Apr 06, 2026  
2026-2027 Catalog (BETA) Cal State East Bay 
    
2026-2027 Catalog (BETA) Cal State East Bay

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THEA 254 - Acting and Diversity


Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-3B; Diversity
Contemporary American theatrical expression and performance. Organized around ethnic and cultural identity. Analyzing samples of Native American, Chicano, African American, Asian American and LGBTQ theatre with consideration for their historical and political contexts. Discussion Units: 2; Activity Units: 1.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-3B - Humanities, Overlay - Diversity
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 

  1. demonstrate greater control over their individual artistic and creative voices by exploring the role that Native, African, Asian, Latino/a and LGBTQ Americans have played in shaping the American cultural voice and how these factors have impacted American theatre.
  2. identify how the diverse cultural image of America was shaped and artistic expression for all people limited through theater like minstrelsy and wild west shows. 
  3. examine the plays for their historical and thematic content.
  4. collaborate in creation of original presentations involving issues of race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation


GE-3B. Humanities Learning Outcomes
 

  1. Evaluate the impact of the humanities on your life.
  2. Examine the cultural and/or historical context(s) of the humanities.
  3. Describe the ways that diverse identities influence experiences in the humanities.

Diversity Overlay Learning Outcomes
 

  1. Describe the histories, experiences or views of one or more cultural groups.
  2. Analyze the overlap or intersection of social identities of oneself and/or other cultural groups (e.g., culture, gender, class, sexuality, religion, disability, immigration status, and/or age).
  3. Examine the impact of their own identity on their experiences with and/or views of other cultural groups.



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