THEATRE ARTS WORKSHOPS
59.261 Acting I (also 42.261)
Theory and practice of acting, including exercises in the elements and methods of acting and the preparation of a public performance.
59.262 Acting II (also 42.262)
A continuation of 42.261, which is a prerequisite.
42.304 Playwriting
Theory and practice of playwriting. Conducted as a workshop with close analysis of student work.
59.384 Working with the Playscript (also 42.384)
A hands-on workshop/seminar that approaches plays of different periods as scripts intended for production. Attention to both staging and interpretation of a variety of dramatic forms.
59.385 Theatrical Design
An introduction to the various aspects of theatrical design: lighting, sound, costuming, and set design.
59.390 Classics in Performance
A studio performance class focusing on the work of the actor in performance of major plays from various periods. Class culminates in either showcase of scenes or a production of a selected text.
59.404 Topics in Theatre
Advanced study of a selected area of theatrical production, history, texts, or theory, taking into consideration the strengths and interests of current students in the program and the instructor.
59.459 Theatre Production Workshop (also 42.459)
Production of a full-length play or showcase of short plays, leading to a public performance.
59.494 Directed Study in Theatre
A theatre arts project developed by the student in close consultation with a member of the faculty.
DRAMATIC LITERATURE AND MUSIC
42.219 Introduction to Theatre (also 59.219)
This course explores the art form of theatre, its varied disciplines—playwriting, design, directing, and acting—and its changing forms and practices, through historical information, modern practices, representative plays, and active projects. *Approved for Gen Ed 2000, Arts and Humanities.
42.305 Playwriting
Theory and practice of playwriting. Conducted as a workshop with close analysis of student work.
42.348 Modern American Drama
A contextualized study of the work of modern American playwrights such as O'Neill, Glaspell, Odets, Wilder, Williams, Miller, and Wilson.
42.361 Restoration Comedy
A study of comic plays from 1660 to the mid-eighteenth century, including works by Behn, Wycherley, Congreve, and Sheridan.
42.362 Modern Drama
This course studies the development of the modern stage in its historical contexts, through representative British, American, and European plays from the late nineteenth century to the present.
42.363 English Renaissance Drama
This course studies the popular and powerful theatre of Renaissance England in the context of the social, cultural, and political changes of the period.
42.384 Working with the Playscript (also 59.384)
A hands-on workshop/seminar that approaches plays of different periods as scripts intended for production. Attention to both staging and interpretation of a variety of dramatic forms.
42.423 Shakespeare I
A study of selected histories, comedies, and tragedies.
42.424 Shakespeare II
A study of selected histories, comedies, and tragedies not covered in 42.423. Shakespeare I is not a prerequisite.
50.442 Theatre and Anti-theatre
Twentieth-century French theatre considered as an experiment in new dramatic forms and as a metaphorical expression of a new vision of life. Conducted in French.
55.351 Classical Drama
Group readings of great plays; discussion of their meaning and importance; lectures on the Greek theatre, the origins of tragedy and comedy, the nature of drama, and the special achievements of each dramatist.
58.305 Theatre and the Visual Arts
Explores the ways in which theatre and the visual arts enhance and stimulate language acquisition and critical literacy development as well as promote the development of a sense of historical awareness and cultural identity.
74.356 American Musical Theatre
A contextualized study of the American stage musical and its development from the late 18th century to the present, with particular emphasis on the 20th century and on the ways in which shows of a given era reflect or disrupt the culture and discourse of that era.