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3.00 Credits
Students will create and workshop ten-minute and one-act plays. Class will culminate with readings of the one-act plays by guest actors. There will also be opportunities to see professional theatre around New York and discuss our common play-going experience. - S. Oswald Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and writing sample required. 3 points
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3.00 Credits
Students will focus on rewriting and bringing an existing script to a production-ready state. Students will also read drafts of writers currently produced on New York stages to understand why changes and rewrites were made. Writing projects will culminate in staged readings and possible submissions to theatres. Recommended for senior thesis in playwriting. - J. Jordan Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and writing sample required. 3 points
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4.00 Credits
Studio-based course explores the main elements of theatrical design: sets, costumes, lighting, and sound. Students examine these design elements as both individual and interrelated components of a production. A series of guest artists contribute to understanding the design process, collaboration, and making a design idea a reality on stage. Prerequisites: Some design experience is helpful, though not required. Enrollment limited to 12 students. 4 points not offered 2009-10
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1.00 Credits
Various topics presented by visiting theatre scholars, artists, and practioners in a lecture/seminar/workshop series that will meet for at least four sessions during each semester. Topics, times, and visiting instructors will be announced by the department. Students must attend all classes to receive credit for the course. Prerequisites: To be taken only for P/D/F. Departmental registration required. See www.barnard.edu/theatre for details. 1 point
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4.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary study of major European and American theatrical trends since the mid-19th century through readings of drama, theory, and criticism; music listening; video viewings; study of visual art; and excursions to New York performances and museums. - S. Garrett Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 16 students. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT). Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Study of plays that treat historical themes. Investigates suggestive parallels between the disciplines of theatre and history that arise when artists adapt the story of the past for dramatic purposes. Plays by Aeschylus, Cervantes, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Brecht, Weiss, Churchill, Parks, and others. Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to 16 students. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT). General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Students will direct, design, or write a short play that will be produced (according to departmental guidelines) in the Senior Thesis Festival. Collaboration is expected and students will meet weekly with faculty and other seniors. A written proposal should be submitted in the Autumn term, and a final paper is required. Students wishing to do a thesis in acting will work with a faculty or guest director on suitable dramatic material for performance. - S. Fogarty, S. Goldmark, S. Oswald, K. deCamp Prerequisites: Appropriate coursework and substantial production experience, including a major crew assignment in the junior year. Enrollment limited to senior Theatre majors. Combined and special majors may be considered under exceptional circumstances. Permission of the instructor required. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
An in-depth research project culminating in a substantial written thesis on any aspect of theatre history, theory, or criticism; or a production dramaturgy assignment, either with a professional New York theatre or with a faculty-directed production, including the compilation of a dramaturgical casebook. Prerequisites: Enrollment limited to senior Theatre majors. Combined and special majors may be considered under exceptional circumstances. Permission of the instructor required. 4 points
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3.00 Credits
Students submit, before the semester begins, a detailed proposal for independent research to a faculty sponsor. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor and the chair required. 1-4 points.
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3.00 Credits
Students examine the visual and aural vocabulary of dramatic texts and related opera and film adaptations. Readings and discussions focus on directors and playwrights including Vsevolod Meyerhold, Tadeusz Kantor, Robert Wilson, Georg Buchner, Frank Wedekind, and Gertrude Stein. Skill in expressing content through form is gained by weekly exercise in story board creation and the performance of original visual scripts. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 15 students. Lab Fee $35. General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points
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