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DRAMA 101 Introduction to the Theatre (5) A&H
The theatre as an art form with emphasis on the play in production. The role of the various theatre artists: actors, directors, designers, and playwrights. Required attendance at one or more performances. Lecture and discussion groups. For nonmajors. Course equivalent to: T ARTS 150. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 103 Theatre Appreciation (5) A&H
Covers the art of live theatrical performance. Discussion of how theatre is assembled, who the artists are, what they do, how theatre differs from other media, and how the various genres and styles of performance function, to create a deeper understanding of live performance. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 111 Backstage Pass: Technical Marvels in Popular Culture (5) A&H
Explores popular culture events such as concerts, award shows, sports events, and half-time shows. Offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the entertainment industry conceives, plans, and executes state-of-the-art technical challenges and solutions in making these large-scale events come to life.
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DRAMA 171 The Broadway Musical (5) A&H, DIV
Historical and cultural study of the Broadway Musical and how this uniquely American art form was predominantly created by outcasts from mainstream society; surveys its evolution including the mid-twentieth Century "Golden Age" and its current twenty-first Century resurgence. Explores how musicals have both reflected and shaped American culture - especially in regard to issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, social justice, and equality. Course overlaps with: T ARTS 160.
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DRAMA 180 Collaboration and Inclusion: Ways of Working Together (5) A&H
Different styles of working with people and shaping an effective environment for communication and collaboration in pursuit of creation, problem solving and discovery. Introduces tools and methodologies used to promote participation from groups of any size. Experiential exercises, discussion, and collaborative projects. Develops a formal process of critiquing the work of peers. For students of all backgrounds.
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DRAMA 200 The Art of Story (5) A&H
Survey of narrative tradition and structure as they pertain to arts, culture, history, and society. Examines the origins and uses of narrative on a global scale, and presents the various forms of storytelling that inform our daily lives, in particular the dramatic arts. Offered: S.
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DRAMA 201 Plays and Styles (5) A&H
Introduces theatre practitioners to the principles of play construction, to the process of reading and conceiving plays for production, and to the basic vocabulary of artistic styles through which plays are produced. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 202 Creative Leadership: A Course in Courage (5) A&H
Courage as the ability to move through fear rather than becoming paralyzed by it. Examines sources of fear and obstacles that keep us from becoming our fullest, most human, most successful selves. Aimed at developing, demonstrating, and exercising both courage and leadership's other critical skills: connecting and communicating.
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DRAMA 203 Resilience and the Creative Process: Courage, Optimism, Creativity (5) A&H
Artistic practice as basis for building resilience. Resilience is an ability to overcome failure by learning from it and applying that lesson to follow-up efforts. Develops a process for self-expression: developing and implementing ideas. Utilizes texts, discussion, theatre exercises, assignments to help students identify obstacles to creativity and create strategies for overcoming those obstacles to become their fullest and most creative selves
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DRAMA 210 Theatre Technical Practice (4) A&H
Intensive lecture-laboratory in basic theories, techniques, and equipment of the stage. Technical procedures.
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DRAMA 211 Theatre Technical Practice (4) A&H
Intensive lecture-laboratory in basic theories, techniques, and equipment of the stage. Costumes.
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DRAMA 212 Theatre Technical Practice (4) A&H
Intensive lecture-laboratory in basic theories, techniques, and equipment of the stage. Stage lighting.
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DRAMA 213 Introduction to Sound Design for Theatre (4) A&H
Explores the how and why of sound and music for theatre. Includes different uses for audio in plays; choosing sounds and pieces of music; basic editing of music, environments, and effects; designing a cohesive world of sound.
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DRAMA 215 Visual Thinking in Theatrical Design (5) A&H
From the perspective of theatrical design, develops visual literacy as a foundational skill relevant to all students and to a wide range of professional pathways from the sciences to the arts. Examines "seeing" and understanding how images are constructed to work with, and against, the way we see. Focuses on expanding creativity. Offered: Sp.
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DRAMA 221 Visual Narrative in Performance (5) A&H
Narrative critically structures many forms of visual design that go into creating performance events. Includes ritual and guided tours. Uses change over time as an essential lens for developing effective sets, lighting, costumes, and other design elements. Includes class exercises, weekly assignments, and a final project.
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DRAMA 222 Tools of Composition and Design for Performance and Events (5) A&H
Elements and tools used in theatrical design in scenery, costumes, lighting, sound, and projections. In-class and at-home projects tailored to manipulating those aspects for greater understanding of their impact in performance and events. How these elements shape our understanding of events placed on stage.
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DRAMA 250 Acting Skills for Everyday Life (4) A&H
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DRAMA 251 Acting (5) A&H
Explores theory and practice of fundamentals of American "method," based on principles of Stanislavsky and their American evolution. Development of basic acting skills through monologue work. Course overlaps with: T ARTS 151. Offered: AW.
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DRAMA 252 Acting (5) A&H
Explores theory and practice of fundamentals of American "method," based on principles of Stanislavsky and their American evolution. Preparation of audition material and scene work within the context of entire play. Prerequisite: DRAMA 251. Offered: WSp.
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DRAMA 254 Intro to acting skills (1-5, max. 15) A&H
Introduces specific skills to the beginning actor and non-actor. No previous experience required. Topics vary Recommended: None needed. Offered: S.
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DRAMA 259 Performance Practicum (2-6, max. 12) A&H
Special work in various aspects of performance technique.
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DRAMA 261 Acting Tools for Professional Presentation (5) A&H
Acting skills as tools for developing speaker and storyteller confidence in professional communication (e.g. scientists, teachers, health professionals). Prepares the individual to give a presentation, deliver a lecture, or communicate effectively with clients and patients.
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DRAMA 270 Survey of Great Theatre for Social Change (5) A&H
Surveys a sampling of the more influential plays ever written and performed, and how they advocated for social and political change. Considers plays that have directly engaged social and political problems, plays that began revolutions, and plays that quietly, persistently pushed the world toward a greater equity.
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DRAMA 285 Creativity as Research: Experimentation and Play (5) A&H
Examines creative research in the arts and the natural overlap with research in other fields. Individual and collaborative projects explore research through the lens of digital art, dance, science, and theater. Offered: jointly with DANCE 295/DXARTS 295; A.
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DRAMA 290 Theatre Technical Practices Laboratory (1-3, max. 3) A&H
Laboratory course involving specific production assignment, either in-shop or in-theatre or both. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 291 Theatre Technical Practices Laboratory (1-3, max. 3) A&H
Laboratory course involving specific production assignment, either in-shop or in-theatre or both. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 292 Theatre Technical Practices Laboratory (1-3, max. 3) A&H
Laboratory course involving specific production assignment, either in-shop or in-theatre or both. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 298 Theatre Production (1-2, max. 9) A&H
Laboratory course for students participating in School of Drama minor productions and projects. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 302 Critical Analysis of Theatre (5) A&H
Analyses of plays, based on leading critical traditions. Illustrates variety of approaches to a play, criteria for choosing best approach for a given play, and ways in which criticism aids in understanding dramatic effect, for both reader and practitioner. Prerequisite: DRAMA 201.
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DRAMA 303 The Structure of Dramatic Narrative (5) A&H
Examines the nature and structures of storytelling and the dramatic arts through seminal works on the topic and through examples of narrative from different parts of the world. Combines reading and lectures with student presentation skills. No previous performance experience necessary.
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DRAMA 316 Theatrical Makeup (3) A&H
Basic principles, with intensive practice in application of makeup for use on proscenium and arena stages.
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DRAMA 317 Introduction to Costume Construction (2-5, max. 10) A&H
Introduction to clothing construction techniques applicable to theatrical costumes, fashion design, and textile arts. Includes lectures, demonstrations, and practice lab.
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DRAMA 319 Projection Design in Performance (4) A&H
Attributes, uses, and technology of projections in contemporary theater, dance, live music, sports events, public spectacle, and installation art. Students design and construct their own projections using basic computer programs to explore the three theatrical modes of projections: as lighting; as set; and as overt content. Recommended: introduction to theater or dance; visual communications; basic computer editing or design.
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DRAMA 351 Intermediate Acting-Scene Study (4) A&H
Actor-training methodologies of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, Michael Chekov, and other physically-based approaches. Increases understanding of psychological motivation, concentration, focus of attention, clarity of physical expressiveness. Perform three scenes. Course overlaps with: T ARTS 251. Prerequisite: DRAMA 251.
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DRAMA 352 Intermediate Acting-Verse (4) A&H
Addresses character motivation within classical verse of Shakespeare, Moliere, Racine, etc. Sonnets, monologues, scenes in iambic pentameter and rhyming couplet, exploring rhythm, music, and how these relate to character psychology, motivation. Prerequisite: DRAMA 251.
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DRAMA 353 Intermediate Acting - Physical Acting (3-4) A&H
Movement based approaches to the acting process. Suzuki, Viewpoints or other systems that focus on actor's body, space and time, and the creation of effective drama through physicality. Prerequisite: DRAMA 251.
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DRAMA 354 Psychophysical Foundations of Acting (4) A&H
Explores various psychophysical exercises and techniques that awaken and synthesize the breath, body, voice, intellect, emotion and imagination in character transformation for the actor. Substantial focus on the foundational work of Michael Chekhov. Prerequisite: either DRAMA 351, DRAMA 352, or DRAMA 353.
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DRAMA 365 Diverse Voices in Performance (5, max. 15) SSc/A&H, DIV
Topics vary. Examines how theatre and performance celebrate, grapple with, and bear witness to the experiences and representation on stage of historically underrepresented or marginalized communities.
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DRAMA 367 African Theatre and Performance (5) A&H, DIV
Theater, dance, and other types of performance, focusing on West Africa and South Africa. Considers plays by writers such as Wole Soyinka, Ama Ata Aidoo, and Athol Fugard, as well as contemporary dance works by choreographers such as Mamela Nyamza and Gregory Maqoma. Topics include slavery, colonialism, and apartheid, all of which have had a profound impact on African history and cultures.
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DRAMA 371 Theatre History I (5) A&H/SSc
Explores the history of global theatre and performance from origins in North Africa and the Mediterranean, through ancient and classical Greece, Rome, and India, to Medieval Europe, Elizabethan England and Spanish Golden Age. Builds critical, historical, and cultural understanding through student research and writing. Course overlaps with: T ARTS 372. Prerequisite: DRAMA 201.
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DRAMA 372 Theatre History II (5) A&H
Global theatre and performance history including classical Chinese and Japanese theatre; Indigenous performance in the Americas; and European developments from the beginnings of the early modern period through the revolutions of late eighteenth century, including Italian Renaissance, English Restoration, and French Neoclassical periods. Goals include building critical, historical, and cultural understanding through student research and writing. Prerequisite: DRAMA 201.
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DRAMA 373 Theatre History III (5) A&H
Focuses on the explosion of new theatre and performance forms across the globe from the from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Explores modern and contemporary theatre and performance from the rise of realism and the early avant garde through the innovations of the twentieth century to political performance and theatre for social change. Builds critical, historical, and cultural understanding through student research and writing. Course overlaps with: T ARTS 373. Prerequisite: DRAMA 201.
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DRAMA 391 Beginning Technical Practices (1-3, max. 9) A&H
Laboratory course involving specific production assignments, either in-shop or in-theatre, or both.
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DRAMA 396 Study Abroad (12, max. 24) A&H
Current global trends in theatrical practice with emphasis on viewing and critiquing international work. Reception theory, various conventions of drama and performance and theories related to tourism and global culture as they relate to performance. Offered: S.
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DRAMA 401 Majors Seminar (1, max. 2) A&H
A professional seminar featuring guest artists and career development specialists. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W.
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DRAMA 405 Computer Graphics Systems (3) A&H
Introduction to CAD applications in theatre design and technology. Focus on learning to use general purpose graphics software for CAD. Discussion of available hardware and software.
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DRAMA 406 Digital Cinema Production (3-5) A&H
Set up, operations and delivery of digital media equipment and content based on professional standards of film and TV production. Focuses on narrative film grammar and structures of cinematic storytelling. Covers cinema camera operations, production sound recording, basic cinema lighting. In rotation, students work as assistant director, director of photography, camera operator, sound operator, lighting and grip technician and script supervisor.
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DRAMA 407 Documentary in Performance (5) A&H
Video production for documentary, focus on performers and performance. Covers a range of conceptual and technical skills, including pre-visualizing and planning; use of cameras, sound recording equipment and lights; editing. Use of this technology to research and document some aspect of people crafting a performance to present to an audience.
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DRAMA 410 Advanced Theatre Technical Practices (2-4, max. 20) A&H
Production-related apprenticeship, in the areas of scene construction, scene painting, costume, or lighting. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 414 Scene Design (3, max. 6) A&H
Theory, practice, and rendering of scene designs. Repeat of course involves intermediate designs and models. Prerequisite: DRAMA 210.
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DRAMA 415 Stage Costume Design (3, max. 6) A&H
Theory, practice, and rendering of costume designs for the theatre. Repeat of course involves intermediate designs.
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DRAMA 416 History of Style - Dress, Architecture and Functional Decor (5) A&H
Surveys the history of western design and visual culture from Ancient Greece through today. Covers a range of artistic fields, including clothing, the decorative arts, and architecture and pays particular attention to the sociological, religious, political and economic climates that shape the way we dress and decorate the world around us. Historic representations of the functional arts in film, television and theatre will also be analyzed. Offered: A.
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DRAMA 417 Stage Costume Patterning and Construction (3, max. 6) A&H
Techniques of costume construction, including study of fabrics; emphasis on creating patterns by draping.
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DRAMA 418 Scene Painting (3, max. 6) A&H
Lecture-laboratory with focus on techniques and principles of scene painting. Uses of various media and types of equipment as applicable to varied scenic pieces.
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DRAMA 419 Lighting Design (3, max. 9) A&H
Basic steps to generate a lighting plot and hook-up for a stage production. Includes instruction in the technical knowledge of instrumentation, electricity, drafting and photometrics. Helps students to "see" light better, and to develop a process to "visualize" lighting in for the stage. Recommended: Drama 212
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DRAMA 420 Design and Technical Drafting (2, max. 4) A&H
Laboratory and project critique covering stage design graphics and technical drawing; specifically: designer's elevations, ground plans, sections, detail drawing, transposition of design drawing information to technical drawings.
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DRAMA 421 Drawing and Rendering Techniques for the Theatre (2, max. 10) A&H
Weekly figure-drawing laboratories with live model and weekly field trips for laboratories in drawing natural phenomena and architectural detail. Studies in historical drawing styles. Practice in use of several media and techniques of expression.
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DRAMA 430 Textile Knowledge and Identification for Costume Designers (3, max. 9) A&H
Costume designing for live performance - theatre, dance, opera, cosplay, rock stars, circus, or film/TV. Part technical; part inspirational. Handling a variety of fabrics, students study the basics of textile structure, characteristics, and uses. Covers fabric terms, identification, sourcing, and methods of surface modification (i.e., dying, painting, printing). Offered: AWSpS.
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DRAMA 441 Beginning Playwriting (1-6, max. 12) A&H
Writing exercises and drafts of a one-act play provide first experience in writing for performance. Readings of representative one-act plays introduce genres and writing styles. Course overlaps with: TWRT 360.
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DRAMA 451 Advanced Acting - Production Workshop (4) A&H
Improvisation skills. Methodology employed develops one five-minute solo work, using either original or adaptations of non-dramatic texts. Culminates in public showings of the five-minute one-person works.
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DRAMA 452 Advanced Acting - Scene Study (4) A&H
Invites actor to create a role. Script reading for action and consequence. Use and employment of five senses to express a character's life, presenting a coherent and alive person to the stage. Culminates in public performance. Prerequisite: DRAMA 351.
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DRAMA 453 Advanced Acting - Physical Training (3-4) A&H
Study of physical training methods of Tadashi Suzuki, Kenji Suzuki, and the relationship of their methodologies to Constantin Stanislavsky. Contemporary monologues analyzed for psychological motivation, while exploring the physical analog of "action" as expressed and accessed by the new physical training.
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DRAMA 454 Projects in Acting (3, max. 9) A&H
Rehearsal and classroom performance of dramatic literature of various periods and styles. Prerequisite: DRAMA 251.
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DRAMA 455 Alexander Technique (1-3) A&H
A practical and theoretical introduction to the Alexander Technique, a psychophysical re-education process developed by F. M. Alexander (1869-1955). Studio application of this work improves physical/vocal coordination, enhances creativity, and clarifies thinking.
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DRAMA 456 Topics in Theatre for Youth (3-5, max. 10) A&H
Topics in rehearsal and performance of theatre for young audiences; basic principles and techniques for using drama in the classroom; and creating original work for young audiences.
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DRAMA 457 Creating Drama (3-5) A&H
Covers learning and application of creative methodologies for the theatre artist. Students study established systems of creative development, the use non-dramatic source texts as a foundation for adaptation into dramatic theatre pieces. Emphasizes artistic entrpreneurship, group collaboration, and applied narrative theories.
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DRAMA 460 Introduction to Directing (4) A&H
Student is introduced to the art of the stage director. Course overlaps with: T ARTS 252.
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DRAMA 461 Elementary Directing (4) A&H
Elementary study of the art of the stage director.
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DRAMA 462 Elementary Directing (4) A&H
Elementary study of the art of the stage director.
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DRAMA 466 Stage Management (2-5, max. 15) A&H
Study and practice of stage management.
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DRAMA 480 Game Design for Live Performance (4) A&H
Provides a basic foundation on game design tools useful to theater makers, studies examples of genre-bending game/theater hybrid artworks from current practitioners, and gives hands-on practice at making works in this vein. Game design offers tools to structure participatory storytelling, build compelling relationships between players and fictional worlds, and activate a sense of play for everyone involved. Recommended: DRAMA 101. Offered: AWSpS.
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DRAMA 490 Special Studies in Acting-Directing (1-6, max. 12) A&H
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DRAMA 491 Special Studies in Design-Technical (1-6, max. 12) A&H
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DRAMA 493 Drama Internship (1-13, max. 26)
Supervised experiences in an off-campus venue.
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DRAMA 494 Special Studies in Theatre and Drama (5, max. 20) A&H
Topics in drama, history, and criticism. See Time Schedule for specific topic.
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DRAMA 495 Practicum in Design and Technical Theatre (2-6, max. 15) A&H
Emphasis on developing design and technology problem-solving skills through laboratory and project evaluation.
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DRAMA 496 Stage Costume Problems (2, max. 8) A&H
Specific research problems of stage costume design and execution: accessories, masks, wigs, fabric modification, millinery, or construction analysis for specialized costumes. Topics vary.
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DRAMA 498 Theatre Production (1-2, max. 9) A&H
Laboratory course for students participating in School of Drama major productions. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 499 Undergraduate Research (1-5, max. 15)
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DRAMA 502 Designer-Director Analysis (4)
Methods of examining plays to make the collaboration of director and designer productive. Attempts to create a structural whole from visual and verbal approaches to analysis.
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DRAMA 506 Visual Communication for Theatrical Designers (3, max. 6)
Expands visual communication skills. Explores individual approaches of working professional designers; increases essential design skills (storyboard, modeling, sketching, costume rendering, drafting) and understanding of unique design voice within framework of standard practice. Steps of typical theatrical design process, from first reading to collaborations necessary, that lead to opening are explored and associated skills for each step. Offered: AW.
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DRAMA 508 Advanced Stage Lighting Design-Plotmaking (1-3)
Development of a working process consistent with current professional practice. Includes drafting, worksheets, color selection, organization systems and other processes related to creating a professional stage lighting plot. Students also read dramatic texts and develop analytical skills. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: A.
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DRAMA 509 Advanced Stage Lighting Design-Unique Challenges (3)
Continued development of lighting design process consistent with current professional practice. Students will be challenged to design lighting plots for unique directorial and scenic conceptual projects. Prerequisite: DRAMA 508 Credit/no-credit only. Offered: W.
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DRAMA 510 Design Studio (1-5, max. 40)
Design for live performance focused primarily on scenery and costumes. Includes comprehensive investigation of space, form, light, texture, and color in theatre design, interpretation of literary and musical text, understanding of dramatic action, and collaborative communication. Projects include a variety of theatrical and musical genres.
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DRAMA 512 Advanced Lighting (1-4, max. 28)
Intensive training in lighting design for performance. Includes intermediate and advanced paper projects as well as advanced practical projects. Spans a variety of performance genres and environments.
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DRAMA 514 Design and Technical Theatre Colloquium (2, max. 18)
Discussion of work in progress or completed in production, centering on the conceptual work of the designer/director on the production and the methods of execution in the shops and on stage. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 518 History of Style - Dress, Architecture and Functional Decor (5)
Surveys the history of western design and visual culture from Ancient Greece through today. Covers a range of artistic fields, including clothing, the decorative arts, and architecture and pays particular attention to the sociological, religious, political and economic climates that shape the way we dress and decorate the world around us. Historic representations of the functional arts in film, television and theatre will also be analyzed. Offered: A.
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DRAMA 519 Projection Design in Performance (3)
Attributes, uses, and technology of projections in contemporary theater, dance, live music, sports events, public spectacle, and installation art. Students design and construct their own projections using basic computer programs to explore the three theatrical modes of projections: as lighting; as set; and as overt content.
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DRAMA 520 Advanced Theatre Practicum (1-5, max. 15)
Professional student internship with professional theatres: scenery, lighting, scene painting, costume, acting, directing, stage management, theatre management. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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DRAMA 523 Digital Rendering (3)
Covers the basics of digital rendering with an emphasis and application on theatre renderings and sketches. Includes methods of collecting visual research, basic, concepts, and the practical use of software applications.
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DRAMA 530 Advanced Stage Lighting Practice-Light Lab (1-3, max. 9)
Laboratory practice of stage lighting design. Students will encounter a new hands-on, practical lighting challenge each week. Includes hanging, coloring, and cueing lighting rigs in the Drama light lab. Credit/no-credit only. Offered: Sp.
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DRAMA 551 Teaching of Acting (1-3, max. 3)
Seminar discussion on problems in teaching acting to undergraduate students in DRAMA 251, DRAMA 252, and DRAMA 253. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and being a teaching assistant in acting.
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DRAMA 552 Teaching of Acting (1-3, max. 3)
Seminar discussion on problems in teaching acting to undergraduate students in DRAMA 251, DRAMA 252, and DRAMA 253. Prerequisite: permission of instructor and being a teaching assistant in acting.
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DRAMA 555 Studies in Acting (2-6, max. 18)
Individual or group work on special skills for the actor. Topics vary. Prerequisite: admission to the Professional Actor Training Program. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 557 Studio I (12, max. 36)
Skill development in acting, voice, speech, and movement necessary for professional training in acting. Prerequisite: admission to the Professional Actor Training Program. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 558 Studio II (12, max. 36)
Continuation of DRAMA 557. Prerequisite: DRAMA 557 and completion of the first year of the Professional Actor Training program. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 559 Studio III (6, max. 18)
Specialized and individualized work relating to the main curriculum of the third year of the Professional Actor Training Program. Prerequisite: DRAMA 558 and completion of the second year of the Professional Actor Training Program. Offered: AWSp.
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DRAMA 560 Managing the Rehearsal and Production Process (2)
Introduction to graduate-level directing. Play analysis, research, performance theory, and concept development as it relates to process-acting and rehearsal, design, staging techniques, and production management. Reading and writing assignments augmented by faculty and professional guests in performance, design, production, and dramaturgy.
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DRAMA 561 Directing Projects (2-3, max. 12)
Rehearsal techniques and staging skills in a variety of spatial configurations. One-act and full-length plays which follow a prescribed sequence. Prerequisite: graduate standing in the directing program.
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DRAMA 562 Performance Studio (1-3, max. 12)
Performance techniques in specialized areas of importance to the professional director, including stage combat, speech and dialect, mask, physical comedy, improvisation, and puppetry.
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DRAMA 563 Seminar in Directing (2, max. 18)
Seminar discussion of current productions; focused readings and discussion in specific areas of dramatic literature and problems related to stage direction. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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DRAMA 564 Theatre Studies: History, Theory, Criticism (3, max. 15)
Special topics in history, theory, and criticism.
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DRAMA 565 Verse Workshop (4)
Techniques necessary to direct and perform plays of Shakespeare, Moliere, and other verse playwrights: scansion and imagery; period and style using verse text; crowd scenes, transformations of time and space, and other staging exercises; direction of scenes or acts from verse plays.
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DRAMA 566 Directing for Cinema, Television, and Digital Media I (3)
Covers the applied methodologies of classic narrative film grammar. Includes the role of the director, in standard production structures, script development and analysis, the language of traditional cinematic storytelling, directing the screen actor, editing, post production, and an examination of new digital media technologies.
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DRAMA 567 Acting Process (1-3, max. 30)
Development of acting skills necessary for the professional director. Emphasis on physical training, playing action, strong internal technique, imagination and clarity of expression.
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DRAMA 568 Writing for the Stage (3, max. 6)
Focus on adaptation for the stage of non-dramatic sources, such as literature, poetry, history, and contemporary events. Emphasis on structure, dialogue, dramatic action, rhythm, characterization. Writing exercises using fictive and non-fictive sources, biographical sources, and found objects. For MFA Directing students only.
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DRAMA 569 Directing/Teaching Apprenticeship (3, max. 6)
Assisting faculty or professional guest director in production for the entire rehearsal period, or assisting faculty in performance training.
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DRAMA 571 Problems in Theatre History Research (5, max. 10)
Methods and techniques of research, interpretation, and writing in theatre history. Relationship of theatre arts to culture in diverse periods and places.
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DRAMA 572 Problems in Theatre History Research (5, max. 10)
Methods and techniques of research, interpretation, and writing in theatre history. Relationship of theatre arts to culture in diverse periods and places.
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DRAMA 573 Problems in Theatre History Research (5, max. 10)
Methods and techniques of research, interpretation, and writing in theatre history. Relationship of theatre arts to culture in diverse periods and places.
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DRAMA 575 Seminar in Theatre History (5, max. 10)
Specific topics in theatre history, examining the drama of various national, linguistic, and/or religious culture in detail.
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DRAMA 576 Seminar in Theatre History (5, max. 10)
Specific topics in theatre history, examining the drama of various national, linguistic, and/or religious culture in detail.
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DRAMA 577 Seminar in Theatre History (5, max. 10)
Specific topics in theatre history, examining the drama of various national, linguistic, and/or religious culture in detail.
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DRAMA 581 Analysis of Dramatic Texts (5, max. 10)
Analytic approaches to dramatic materials, concentrating on semiotics, Marxism, feminism, or a related critical theory.
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DRAMA 582 Analysis of Dramatic Texts (5, max. 10)
Analytic approaches to dramatic materials, concentrating on semiotics, Marxism, feminism, or a related critical theory.
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DRAMA 583 Analysis of Dramatic Texts (5, max. 10)
Analytic approaches to dramatic materials, concentrating on semiotics, Marxism, feminism, or a related critical theory.
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DRAMA 585 Seminar in Dramatic Theory (5, max. 10)
Major problems in dramatic theory, such as aesthetics, mimesis, and the nature of theatre.
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DRAMA 586 Seminar in Dramatic Theory (5, max. 10)
Major problems in dramatic theory, such as aesthetics, mimesis, and the nature of theatre.
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DRAMA 587 Seminar in Dramatic Theory (5, max. 10)
Major problems in dramatic theory, such as aesthetics, mimesis, and the nature of theatre.
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DRAMA 599 Advanced Studies in Theatre Arts (1-5, max. 20)
Independent projects or group study of specialized aspects of theatre arts. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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DRAMA 600 Independent Study or Research (*-)
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DRAMA 700 Master's Thesis (*-)
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DRAMA 800 Doctoral Dissertation (*-)
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