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Jeff Hunt, Chairperson
MCFA 125, 486-0494
Theatre   www.alamo.edu/sac/theatre/default.htm
Speech    www.alamo.edu/sac/theatre/speechdegree.htm

The Theatre and Speech Communication Department consists of two programs: Drama and Speech.

Drama

The Drama Program offers both majors and interested students opportunities to perform in, design, build, and run theatrical productions. The department operates both the 1,004-seat McAllister Fine Arts Auditorium and the more intimate 150-seat McCreless Theatre. Most drama classes require students to participate in management, acting, and technical activities of the department. Auditions for departmental productions are open to any student in good academic standing.

The department’s drama season offers the community a variety of productions, including a children’s theatre production for area elementary school students and the public. Admission is free to San Antonio College students, faculty, and staff presenting a valid ID. Proceeds from general public ticket sales support the Ron Lucke Scholarship Fund. These student scholarships, awarded at the end of each long term, reward their recipients’ academic achievement, professionalism, and dedication to theatre and communication.

Speech

The Speech Program serves the degree requirements of students in a variety of majors and technical fields, as well as a limited number of majors. Course topics include public speaking, interpersonal communication, business and professional speech, voice and diction, as well as pronunciation classes for non-native speakers of English.

The department sponsors a highly successful Forensics Program. Students here compete with other college and university students in public speaking and literary performance events. A fundraising showcase each semester features the speeches and performances of forensics and acting students. Donations to this event support the Ron Lucke Scholarship Fund. These student scholarships, awarded at the end of each long term, reward their recipients’ academic achievement, professionalism, and dedication to speech and drama.

Programs and Courses - Theatre and Speech Communication

Theatre and Speech Communication

Programs

Associate of Arts

• •  Drama, A.A.
• •  Speech, A.A.

Courses

• •  DRAM 1120 - Theatre Practicum I
• •  DRAM 1121 - Theatre Practicum II
• •  DRAM 1310 - Introduction to Theatre - Theatre Appreciation
• •  DRAM 1322 - Stage Movement
• •  DRAM 1330 - Stagecraft I
• •  DRAM 1341 - Stage Make Up
• •  DRAM 1342 - Introduction to Costume
• •  DRAM 1351 - Acting I
• •  DRAM 1352 - Acting II
• •  DRAM 2120 - Theatre Practicum III
• •  DRAM 2121 - Theatre Practicum IV
• •  DRAM 2331 - Stagecraft II
• •  DRAM 2336 - Voice and Diction
• •  DRAM 2351 - Acting III
• •  DRAM 2370 - Oral Interpretation
• •  DRAM 2389 - Academic Cooperative in Theatre
• •  SPCH 1311 - Introduction to Speech Communication
• •  SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking
• •  SPCH 1318 - Interpersonal Communication
• •  SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Communication
• •  SPCH 1342 - Voice and Diction
• •  SPCH 1370 - Pronunciation I for Non Native Speakers of English
• •  SPCH 1371 - Pronunciation II for Non-Native Speakers of English
• •  SPCH 2301 - Introduction to Technology and Human Communication
• •  SPCH 2316 - Interviewing
• •  SPCH 2333 - Discussion and Small Group Communication
• •  SPCH 2335 - Argumentation and Debate
• •  SPCH 2341 - Oral Interpretation

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