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  • 3.00 Credits

    Geared towards aiding those students interested in broadcasting, acting, or teaching careers. In an informal group setting, the student will pursue the heightening and sharing of his/her sensitivities in relation to a wide choice of written materials including drama, children's literature, documentaries, fiction, editorials, scripts, and poetry. At the same time, the course will concentrate on using and developing the full range of the voice as the vehicle to communicate the student's sensitivities and interpretations. Counts as a 0300-level elective for the literature and literature/secondary education concentrations. (formerly ENGL 0250)
  • 3.00 Credits

    The course addresses the organization and business practices of theatrical companies and of theatre production. The course will acquaint students with the roles of the producer and the managing director. The requirements and responsibilities of both commercial and nonprofit theatrical production will be addressed, as well as the roles and functions of various management personnel. The course will include such topics as fund raising, subscription sales, publicity and promotion, community relations, agents, unions, stage management, and long- and short-term planning. (formerly ENGL 0251)
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introductory course in the art and craft of the actor designed to make the student aware of personal outer and inner resources and to provide the student with work habits and tools to approach the actor's task with understanding. (formerly ENGL 0252)
  • 3.00 Credits

    A study of the process of play direction and practice in the staging of scenes from the most common styles of plays. (formerly ENGL 0255)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will employ various disciplined, systematic approaches to analyzing and understanding a work of dramatic literature and their application to classical, modern, and contemporary plays, and it will facilitate a greater understanding and appreciation of the art and craft of dramatic writing. The course is designed for students of varying disciplines. The course will challenge and assist students in the development of their critical, analytical, and creative abilities. Knowledge acquired in this course will assist students in their analysis and understanding of other literary works, and will increase their appreciation of the work of the creative writer. The course also will provide insight into how one's interpretation of a dramatic text can be translated into concrete graphic, visual, and aural terms for a theatre audience. (formerly ENGL 0260)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an interdisciplinary study of the development, continuum, and evolution of Western theatre in a world cultural context. The course will focus on the agendas and legacies of key figures and movements in the development of Western theatre from its origins in ritual and ceremonial dance to the community performances of the Middle Ages. The relationship of Western theatre to Eastern examples, the development of the theatre as a physical structure, the development of various concepts of character and dramatic action, and the changing relationship of life on the stage to life off the stage will be examined through the study of selected dramatists, theoreticians, directors, designers, and performers. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102. (formerly ENGL 0261)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an interdisciplinary study of the development, continuum, and evolution of Western theatre in a world cultural context. The course will focus on the agendas and legacies of key figures and movements in the development of Western theatre from the European Renaissance to the emerging world stage of the nineteenth century. The relationship of Western theatre to Eastern examples, the development of the theatre as a physical structure, the development of various concepts of character and dramatic action, and the changing relationship of life on the stage to life off the stage will be examined through the study of selected dramatists, theoreticians, directors, designers, and performers. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102. (formerly ENGL 0262)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is an interdisciplinary study of the development, continuum, and evolution of Western theatre in a world cultural context. The course will focus on the agendas and legacies of key figures and movements in the development of Western theatre from the realist/naturalist movements of the nineteenth century to the world theatre of the 1940s. The relationship of Western theatre to Eastern examples, the development of the theatre as a physical structure, the development of various concepts of character and dramatic action, and the changing relationship of life on the stage to life off the stage will be examined through the study of selected dramatists, theoreticians, directors, designers, and performers. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and 0102. (formerly ENGL 0263)
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course focuses upon selected subjects in the theatre arts of performance and design, theatre stagecraft and technology, theatre history, theatre management, or dramatic literature chosen in keeping with the instructor's field of specialization and in response to student interest and/or emerging trends in theatre.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course teaches students the principles, theories, technology, and craftsmanship of sound design for live theatrical production. Topics include script analysis for the designer, developing a design concept, researching period music, developing a sound score, translating characters' internal psychological and emotional states into sound, and organizing the documentation of a design. Emphasis is placed on digital multi-track recording and editing. Students will be expected to plan and to implement a number of sound design projects using computer-aided sound design software. Students also will explore basic audio theory and technology, the components of sound systems, and their applications to a live theatrical environment. (formerly ENGL 0343)
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