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3.00 Credits
This course explores the principal movements and aesthetics in the modern period in European and American theater history from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. Significant plays, playwrights, theatre artists and theorists are studied in context of the successive waves of modern movements: realism, symbolism, expressionism, surrealism, epic theater and theater of the absurd. Oral presentations, short research papers and performance projects will be required. Jew.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores European and American theater and drama from the late 20th century to the present. Significant plays, playwrights, theater artists and theorists are studied alongside the issues of postmodernism, capitalism, feminism, diversity and the emerging global economy and culture. Dramatic works under review also include solo and performance art, as well as fringe and political theatrical forms. The current state of theater is also a focal point for class discussion. Oral presentations, short research papers and performance projects are required. Jew.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An introductory workshop in scene writing, culminating in the composition and staged reading of a short, one-act play. Weekly writing and reading assignments are required. Limited enrollment. Staff.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Four credits in theater or dance. This course is an in-depth exploration of the crafted artifacts of the theater, specifically relate to the properties of puppets and masks. Through videos and demonstrations, students experiment with various puppet and mask construction techniques and performance methods. Collins.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Three credits in theater or dance and instructor consent. A practical study of design, directing, production and acting problems in a specific style of dramatic literature, culminating in a publictheatrical production.
Topic for Spring 2011:
THTR 239: Lexington Letters to the Editor. (HA) Collins.
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4.00 Credits
Community performance is a branch of educational theatre in which a specific community group generates it own theatrical performance. Community performances are often experimental in form and address important social issues facing the participants. In this course, students learn the theory and applications of community performance though devising their own community-based performance with a local community group. Oral presentations, journal writing, and a short research paper complement students’ creative work in playwriting, acting, and artistic leadership. Jew.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: THTR 141 and permission of the instructor. A continuation of THTR 141 with greater emphasis placed on research techniques and performance. Martinez.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Students learn, through study of seminal texts and video clips of performances and interviews with performers, a basic history of the American musical theater as an art form, combining the talents of composers, lyricists, directors, choreographers, set and costume designers, and others. Students research musical dramatic literature and apply musical and acting skills in the development and performance of excerpts from distinctive musicals of various eras. Students develop constructive, critical methods in the process of practicing and viewing musical theater performance. Mish.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the contemporary theater scene, investigating its plays, playwrights, directors and actors. The representation of women in theatrical art, as well as the unique contributions of contemporary women as artists, theorists and audiences, provides the principal focus of study. Traditional critical and historical approaches to the material are complemented by play reading, play attendance, oral presentations, writing assignments, journal writing and the creation of individual performance pieces. Jew.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An introduction to the history, fundamentals and aesthetics of design in a theatrical context with an emphasis on the collaborative nature of the design disciplines. Design projects are required. Lab fee required Collins, Evans.
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