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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Spring Students receive training in lighting (hanging, focusing, and maintaining), the use of power tools, and basic set construction. Elements of lighting and set design are also discussed. Requirements include work on a minimum of two productions in the Humanities Theatre as crew and board operators. A lab section is required. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
3 credits. Special topic (offered irregularly) An introduction to the history and contemporary practice of physical theatre and to the traditions of commedia and pantomime. Includes lectures, mask making, scenario creation, and instruction in and physical practice of the form. Prerequisite: One acting course, preferably DRA 2870 or TAC 1055
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3.00 Credits
Sequence I See the Drama Studies section for description.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offe red irregularly) After work on some principal texts and contexts of medieval and Renaissance drama, the course turns to the production and public performance of a full-length play from this period. The semesterlong study and rehearsal process provides experience in ensemble acting and textual interpretation. Prerequisite: At least one literature or drama studies course, or permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offe red irregularly) A practical course in directing, focusing on exercises. Especially recommended for junior drama studies majors who are considering production senior projects. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Special topic (offe red irregularly) Historical and cross-cultural study of how playwrights, directors, and actors have addressed issues of aesthetics, representation, style, space, and time. Focus on postmodern theory and performance: Schechner, Turner, Geertz, Butler.
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3.00 Credits
Sequence III See the Drama Studies section for description.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Alternate years Examines the history of 20th-century black American theatre. Major representative plays are read as literature; playwrights include Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka, Alice Childress, Adrienne Kennedy, August Wilson, Robert O’Hara, Suzan-Lori Parks, Lynn Nottage, and Lorraine Hansberry. Formerly LIT 3495.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Spring Students collect, assemble, and perform scripts based on “lore” (oral history, personal narratives).History is seen as a performative way to construct identity. Includes readings by documentary playwrights like Brecht, Emily Mann, and Caryl Churchill. Also offered as DWR 3500.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits. Spring Includes both historical material (precedents for performance art) and a creative process for d e v e l o ping solo and group perf o rmances from personal material. Requirements include both academic and creative projects. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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