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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An advanced studio course concentrating on specific problems in costume design. There will be an emphasis on textual analysis, style, visual character development, and rendering techniques. Prerequisite: 110.(4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the basic theories and practices of theatrical scenic design and the role and function of the scenic designer. The course will examine the scenographic process from initial concept through finished design, including the principles and issues of visual design, sketches, mechanical drawings, CAD, color renderings, and scaled models. Prerequisite: 110.(4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the basic theories and practices of theatrical lighting design and the role and function of the lighting designer. The course will examine the design process from initial concepts through finished design, including basic electrical theory, lighting instruments and lamps, lighting control systems, characteristics of light, use of color, and creating the light plot using CAD. Prerequisite: 110.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
A studio course in the fundamental techniques of realistic acting. The course explores the demands and conventions of realistic acting through the theories and writing of Konstantin Stanislavsky. Students will study and carry out numerous in-class exercises, pioneered by Stanislavsky, that develop actor skills through exploration of "work on the self and work on the role." Character will be explored through the use of vocal and physical control, script analysis, and the active pursuit of objectives. Participants in this course will perform improvisations, monologues, and scenes. Written work will include character analyses, research papers, and critical review of outside performances.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
Contemporary theatre performance has been heavily influenced by the work and theories of Bertolt Brecht. Epic forms, gestus, didacticism, dialectic, and alienation place challenging demands on the actor far removed from the realistic mode. Students will examine and implement techniques of analyzing contemporary non-realistic playscripts, performing within unfamiliar conventions, investigating the role of character, discovering rehearsal modes that lead to alienation, and finding action in "plotless" play scripts. The influence of Brecht and his theories on subsequent scripts and acting theory are also covered.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course in the art of directing for the stage explores the philosophies and techniques of prominent contemporary directors in a historical context. Students perform practical exercises in proscenium staging, text analysis, scheduling, directorial concepts, developing ground plans, actor coaching, and tracking of dramatic action. Various systems of leadership are defined and explored. Teaching methods include lecture, class discussion, and in-class projects.(4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course builds on the fundamentals of composition and staging covered in "Directing: Realism." Elements of composition are reviewed, rethought, and applied to Arena and Thrust stage configurations. Simultaneous movement, symmetrical picturization, and other unrealistic techniques are considered in terms of staging. Collaborative processes with designers will be explored as well as further methods of working with actors. Special attention is given to abstract story telling, musical theatre and opera, dreamscapes, and contemporary drama and comedy. Prerequisite: 270.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
An introductory course in the writing of drama. The course will involve the reading and discussion of assigned play texts as well as of peer-student writing. Students will complete weekly reading assignments, weekly written response assignments, and a series of creative exercises focused on technique, structure, and storytelling. Students will also have in-class workshop opportunities and the responsibility to engage in critical dialogues with their classmates. The final project is a short, original script.(4 credits)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
A general category used only in the evaluation of transfer credit. (1-4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
An introduction of basic fashion theory and the visual communication of clothing through the study of Western dress with emphasis on how the "fabric" of each period (i.e., the trends in thought, art, culture, politics, and economics) made its impression on the fashion of the day.(4 credits)
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