Embodying Activism: Performing a Living Definition.<br \/>Two half-credit courses in DN\/TH 290. Performance\/Production, or DANC 270. Studio Dance.<\/p>\r\n<p>Production work: THEA 360 C. Independent Study-Production Dramaturgy<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Guidelines for Thesis Assessment<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Creative Project &amp; Process:\u00a0 70% (35% process\/35% presentation)<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A substantial theater project in acting, directing, playwriting, or design with an emphasis on the process.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Website or Portfolio:\u00a0 30%<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This can be done in a variety of creative formats.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Proposal &amp; Website\/Portfolio Guidelines<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Proposal and portfolio specifications for the following fields can be found by clicking the link below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2022\/03\/ACTING-Link-Thesis-Website.pdf\">ACTING<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2022\/03\/DESIGN-Thesis-Link-Website.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>DESIGN<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2022\/03\/DIRECTING-Link-Thesis-Website.pdf\">DIRECTING<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2022\/03\/PLAYWRITING-Thesis-Link-Website.pdf\">PLAYWRITING<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2768\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Ali-Greene-Emma-Goidel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2768\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Ali-Greene-Emma-Goidel.jpg\" alt=\"Ali Greene \u201820 Directing Capstone-The Gap with playwright Emma Goidel.\r\nPhoto Credit: Tim Dugan.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Ali-Greene-Emma-Goidel.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Ali-Greene-Emma-Goidel-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Ali-Greene-Emma-Goidel-900x675.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Ali-Greene-Emma-Goidel-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Ali-Greene-Emma-Goidel-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Ali-Greene-Emma-Goidel-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ali Greene \u201820 Directing Thesis\/Capstone &#8211; <em>The Gap<\/em> with playwright Emma Goidel.<br \/>Photo Credit: Tim Dugan<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"btn-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"btn-action\" id=\"theater-studies-dramaturgy-written-thesis\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"btn-title\">Theater Studies\/Dramaturgy Written Thesis<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"btn-content\"><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Theater Studies\/Dramaturgy Written Thesis<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2549\" style=\"width: 1929px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/03\/Love-Sick_Dress_0032.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2549\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/03\/Love-Sick_Dress_0032.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Professor of Theater, Martin Andrucki directs Brady Chilson '23 in Love\/Sick.\r\nPhoto credit Phyllis Graber Jensen\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/03\/Love-Sick_Dress_0032.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/03\/Love-Sick_Dress_0032-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/03\/Love-Sick_Dress_0032-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/03\/Love-Sick_Dress_0032-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2019\/03\/Love-Sick_Dress_0032-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Professor of Theater, Martin Andrucki directs Brady Chilson &#8217;23 in <em>Love\/Sick<\/em>.<br \/>Photo credit Phyllis Graber Jensen<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This option focused on scholarly research and writing, offers <\/span><b>Theater Studies\/Dramaturgy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> students the opportunity to explore topics in dramatic literature, theater history, the theoretical and social dimensions of performance, or other appropriate areas of scholarly interest.\u00a0 The traditional senior thesis involves one or two semesters of original research and writing, culminating in a substantial paper on a research topic of the student\u2019s design.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>Dramaturgy, History, Literature, Criticism Requirements<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p>Course work: THEA 101, THEA 200, THEA 220, THEA 223<br \/>2 additional courses in Dramatic Literature or Theory<br \/>Production work: <br \/>THEA 360 C. Independent Study-Production Dramaturgy<\/p>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Guidelines for Thesis Assessment<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p><strong>Written Portion: 100%<\/strong><br \/>This should be 40 &#8211; 70 pages in length.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"btn-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"btn-action\" id=\"theater-makers-thesis-creative-project-written-component\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"btn-title\">Theater Makers Thesis-Creative Project &amp; Written Component<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"btn-content\"><\/p>\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Theater Makers Thesis-Creative Project &amp; Written Component<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2779\" style=\"width: 1045px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/the-wolves.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2779\" class=\"wp-image-2779 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/the-wolves.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Berger \u201819 Directing Thesis-The Wolves.\r\nPoster Design:Rachel Forcillo '18.\" width=\"1035\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/the-wolves.jpg 1035w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/the-wolves-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/the-wolves-582x900.jpg 582w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/the-wolves-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/the-wolves-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/the-wolves-129x200.jpg 129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1035px) 100vw, 1035px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Berger \u201819 Directing Thesis &#8211; <em>The Wolves<\/em>. Poster Design: Rachel Forcillo &#8217;18<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p><b>Theater Maker <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">students who elect this option will structure their <\/span><b>written work<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>scholarly research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> around a creative project designated by the department in acting, directing, playwriting, or design.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project process and written portion of the thesis represents the students&#8217; independent original research based on an understanding of contemporary and\/or historical theater practice, its theoretical underpinnings, cultural context, and research methodology.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Theater Makers Thesis Requirements<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>The requirements below are the minimum expectations that must be fulfilled to be eligible for a thesis experience in these fields.<\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>Acting Thesis Requirements<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p>Course work: THEA 261, THEA 263, THEA 361<br \/>Production work: Two major roles in productions at Bates.<\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>Design Thesis Requirements<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p>Course work: THEA 130, THEA 231, THEA 232, THEA 233<br \/>Production work: One of the following:<br \/>THEA 360 E. Independent Study &#8211; Assistant Design in the Area of Focus <br \/>THEA 360 F. Independent Study &#8211; Design<\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>Directing Thesis Requirements<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p>Course work: THEA 261, THEA 350<br \/>Production work: After successfully completing THEA 350: <br \/>THEA 360 A. Independent Study &#8211; Stage Management<br \/>THEA 360 B. Independent Study &#8211; Assistant Director<br \/>THEA 360 D. Independent Study &#8211; Directing<\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>Playwriting Thesis Requirements<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p>Course work: ENTH 289, THEA 223, THEA 240, THEA 340<br \/>Additional work: One completed script<br \/>Production work: <br \/>THEA 360 C. Independent Study-Production Dramaturgy<br \/>https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/academic-program\/thesis\/<\/p>\r\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Guidelines for Thesis Assessment<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p><strong>Creative Project &amp; Process:<\/strong> <strong>70%<\/strong> (35% process\/35% presentation)<br \/>A substantial theatre project in acting, directing, playwriting, or design with an emphasis on both the scholarly research and the process.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Written Portion: 30%<\/strong><br \/>This portion of the creative thesis project should be 35 &#8211; 60 pages in length.<\/p>\r\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Bates-Theater-Thesis-Guidelines.pdf\">Proposal &amp; Thesis Guidelines<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2781\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/we-are-proud.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2781\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/we-are-proud.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Willis \u201819 Acting Thesis, Michael Driscal \u201819, Ethan Winglass Acting Thesis \u201919-We Are Proud to Present\u2026\r\nPhoto Credit: Phyllis Graber-Jensen.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/we-are-proud.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/we-are-proud-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/we-are-proud-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/we-are-proud-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/we-are-proud-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/we-are-proud-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jack Willis \u201819 Acting Thesis, Michael Driscal \u201819, Ethan Winglass Acting Thesis \u201919 &#8211; <em>We Are Proud to Present\u2026<\/em><br \/>Photo Credit: Phyllis Graber-Jensen<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"btn-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"btn-action\" id=\"honors-thesis\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"btn-title\">Honors Thesis<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"btn-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"btn-content\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Honors Thesis<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_2733\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Angles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2733\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Angles.jpg\" alt=\"Hope French \u201818 Honors Thesis Acting-Harper Pitt in Angels in AmericaPhoto Credit: Phyllis Graber-Jensen.\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Angles.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Angles-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Angles-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Angles-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Angles-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/Angles-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hope French \u201818 Honors Thesis Acting &#8211; Harper Pitt in <em>Angels in America<\/em><br \/>Photo Credit: Phyllis Graber-Jensen<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honors Thesis involves two semesters of original research and writing either focusing on a creative project and\/or a research topic approved by your advisor.\u00a0 It culminates in a substantial paper on a research topic of the student\u2019s design and also requires an oral examination by faculty members and an outside evaluator.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe program encourages students to achieve mastery of a specific topic within the context of a major. The program gives qualified students an opportunity to conduct extensive independent study and research in their majors.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such an effort requires that the student possess an excellent understanding of the subject area, its theoretical underpinnings, and its research methodology<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 The student must also be able to think critically and comprehensively about the topic, and must be able to advance a well-formulated argument.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participation in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/honors\/\"><b>Bates Honors Program<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is by invitation of the theater faculty.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following are minimum objective criteria for such an invitation:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Overall grade-point average: 3.30 &#8211; Departmental average: 3.70<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Honors in Acting<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major roles in at least two Bates productions, at least one of which must have been faculty-directed; distinguished work in THEA 261, THEA 361 &amp; THEA\u00a0 362<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Honors in Directing<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distinguished work in THEA 350, THEA 360 A, THEA 360 B\u00a0 &amp; THEA 360 D.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Honors in Design<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distinguished work in the relevant design courses, and design work on at least two productions at Bates, at least one of which must have been faculty-directed.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Honors in Dramaturgy, History, Literature, And Criticism<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distinguished work in the relevant courses at Bates, including a demonstrated ability to write vivid, coherent English.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Honors in Playwriting<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Successful completion of at least two one-act plays, or one full-length play before senior year.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>All Honors Theses<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A substantial section of the written portion must address scholarly, historical, and theoretical questions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><b>Guidelines for Honors Thesis Assessment\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The Bates College honors guidelines state that the <strong>thesis counts for 60%<\/strong> of the honors award, while the <strong>oral examination counts for 40%<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Thus, the written portion of the <strong>honors thesis counts for 25% of 60%\u2014i.e. 15% overall<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p>Proposal and thesis specifications can be found by clicking the link below:<\/p>\r\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/files\/2020\/06\/2020-21-Honors-Thesis-Guidelines.pdf\">HONORS<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Theater and Dance offers multiple options for the culminating&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1006,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_prepend":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_append":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_append_before_footer":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"Thesis Requirements for fields within the Theater and Dance departments at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-24","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3695,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/3695"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/theater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}