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3.00 Credits
This course will teach theatre students how to apply their artistic knowledge toward creating and developing skills in P-12 students. Course work will be at UMBC and in selected P-12 schools in the Baltimore area. UMBC students will study practices and theories incorporating theatre and social development, as they learn how to create theatrical productions in P-12 classrooms. UMBC students will then craft theatrical productions with P-12 students and evaluate their social growth. The course will also examine career options in theatre and social development.
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4.00 Credits
Building a character and playing the scene. Exercises in observation, behavior patterns, diction, the psychology of character, problems of motivation, the division of action into units and objectives. Gradually, the student learns to define an action through given circumstances and develop the arc of performance in a particular setting. Prerequisites: THTR 324 and/or consent of instructor. Notes: Repeatable for credit with consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
GEP/GFR: Meets AH. This course examines the issues of gender identification as they are presented through dramatic writing and theatre performance. Traditionally, the female in plays has been portrayed within the limited roles of wife, mother, whore and goddess. Contemporary women writers have challenged, expanded and redefined these roles. Plays by such writers as Euripides, Strindberg, Shaw, Lorca, Glaspell, Shange and Churchill will be studied through their historical, social and theatrical traditions to understand more fully what creates a context for these current female images. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. Notes: Also listed as GWST 349.
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4.00 Credits
In this course, we examine the basic skills and techniques involved in directing for performance, including the reading and selection of scripts, casting, blocking and working with the actors and designers. The student also is given the opportunity to select a short script and to direct it for presentation at the end of the semester. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the role of stage manager in any theatrical event, with particular focus on the relationships between the stage manager and the other production artists and the necessary techniques for running a performance. Professional guest artists will attend classes, and students will visit professional theatres to observe the workings of the production team. Prerequisites: THTR 253 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of the skills learned in THTR 254, with additional topics covered including theatre rigging, structural design, CAD and special effects. Students will meet with professionals and visit other theatres to observe the workings of the backstage. Prerequisites: THTR 254.
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3.00 Credits
GEP: WI and AH. GFR: AH An exploration of one major thrust of modern theatre - the desire to create social change. The course will select from the works of Ibsen, Shaw, Brecht, Odets, Miller, Churchill, Fugard, Soyinka, Smith or other playwrights. The selected writers will be considered in the context of historical events, artistic movements and relevant philosophical and social thought - including issues of race, class and gender - from the late- 19th century to the present. Required for theatre majors but open to all students. Prerequisites: One 200- level literature course in THTR, ENGL, MLL or CPLT, completed with a grade of C or better.
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3.00 Credits
GEP/GFR: Meets AH. An exploration of one major thrust of modern theatre - the need to understand human action and identity in the face of the ontological uncertainty and alienation of modern life. The course will select from the works of Strindberg, Pirandello, Williams, Beckett, Fornes, Mamet or other playwrights. The selected writers will be considered in the context of the artistic movements and relevant currents of philosophical, psychological and social thought from the late 19th century to the present. Required for theatre majors but open to all students. Prerequisites: One 200- level literature course in THTR, ENGL, MLL or CPLT, completed with a grade of C or better.
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3.00 Credits
GEP/GFR: Meets AH. A history of American theatre and its drama from 1700 to the present. Writers such as O'Neill, Hellman, Williams, Miller and August Wilson will be discussed. Prerequisites: Three-credit theatre course, a 200-level literature course or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A study of American dramatic literature from the works of Eugene O'Neill to the present. Social, economic and artistic influences will be examined. Prerequisites: THTR 202, 210, 211 or consent of instructor.
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