The Department of Theatre and Dance is committed to equity and representation that reflects the student population, builds community, teaches compassion, and condemns intolerance. We are committed to advancing social justice by providing equal opportunity for all students without biases toward race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, economic status, or political beliefs. As artists, educators and scholars, we strive to achieve a creative collaboration in our classrooms, rehearsal, and performance spaces with a focus and dedication to equitable representation while actively embracing traditionally under-represented groups and their contributions to the canon.<br>Our programs prepare professional actors, designers, writers, film markers, editors, producers, directors, technicians, performers, choreographers, as well as teachers for the public schools. Students work closely with professional artist-educators who have earned national and international recognition. Our faculty have performed on Broadway, starred in television shows, danced in professional companies, worked at Tony-Award winning regional theatres, produced award winning films, choreographed for dance productions and musicals, had designs displayed internationally, presented films at Cannes Film Festival and SXSW, published books and articles, and had their plays produced in New York and abroad. We are large enough to provide access to a full complement of highly qualified specialists while prioritizing personal attention to our students. This course provides professional hands-on experience in the theatre or film industry. May be repeated once for credit.<br>The Film Program at Texas State University aims to educate the complete filmmaker. Our students gain extensive hands-on experience and an understanding of the entire machinery that goes into the making of a film and other forms of storytelling. Our focus is both on craft and auteurship, as well as the technical hands-on experience that helps our students find employment after graduation. One of the many unique advantages of our program is that it is situated within the Department of Theatre and Dance, in the College of Fine Arts and Communication. This gives our film students access to a wider base of knowledge around performance, writing, dramatic art, and technical production, and fosters rich collaborations with other Texas State students majoring in Theatre, Dance, as well as Music.