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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
This course continues the development begun in Basic Design and Technical Theater classes. It is project oriented with the class time devoted to discussion and presentation. The focus is on interpretation of script, basic research, development of visual metaphor with an emphasis on the power and manipulation of space. The course begins with design of sculpture and moves through increasingly complex solutions to the creation of stage environments. Drafting, rendering and model building skills are developed.
Prerequisite:
THEATER 1411 (0041) and 2411 (0243), or permission of department
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3.00 Credits
This course studies the development of theatrical modes of presentation, playwrights, plays, architecture, actors, producing agents, and audiences from the beginnings of theater to 1800. Relationships are drawn between the developing theater and the political and social history of the times.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies the development of theatrical modes of presentation, playwrights, plays, architecture, actors, producing agents, and audiences from 1800 to today. Relationships are drawn between the developing theater and the political and social history of the times.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the theory and practice of teaching artistry, students will examine how to engage young people, in partnership with a classroom teacher, in and through theater. A hands-on course, students will acquire practical methods, strategies, and a repertoire of exercises, through which theater can be used as a teaching and learning tool in K-12 classroom settings. Throughout the course, students will apply the methods learned in their Temple classroom and in school district classrooms. Students will learn from each other through observation and discussion of the Teaching Artist methods implemented in class. Students will also learn from classroom Teachers, professional Teaching Artists and Education Directors from Philadelphia’s many professional theaters who will share their work and experience in the field. Note: This is a required course for students in the Theater Education Concentration within the Department of Theater.
Prerequisite:
Special authorization required
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the history of the American Musical Theater, including the many entertainment genres influential to its creation. A study of musicals ranging from the late 19th century to the present as well as significant composers, lyricists, choreographers and other contributors to the art form. Note: Theater majors must pass Theater 3012 with a grade of C or better.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the theory and practice of teaching theater, students will examine current practices, procedures and methodology in various settings including the elementary and high school classroom, in recreation centers and education departments of equity and non-equity theaters. Note: This is a required course for students in the Theater Education Concentration within the Department of Theater.
Prerequisite:
Special authorization required
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3.00 Credits
The dramatic literature, criticism, and theater history of the modern period studied in appropriate cultural contexts. Note: Theater majors must pass Theater 3051 with a grade of C or better.
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3.00 Credits
Behind nearly every successful social movement, thwarted military coup or insurgent political revolution, there has always been the Theater of Protest. A unique, cross-culturally distinct genre, the plays, the performers and oftentimes, even the playwrights themselves, that have added their political bent to the discourse on the Theater of Protest, have put their lives on the line as resistance warriors in cultural movements, sometimes even paying the ultimate price for their art.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the contribution of women in the theater from the renaissance to the present. Playwrights, actors, directors and designers are considered.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines thematic concerns and dramatic techniques of African American theater from the Harlem Renaissance to the present.
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