UCSB 2009-2010 Catalog Course Search
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| THTR 1 - Play Analysis |
| (4) King |
| Provides the theater artist with practical tools for text analysis. Studying five major works ranging from Shakespeare to a living playwright, the course examines such concepts as language, style, period, character, themes, and structure. |
| THTR 2 - Performance in Global Contexts |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant, Kim, McMahon |
| Introduction to theater and performance in the non-European world. Topics might include African Popular Culture, Asian Theater, Comparative World Theater, and Latin American Theater. |
| THTR 3 - Life of the Theater |
| (4) Appel |
| Legal repeat of Theater 60 and DA 60. |
| An introduction to live theater and an exploration of its components, from acting, directing and design to production, dramaturgy and playwriting. Students attend a wide variety of theatrical presentations, as well as read plays and other dramatic writings. |
| THTR 4 - Performing the Here and Now |
| (4) Staff |
| Students explore how contemporary theater responds to a twenty-first century world. Looking at the work of cutting-edge playwrights, solo performers, and ensemble theater groups, the course examines how theater grapples with
political and social issues facing us at the start of a new century. |
| THTR 5 - Introduction To Acting |
| (3) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: |
| An introduction for majors and nonmajors to the multiple problems of the actor's art and craft. |
| THTR 6 - Behind the Scenes |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: |
| Course features guest artists ranging from producers, actors, designers, musicians, and singers. Students gain knowledge of the performers experience and process through lectures and discussion in an informal atmosphere. |
| THTR 7 - Performance of the Human Body |
| (4) Kim |
| Prerequisites: |
| A study of how various kinds of performance genres represent the human body in modern and contemporary American culture. Material includes traditional stage performance, film, freak shows, beauty pageants, dance, sports, music videos, and fashion. |
| THTR 8 - European Theater History |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant, Williams |
| A survey of European theater history from the ancient Greeks to the present day. |
| THTR 9 - Playwriting |
| (4) Morton, Wilson |
| An introduction to playwriting. |
| THTR 10A - Movement For The Stage |
| (2) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5; audition. |
| Intense physical training designed to produce a neutral, dynamic, and expressive bodily instrument. |
| THTR 10B - Movement For The Stage |
| (2) Donlon |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5; audition. |
| Intense physical training designed to produce a neutral, dynamic, and expressive bodily instrument. |
| THTR 10C - Movement For The Stage |
| (2) Donlon |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5; audition. |
| Intense physical training designed to produce a neutral, dynamic, and expressive bodily instrument. |
| THTR 11A - Voice Laboratory |
| (2) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5; audition. |
| A fundamental approach to voice for the actor with emphasis on vocal production, articulation, and quality; plus physical relaxation techniques. |
| THTR 11B - Voice Laboratory |
| (2) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5; audition. |
| A fundamental approach to voice for the actor with emphasis on vocal production, articulation, and quality; plus physical relaxation techniques. |
| THTR 11C - Voice Laboratory |
| (2) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5; audition. |
| A fundamental approach to voice for the actor with emphasis on vocal production, articulation, and quality; plus physical relaxation techniques. |
| THTR 14 - Acting Workshop |
| (3) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5; not open to freshman. |
| Exploration, performances, and criticism of scenes from a broad range of dramatic scripts with focus on the actor's perspective. Practical skills are taught to make the physical exploration of the text a valid exercise. |
| THTR 14S - Summer Acting Workshop |
| (2-4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: |
| legal repeat of 6S |
| Laboratory for voice, movement, and acting. |
| THTR 15A - Fundamentals of Acting |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5; audition. |
| Development of the intermediate actor's foundational work in improvisation,technique, scene study, textual analysis, and characterization while exploring creative capacity. |
| THTR 15B - Fundamentals of Acting |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5; audition. |
| Development of the intermediate actor's foundational work in improvisation,technique, scene study, textual analysis, and characterization while exploring creative capacity. |
| THTR 15C - Fundamentals of Acting |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5; audition. |
| Development of the intermediate actor's foundational work in improvisation,technique, scene study, textual analysis, and characterization while exploring creative capacity. |
| THTR 16A - Fundamentals of Voice |
| (3) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Not open to theatre majors. |
| A basic approach for the actor in freeing the voice, dismantling tension,
centering sound, releasing breath, developing range and expressive power,
culminating in an hour-long warm-up to be utilized for rehearsal and
performance. |
| THTR 16B - Phonetics for Actors and Public Speakers |
| (3) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Not open to theatre majors; not open to freshmen. |
| An introduction to general American with an emphasis on the international phonetic alphabet and the rules governing standard English to be utilized in the performance of various famous speeches. |
| THTR 17 - Fundamentals Of Movement For Theartre |
| (3) Donlon |
| Prerequisites: Not open to theatre majors. |
| The fundamental exploration of actor movement training for non-BFA actors, directors, and dancers. |
| THTR 19 - Design Fundamentals for Dance and Theater |
| (4) Staff |
| Lectures, demonstrations and projects to provide an understanding of the stage
design process for theater and dance. Study of the elements, principles,
terminology, and basic techniques. Exploration of the communicative and
collaborative process between designer and choreographer/director.
Concentration in scenic, costume, and lighting design. |
| THTR 21 - Stagecrafts |
| (2) Staff |
| Practical introduction to technical theater and includes attention to such aspects of design and production as scenery, lights, sound, costumes, and stage management. |
| THTR 22 - Scenic Design |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Theater 1 and 19. |
| Projects in the interpretation of plays through scenic elements with concentration on the design process and the dramatic use of space. Drafting projects including floor plans, elevations and basic perspective drawing. |
| THTR 23 - Stage Lighting Design |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 19. |
| Lecture-demonstration in instrumentation, color in light, control equipment, and basic lighting design theories. Technical drawing including light plots, scheduling and organization for lighting design. Some practical application through laboratory and studio exercise. |
| THTR 23D - Dance Lighting Design |
| (3) Scott |
| Prerequisites: Theater 19. |
| Lecture-demonstration in instrumentation, color in light, control equipment,
and basic lighting theories. practical application through laboratory assignments
and studio productions. |
| THTR 25 - Costume Design |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Theater 19. |
| Exploration of basic elements and principles of theatre costume design. Projects in the interpretation of plays through costume elements with concentration on the design process. Emphasis on figure drawing. |
| THTR 26 - Stage Makeup |
| (2) Kennedy |
| Prerequisites: |
| The theory, history, and practical application of stage makeup, including character, age, period, and special effects techniques. |
| THTR 27A - Theater Graphics and Figure Drawing |
| (2) Holly, Sanders |
| Introduction to sketching and drawing styles for the theater designer. Includes light and shade, perspective, and line drawing. Focus on drawing the human form, rendering of fabric, texture and movement. |
| THTR 27A - Theater Graphics and Figure Drawing |
| (2) Staff |
| Introduction to sketching and drawing styles for the theater designer. Includes light and shade, perspective, and line drawing. Focus on drawing the human form, rendering of fabric, texture and movement. |
| THTR 27A - Theater Graphics and Figure Drawing |
| (2) Staff |
| Introduction to sketching and drawing styles for the theater designer. Includes light and shade, perspective, and line drawing. Focus on drawing the human form, rendering of fabric, texture and movement. |
| THTR 27A - Theater Graphics and Figure Drawing |
| (2) Holly, Sanders |
| Introduction to sketching and drawing styles for the theater designer. Includes light and shade, perspective, and line drawing. Focus on drawing the human form, rendering of fabric, texture and movement. |
| THTR 27B - Theater Drafting |
| (2) Scott |
| leagl repeat of 27C. |
| Introduction to drafting conventions for the scenic and lighting designer. Includes orthographic and isometric drawings. |
| THTR 27B - Theater Drafting |
| (2) Scott |
| leagl repeat of 27C. |
| Introduction to drafting conventions for the scenic and lighting designer. Includes orthographic and isometric drawings. |
| THTR 27B - Theater Drafting |
| (2) Sanders, Scott |
| leagl repeat of 27C. |
| Introduction to drafting conventions for the scenic and lighting designer. Includes orthographic and isometric drawings. |
| THTR 27B - Theater Drafting |
| (2) Sanders, Scott |
| leagl repeat of 27C. |
| Introduction to drafting conventions for the scenic and lighting designer. Includes orthographic and isometric drawings. |
| THTR 28 - Computing for Theater Arts |
| (4) Staff |
| Macintosh platform using VectorWorks software. Advanced applications for graphics and rendering software for the theater designer and a survey of specialized support software such as LightWright. |
| THTR 28 - Computing for Theater Arts |
| (4) Staff |
| Macintosh platform using VectorWorks software. Advanced applications for graphics and rendering software for the theater designer and a survey of specialized support software such as LightWright. |
| THTR 28 - Computing for Theater Arts |
| (4) Sanders |
| Macintosh platform using VectorWorks software. Advanced applications for graphics and rendering software for the theater designer and a survey of specialized support software such as LightWright. |
| THTR 28 - Computing for Theater Arts |
| (4) Sanders |
| Macintosh platform using VectorWorks software. Advanced applications for graphics and rendering software for the theater designer and a survey of specialized support software such as LightWright. |
| THTR 29A - Scenic Practicum |
| (1) Staff |
| Prerequisites: |
| Empirical understanding of methods of assembly and materials for stage scenery. Shop organization and operation are experienced during the construction process. |
| THTR 29B - Lighting Practicum |
| (1) Scott |
| Prerequisites: |
| Empirical understanding of optical properties of lightin units, available hanging positions and apparatus, lighting control, electrical safety and stage crew organization. |
| THTR 29C - Costume Practicum |
| (1) Staff |
| Prerequisites: |
| Empirical understanding of methods of assembly and materials for stage dress. Costume shop organization and operation are experienced during the construction process. |
| THTR 29D - Run Crew Oracticum |
| (1) Scott |
| Prerequisites: |
| Empirical understanding of backstage organization and operation during liveperformance. |
| THTR 31A - Costume Construction |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 29C. |
| Introduction to materials and construction techniques used in the production of theatrical costumes. |
| THTR 31B - Costume Techniques |
| (2-4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Theater 29C. |
| Introduction to process of constructing specialized costume crafts such as millinary, masks, and theatrical wigs. Subject matter varies by quarter. |
| THTR 42 - I.V. Live |
| (2) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Lower-division standing. |
| This course produces a weekly performance series in Isla Vista. Students get
first-hand experience in the rigors of theatrical production, as they learn to
execute all logistical, technical, and promotional details. The course is affiliated
with Isla Vista Arts (www.islavista-arts.org). |
| THTR 49 - Theater Workshop |
| (1-6) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Lower-division standing. |
| Projects in costume, scenery, lighting, acting, directing. |
| THTR 65 - Public Speaking |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: |
| Practical and historical introduction to the art of public speaking in a variety of contexts (legal, political, corporate, artistic, dramatic, educational, etc.). Main lecture focuses on critical and historical analysis of actual speeches; lab offers practical training in performing them. |
| THTR 75 - Summer Theater Laboratory |
| (4) Wilson |
| Prerequisites: |
| Workshops in playwriting, solo performance, acting, directing, and choreography. Students develop their own projects and take master classes with nationally prominent guest artists. Students also have the opportunity to perform in projects by guest artists.
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| THTR 90 - Community Theater |
| (3) Mixsell |
| Theater 5. |
| Preparation and creation of performance in UCSB community related to student
health issues (i.e., binge drinking, sexual health, eating disorders, relationship
success) adapted to campus life. |
| THTR 91 - Summer Theatre in Orientation |
| (3) Mixsell |
| Prerequisites: |
| Exploration of relationships between health, social setting, and health behaviors. Students study the principles and skills of community health using drama as a behavioral change tool. Students are trained to be peer health educators. |
| THTR 94 - Group Studies For Lower-Division Students |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Freshmen or sophomore standing. |
| Special opportunities for study, research, and project preparation. |
| THTR 104A - Essentials of Playwriting |
| (4) MORTON, WILSON |
| Prerequisites: Not open to freshmen; consent of instructor |
| An exploration of the essential components of playwriting. Exercises focus on writing dialogue, monologue, creating three-dimensional characters, building effective story structures, and developing action through language and stage images. A series of written assignments. |
| THTR 104B - The Writer's Voice |
| (4) MORTON, WILSON |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| A continued exploration of the essential components of playwriting. Writing exercises in dialogue, monologue, character, story structure, action and stage images. Students focus on developing their individual writing voice. A series of written assignments. |
| THTR 104C - From Page to Script |
| (4) MORTON, WILSON |
| Prerequisites: Theater 104A or 104B or 104D. |
| An exploration of the ways in which plays move from the written page to the stage. Focuses on how playwrights collaborate with directors, actors, and designers in staging new plays. |
| THTR 104D - Story Structure |
| (4) MORTON, WILSON |
| Prerequisites: Not open to freshmen; consent of instructor. |
| An exploration of different kinds of story structures and techniques. Students look to stories from their own lives and/or to found texts for source material. A series of written assignments. |
| THTR 104E - Solo Performance |
| (4) MORTON, WILSON |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Writing and developing solo performance texts. Analysis of different kinds of solo performance texts. Emphasis is on non-traditional forms of storytelling and developing each writer's individual writing voice. A series of written assignments. |
| THTR 105C - Chicano Theatre In Performance |
| (3) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: |
| Utilizing the experience and materials created in Dramatic Art 105A and B, a series of performance events will be moulded in four weeks of intensive rehearsal. The remainder of the quarter will be given to an extensive series of performances by the teatro group, including presentations in schools, prisons, parks, community centers, and theatres. |
| THTR 110A - Advanced Movement for the Stage |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 10C; concurrent enrollment in Theater 151A. |
| A continuation of the Dramatic Art 10 series with increased focus on physical characterization and technical skills. |
| THTR 110B - Advanced Movement For The Stage |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Theater 151B. |
| A continuation of the Dramatic Art 10 series with increased focus on physical characterization and technical skills. |
| THTR 110C - Advanced Movement For The Stage |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in Theater 151C. |
| A continuation of the Dramatic Art 10 series with increased focus on physical characterization and technical skills. |
| THTR 110D - Advanced Performance Projects |
| (3) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 110C. |
| Advanced studio projects utilizing the actor's physical and vocal skills todevelop original theatre. |
| THTR 111A - Advanced Voice Laboratory |
| (2) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Theater 11C; and concurrent enrollment in Dramtic Art 151A. |
| Advanced problems in voice for the actor with continued emphasis on craft, plus the creative and expressive uses of the voice with the body. |
| THTR 111B - Advanced Voice Laboratory |
| (2) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Theater 11C; and concurrent enrollment in Dramtic Art 151B. |
| Advanced problems in voice for the actor with continued emphasis on craft, plus the creative and expressive uses of the voice with the body. |
| THTR 111C - Advanced Voice Laboratory |
| (2) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Theater 11C; and concurrent enrollment in Dramtic Art 151C. |
| Advanced problems in voice for the actor with continued emphasis on craft, plus the creative and expressive uses of the voice with the body. |
| THTR 111D - Dialects For The Stage |
| (3) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Not open to freshmen. |
| The study of dialects that are often necessary for students pursuing a professional career in theatre. Use of video and audio tapes as well as phonetics to analyze and physicalize a minimum of six dialects. |
| THTR 112 - Senior Voice Laboratory |
| (2) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Theater 111C. |
| Seminar in advanced voice work for senior students in B.F.A.-Acting program. Concentration on projects to find a personal voice in the theatre. |
| THTR 113 - Advanced Speech for the Stage |
| (4) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| The Study of European based accents, varieties of American regional speech, and accents of international English through the use of phonetics, audio visual tools, monologues and scenes. |
| THTR 113E - Advanced Accents for the Stage |
| (4) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Examines accents where English is a second language. Six accents are covered, which may include French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. |
| THTR 113F - Varities of American English for the Stage |
| (4) Morgan |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Covers some of the major regional English spoken in the USA and may include Down East, Boston, Chicago, Pennysylvania Dutch, Cajun, Midwest Farm, Minnesota, Hawaiian and Appalachian Mountain. |
| THTR 119 - Design Critical Studies |
| (3) Scott |
| Prerequisites: Theater 19. |
| Advanced investigation of the communication and collaboration process between designers and directors. Concentration on the script analysis process for mounting a production. |
| THTR 121 - Advanced Theater Production |
| (2) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Dramatic Art 21; and Dramatic Art 22 or 23 or 25; consent of department. |
| An investigation of problems in planning, drafting, construction, scenic crafts, special effects, properties, automated fixtures, show control, safety, and rigging of stage scenery. |
| THTR 122 - Advanced Scenic Design |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 1, 19, 22, and 27B; consent of department. |
| Concentration on various set design problems including period and style.
Includes drawing, drafting of plans and elevations and rendering techniques. |
| THTR 123 - Advanced Stage Lighting Design |
| (2-4) Scott |
| Prerequisites: Dramatic Art 1, 19, 23, and 27B; consent of department. |
| Lecture-demonstration of controllable properties and functions of light. Includes technical drawing: light plots, scheduling and organization for lighting design, drawing using light and shadow, perspective drawing. practical application through studio exercise. |
| THTR 124 - Design Portfolio |
| (2-4) Scott |
| Prerequisites: Theater 122 or 123 or 125; upper-division standing. |
| Exploration of advanced design projects with concentration on individual portfolios. |
| THTR 124A - Design Portfolio |
| (2-4) Holly, Sanders, Scott |
| Prerequisites: Dramatic Art 122 or 123 or 125; and upper-division standing. |
| Exploration of advanced design projects with concentration on individual portfolios. |
| THTR 124B - Digital Portfolio |
| (1) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Dramatic Art 122 or 123 or 125 or 128; concurrent enrollment in Dramatic Art 124A; and upper-division standing. |
| Exploration of advanced computer skills with a specific concentration on printing and image manipulation as they relate to individual portfolios. |
| THTR 125 - Advanced Costume Design |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 1, 19, and 25. |
| Execution of theoretical costume design projects. Concentration on various costume design problems including period, style, rendering techniques, and figure drawing. |
| THTR 126 - Advanced Makeup |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 26. |
| Emphasis on methods of character makeup, special effects, and new prosthetics construction and application techniques. |
| THTR 127 - Theatre Rendering Techniques |
| (2-4) Sanders |
| Prerequisites: |
| Advanced theatre rendering techniques for the theatre designer. Continued development in drawing and use of different mediums. Concentration on rendering light, shadow, and texture. |
| THTR 129 - Painting for the Stage |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of department. |
| Advanced work in scenic painting including special textures, foliage, trompe-l'oeil effects as used for stage. |
| THTR 129 - Painting for the Stage |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of department. |
| Advanced work in scenic painting including special textures, foliage, trompe-l'oeil effects as used for stage. |
| THTR 129 - Painting for the Stage |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of department. |
| Advanced work in scenic painting including special textures, foliage, trompe-l'oeil effects as used for stage. |
| THTR 129 - Painting for the Stage |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of department. |
| Advanced work in scenic painting including special textures, foliage, trompe-l'oeil effects as used for stage. |
| THTR 130 - History of Design and Production |
| (4) Scott |
| Dramatic Art 19; and, Dramatic Art 22 or 23 or 25. |
| A survey of the evolution of design styles and production trends in western theatre, emphasizing the history of design and designers. |
| THTR 131A - Advanced Costume Construction |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 29C and 31A. |
| Exploration of advanced draping, drafting, and tailoring technqiues used in theatrical costume design. |
| THTR 131B - Advanced Costume Techniques |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 29C and 31A. |
| Exploration of advanced costume crafts techniques including pattern development as it related to corset construction. Period undergarment research and construction. Subject matter varies by quarter. |
| THTR 132 - History of Decorative Styles |
| (4) Holly, Sanders, Scott |
| A survey of the evolution of design styles and production trends in western theater, emphasizing the history of design and designers, including a study of both interior and exterior decoration with concentration on furnishing, accessories and the changing patterns of culture. |
| THTR 132 - History of Decorative Styles |
| (4) Holly, Sanders, Scott |
| A survey of the evolution of design styles and production trends in western theater, emphasizing the history of design and designers, including a study of both interior and exterior decoration with concentration on furnishing, accessories and the changing patterns of culture. |
| THTR 132 - History of Decorative Styles |
| (4) Scott |
| A survey of the evolution of design styles and production trends in western theater, emphasizing the history of design and designers, including a study of both interior and exterior decoration with concentration on furnishing, accessories and the changing patterns of culture. |
| THTR 132 - History of Decorative Styles |
| (4) Scott |
| A survey of the evolution of design styles and production trends in western theater, emphasizing the history of design and designers, including a study of both interior and exterior decoration with concentration on furnishing, accessories and the changing patterns of culture. |
| THTR 133A - History of Costume I |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: |
| A survey of the development of western clothing and costume from Biblical times to the Restoration as related to the changing patterns of culture. Short survey of non-Western clothing and costume. |
| THTR 133B - History of Costume II |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: |
| A survey of the development of western clothing and costume from early Georgian to the present as related to the changing patterns of culture. Short survey of non-Western clothing and costume. |
| THTR 134 - Advanced Theatrical Crafts |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: |
| Dramatic Art 29A and 29C. |
| Concentration on special materials and technique utilized in theatrical productions including decorative and three-dimensional art. |
| THTR 140 - Advanced Acting Workshop |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Theater 5 and 14; upper-division standing. |
| Advanced exploration, performances, and criticism of scenes from a broad range of dramatic scripts with focus on the actor's perspective. Practical skills are taught to make the physical exploration of the text a valid exercise. |
| THTR 142 - I.V. Live |
| (2) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Upper Division Standing. |
| This course produces a weekly performance series in Isla Vista. Students get
first-hand experience in the rigors of theatrical production, as they learn to
execute all logistical, technical and promotional details. The course is affiliated
with Isla Vista Arts (www.islavista-arts.org). |
| THTR 144A - Shakespeare Production |
| (4) Appel |
| Students study, rehearse and produce one of Shakespeare's plays. The class culminates with performances that are open to the public during the final week. Students can participate as actors, assistant directors, designers or stage managers. |
| THTR 144B - Shakespeare Production |
| (4) Appel |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Students study, rehearse and produce one of Shakespeare's plays. The class culminates with performances that are open to the public during the final week. Students can participate as actors, assistant directors, designers or stage managers. |
| THTR 145 - Oregon Shakespeare Festival Tour |
| (1-4) Appel |
| Prerequisites: |
| Students study one or more plays being performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. While in Ashland, students attend 7-8 performances, take a backstage tour and participate in workshops and lectures led by members of the company. |
| THTR 149 - Theatre Workshop |
| (1-6) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Projects in costume, scenery, lighting, acting, directing. |
| THTR 151A - Advanced Acting |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 15C and 162; concurrent enrollment in Theater 110A and 11 |
| Advanced acting. Scene work and exercises exploring various acting styles which may include Shakespeare, Artaud, Greek, period comedy and farce, and Absurd. |
| THTR 151B - Advanced Acting |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 15C and 162; concurrent enrollment in Theater 110B and 11 |
| Advanced acting. Scene work and exercises exploring various acting styles which may include Shakespeare, Artaud, Greek, period comedy and farce, and Absurd. |
| THTR 151C - Advanced Acting |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 15C and 162; concurrent enrollment in Theater 110C and 11 |
| Advanced acting. Scene work and exercises exploring various acting styles which may include Shakespeare, Artaud, Greek, period comedy and farce, and Absurd. |
| THTR 151D - Advanced Acting: Modern Trends |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 151C. |
| Study and performance of contemporary acting developments. |
| THTR 151F - Senior Auditions |
| (3) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 151C. |
| Preparation and study of material and techniques for professional and graduate school audition. |
| THTR 151G - Alternate Acting Styles |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 151C. |
| Continued work in performance styles and other skills. |
| THTR 151S - Senior One-Person Shows |
| (3) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 151C. |
| Individually researched performance projects. |
| THTR 152A - Introduction to Stage Directing |
| (4) Whitaker, Apple, Brainin |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; consent of instructor. |
| Thtr 1, 5, 14, 19, and 29A-B-C-D.This course is not open to students who have taken THTR 152. |
| Basic principles and practice of directing. Lectures, demonstrations, and projects
to give the nonspecialist and potential directing emphasis student a general idea
of the directorial process. |
| THTR 152B - Techniques of Directing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 1, 14, 19, and 152. |
| Not open for credit to students who have completed DA 153B. (Legal repeat of DA 153B) |
| Laboratory in directorial scene work. |
| THTR 152C - Advanced Directing |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Theater 152B. |
| Advanced directing techniques and scene work, including departures of realism. |
| THTR 152D - Directorial Production |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 152C. |
| Not open for credit to students who have completed DA 153C. (Legal repeat of DA 153C) |
| Full directorial responsibility for the mounting of one-act play. |
| THTR 152E - Projects in Directing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 152D. |
| Not open for credit for students who have completed DA 153D. (Legal repeat of DA 153D) |
| Special projects for the advanced director. |
| THTR 153P - Projects in Design and Production |
| (1-6) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| legal repeat of 153E |
| Special projects in each area of concentration. |
| THTR 175 - Summer Theatre Lab |
| (4) WILSON |
| Prerequisites: |
| Workshops in playwriting, solo performance, acting, directing, and choreography. Students develop their own projects and take master classes with nationally prominent guest artists. Students also have the opportunity to perform in projects by guest artists. |
| THTR 180A - American Drama to 1940 |
| (4) King |
| Prerequisites: |
| Legal repeat of DA 155A. |
| History of the American drama and theater from early years to 1940. Important plays, performers, institutions, and styles of production are given selective attention. |
| THTR 180B - American Drama 1940 to Present |
| (4) King |
| Prerequisites: |
| Legal repeat of DA 155B. |
| History of the American drama and theater from 1940 to the present. Important plays, performers, institutions, and styles of production are given selective attention. |
| THTR 180C - Contemporary American Drama and Theater |
| (4) KING |
| Prerequisites: |
| Legal repeat of DA 155C. |
| Close study of major playwrights, directors, solo performance artists, and other artists working in the contemporary American theater, mainstream and avant-garde. Writing assignments focus on developing critical arguments about new work. |
| THTR 180D - Latin American Theater and Performance |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant |
| Prerequisites: |
| Legal repeat of DA 155D. |
| Survey of Hispanic-American drama and theory including authors like Carballido, Gambaro, Marques, Triana, Valdez, and others. |
| THTR 180E - Culture Clash: Studies in U.S. Latino Theater |
| (4) Morton |
| Prerequisites: |
| Legal repeat of DA 155E. |
| A survey, in English, of the dramatic literature of U.S. Latinos from 1965 to the present. Includes history and criticism of the theater of Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Americans of Hispanic origin in the U.S. |
| THTR 180F - Asian American Theater |
| (4) Kim |
| Prerequisites: |
| Legal repeat of DA 155F |
| Overview of the Asian American theater movement, its political and artistic achievements. Issues addressed include race and ethnicity, generational difference, gender, sexuality, and relationship to root cultures. Artists covered include Frank Chin, David Henry Hwang, Elizabeth Wong, Chay Yew, Margaret Cho. |
| THTR 180G - Race, Gender, and Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 163. |
| Comparative analysis of contemporary American plays and performances by artists of diverse gender, sexual, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. Students learn to perceive and critically respond to race and gender issues in plays and the theatrical production. |
| THTR 181 - National Studies in European Theater and Drama |
| (4) CABRANES-GRANT, KIM, WILLIAMS |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in European theater and drama. |
| THTR 181B - British Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in British theater and drama. |
| THTR 181F - French Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in French theater and drama. |
| THTR 181G - German Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in German theater and drama. |
| THTR 181RU - Russian Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in Russian theater and drama. |
| THTR 181S - National Studies in Spanish Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 167. |
| Special topics in Spanish theater and drama. |
| THTR 181SR - Russian Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in Russian theater and drama. |
| THTR 181ST - Special Topics European Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in European theater and drama. |
| THTR 182 - Transnational Studies in European Theater and Drama |
| (4) CABRANES-GRANT, KIM, WILLIAMS |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in transnational studies in European theater and drama. |
| THTR 182A - Ancient Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 160A. |
| Special topics in ancient European theater and drama. |
| THTR 182M - Modern Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 160E. |
| Special topics in Modern European theater and drama. |
| THTR 182MC - Modern Contemporary |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 160F. |
| Special topics in Modern Contemporary European theater and drama. |
| THTR 182MD - Medieval Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 160B. |
| Special topics in Medieval European theater and drama. |
| THTR 182N - Neoclassical Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 160C. |
| Special topics in Neoclassical European theater and drama. |
| THTR 182RM - Romantic Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 160D. |
| Special topics in Romantic European theater and drama. |
| THTR 182RN - Renaissance Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in Renaissance European theater and drama. |
| THTR 182ST - Special Topics |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in transnational studies in European theater and drama. |
| THTR 183 - Asian Theater and Performance |
| (4) KIM |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in Asian theater and performance. |
| THTR 183EA - East Asian Theater Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 165A. |
| Special topics in East Asian Theater Performance. |
| THTR 183SA - South Asian Theater and Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in South Asian theater and performance. |
| THTR 183SE - South and Southeast Asian Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 165B. |
| Special topics in South and Southeast Asian theater and drama. |
| THTR 183ST - Special Topics |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in Asian theater and performance. |
| THTR 184 - African and Caribbean Performance |
| (4) CABRANEST-GRANT, MCMAHON |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in African and Caribbean performance. |
| THTR 184AA - African American Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in African American performance. |
| THTR 184CA - Comparative African Theater and Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 166. |
| Special topics in Comparative African theater and performance. |
| THTR 184CD - Caribbean and Diaspora |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in Caribbean and Diaspora. |
| THTR 184SA - South African Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in South African performance. |
| THTR 184WA - West African Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in West African performance. |
| THTR 185 - Cross-Cultural Studies in Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in cross-cultural studies in theater and drama. |
| THTR 185C - Comedy |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in comedic theater and drama. |
| THTR 185I - Intercultural Theater: East and West |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in intercultural theater and drama. |
| THTR 185ST - Special Topics in Cross Cultural Studies Theater and Drama |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in cross-cultural studies in theater and drama. |
| THTR 185T - Tragedy |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in Tragedy. |
| THTR 185TD - Theater of Difference |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 168. |
| Studies in cultural differences. |
| THTR 185TH - Theory |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 106. |
| Special topics in theory. |
| THTR 187 - Performance Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in performance studies. |
| THTR 187CP - Collecting as Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in collecting performance. |
| THTR 187D - Darkness in Theater |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in darkness in theater. |
| THTR 187FG - Feminist and Gender Studies in Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in feminist and gender performance. |
| THTR 187MU - Theater and Music |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in theater and music. |
| THTR 187PA - Performance Art |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in performance art. |
| THTR 187PH - Physicality |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in physicality performance studies. |
| THTR 187PS - Introduction to Performance Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| An introduction to performance studies. |
| THTR 187RF - Ritual and Folklore Performance Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in ritual and folklore performance studies. |
| THTR 187ST - Special Topics in Performance Studies |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in performance studies. |
| THTR 187TA - Teatro as a Tool for Teaching I |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 177A. |
| Teatro as a tool for teaching using techniques of El Teatro Campesino. |
| THTR 187TB - Teatro as a Tool for Teaching II |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 177B. |
| Teatro as a tool for teaching using techniques from El Teatro Campesino. |
| THTR 188 - History of Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in the history of performance. |
| THTR 188A - History of Acting |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in the history of acting. |
| THTR 188D - History of Directing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in the history of directing. |
| THTR 188DA - History of Dance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in the history of dance. |
| THTR 188DV - History of Design and Visual Elements |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in the history of design and visual elements. |
| THTR 188PT - The Rise of the Professional Theater |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 161A. |
| Special topics in the history of the rise of professional theater. |
| THTR 188S - Shakespeare on Film and Stage |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 162. |
| An investigation of Shakespeare's plays through the media of performance; viewing of Shakespearean productions on film and videotape, in calssroom rehearsal, and in stage performances as available; reading and critical analysis of selected Shakespearean plays. |
| THTR 188ST - Special Topics in Performance |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Special topics in the history of performance. |
| THTR 188TP - Modern Theater: Theory and Practice |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Legal repeat of DA 161B. |
| Special topics in the history of theory and practice. |
| THTR 190 - Production Administration |
| (3) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Workshop for advanced students functioning as assistants to directors, designers, and technical directors. portfolio, promptbook, or paper required. |
| THTR 191 - Theatre Management |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: |
| Business organization and management for the educational, community, and professional theatre, including budgeting, publicity, public relations, and box office principles. |
| THTR 192 - Upper-Division Seminar |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Not open to freshmen. |
| A seminar course for upper-division students in the Theater Studies emphases. Topics are selected according to the interests of the students. |
| THTR 193H - Senior Honors Project |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Senior standing. |
| Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic researchor creative activity, supervised by a faculty adviser. Students successfully completing the project, as evalutated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major. |
| THTR 193HA - Senior Honors Project |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Senior standing. |
| Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic research or creative activity, supervised by a faculty advisor. Students successfully completing the project, as evaluated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major. |
| THTR 193HB - Senior Honors Project |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 193HA. |
| Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic research or creative activity, supervised by a faculty advisor. Students successfully completing the project, as evaluated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major. |
| THTR 193HC - Senior Honors Project |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 193HA or 193HB. |
| Senior honors project. Advanced thesis project in either academic research or creative activity, supervised by a faculty advisor. Students successfully completing the project, as evaluated by a three-person committee, will graduate with distinction in the major. |
| THTR 194A - Group Studies in Acting and Directing |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Intensive study, research, and project preparation in acting and directing. |
| THTR 194D - Group Studies in Design |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Intensive study, research, and project preparation in theatrical design. |
| THTR 194L - Group Studies in Literature |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Intensive study, research, and project preparation in dramatic literature. |
| THTR 194T - Group Studies in Theatre |
| (1-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing. |
| Intensive study, research, and project preparation in theatre. |
| THTR 195 - Principles of Stage Management |
| (2) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Theater 1 or 60. |
| Discussion and research into the duties of the stage manager from pre-production through strike. Areas covered include communication, rehearsal procedures, and performance skills. Discussions with directors, designers, and invited guests employed in the field. |
| THTR 195P - Stage Management Practicum |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 195. |
| Production oriented course allowing student practical experience in stage management training. Student will serve as assistant stage manager or stagemanager for a main stage or student directed departmental production. |
| THTR 196 - Dance Production |
| (1-4) Holly, Sander, Scott |
| Prerequisites: Theater 19; 22 or 123 or 125; upper-division standing; consent of instructor. |
| (Legal repeat of DA 186.) |
| Exploration of the process of collaboration between dance choreographers and theater designers in the development of designs for dance productions. Final project is a public performance of the choreographers' and designer' work. |
| THTR 199 - Independent Studies in Dramatic Art |
| (1-5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in dramaticart. |
| Independent studies in dramatic art. |
| THTR 199RA - Independent Research Assistance in Dramatic Art |
| (1-5) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in dramaticart; consent of instructor and department. |
| Independent research assistance in dramatic art. Supervised assistance in faculty research project. |
| THTR 210A - Methodology and Historiography |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| By analyzing leading examples of theatre scholarship, this course serves as a workshop helping students to formulate original research questions and utilize creative interdisciplinary research methods. Course addresses how to write a dissertation prospectus and grant proposal. |
| THTR 210B - Advanced Critical Writing |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Workshop on the style, structure, and ideology of crafting persuasive critical arguments and creating authority in writing. Focus on introductions, conclusions, definitions, proofs, refutation, and interaction with sources through analysis, critique, practice, and peer review. |
| THTR 210C - Professional Studies |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Content varies from year to year. Offerings may include preparation for publication and conference presentations, orientation to the academic job market, and issues related to pedagogy. |
| THTR 212 - Drama of Mixed Genres |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Masterpieces of intermingled forms from Greeks to the present. Dramatists include Euripides, Shakespeare, Moliere, Pinter, and others. |
| THTR 221 - The History and Theory of Directing |
| (4) Williams |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Readings in the major theorists of directing and in the history of directing in the modern and contemporary theatre. |
| THTR 222 - The History of Physical Theatre |
| (4) King, Williams |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| A study of the architectural development of Western and Asian theatre with attention paid to the impact of the theatre space on modes of performance. |
| THTR 223 - History and Theory of Acting |
| (4) Williams |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| The history and theory of acting in Europe and Asia from classical times to the present. Documents that address phenomenology and philosophy of acting are studied. |
| THTR 230 - Dramatic Theory: Aristotle to Nietzsche |
| (4) King |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Detailed study of theories from The Poetics to The Birth of Tragedy. |
| THTR 232 - Modern and Contemporary Theory |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| A graduate level introduction to twentieth and twenty-first century critical theory. Topics vary and may include Marxism, Brecht, Artaud, theories of the avant-garde, psychoanalysis, feminism, structuralism, post-structuralism, postmodernism, and postcolonialism. |
| THTR 233 - Feminist and Gender Studies in Theatre and Performance |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: |
| Advanced problems in feminist theories of theatre and performance. In addition to gender theory, examination of feminist perspectives on dramatichistory and criticism. |
| THTR 234 - Reading Intercultural Drama |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Examination of intercultural theory, practice, and dramatic literature. Material may include playwrights ranging from Shakespeare to David Henry Hwang, and practitioners and theorists such as Augusto Boal, Eugenio Barba, and Anne Bogart. |
| THTR 247 - Modern British Drama: Osborne to Present |
| (4) Egan |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Study of major contemporary playwrights. |
| THTR 250 - Topics in Dramatic Literature and Theatre History |
| (4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Varies in content from year to year. Recent offerings have included classics in performance, translating drama, violence in drama, dramatic genre, and literature and theatre. |
| THTR 251 - Performance Studies |
| (4) Kim |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Varies in content from year to year, but offerings may include studies of the avant-garde and perforance art, sport as ritual and performance, theatre on trial, politics and war as performance. |
| THTR 253 - Music and Theatre |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant, Williams |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Studies in the use of music as a dramatic and theatrical language. Genres vary from course to course but may include opera, operetta, the musical, burlesque, and music theatre. |
| THTR 254 - Performance of Physicality |
| (4) Kim |
| Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. |
| Explores various case studies of the theatrical representation and perception of the human body in Europe, the Americas, and Asia in the twentieth century especially related to the construction of gender, race, class, nation,
and sexuality.
|
| THTR 261 - Directing for Graduate Students |
| (4) Olauson, Whitaker |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor. |
| An investigation of the fundamentals and techniques of directing, including principles of staging, text analysis, and actor coaching. |
| THTR 262 - Practice in Design |
| (2-4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Projects and study in design; practical application to projects. |
| THTR 263 - Practice in Dramaturgy |
| (2) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor. |
| Projects in dramaturgy; practical applications and projects. |
| THTR 264 - Practice in Directing |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Theater 221 or 261; graduate standing; consent of instructor. |
| Advanced problems in directing, practical applications, and projects. Culminates in directing one-act plays. |
| THTR 265A - Practice in Playwrighting |
| (1-4) Morton, Wilson |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor. |
| An independent study in playwrighting. Students may work on a full-length play, a one act play, a solo performance text. |
| THTR 265B - Practice in Adaptation |
| (4) Morton, Wilson |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor. |
| An independent study in adapting work to the stage. Students may adapt work from other genres, plays written in a previous era, and/or works written in other languages. |
| THTR 266 - Practice in Theatre and Dance |
| (1-4) Staff |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing; consent of instructor. |
| Projects in various areas of theatre and dance, including acting, stage management, production and directing. |
| THTR 270A - African Theatre and Drama |
| (4) McMahon |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Readings in the dramatic literature and staged theatre of Africa and the African diaspora. Topics may include Soyinka, Ngugi, Fugard, Aidoo, and theatre for development. |
| THTR 270B - African Performance Studies |
| (4) McMahon |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Examines the broad field of performance in Africa and the African diaspora, including ritual, storytelling, oral traditions, masquerades, festivals, dance, truth commissions, and spirit possession. |
| THTR 271A - Asian Theatre and Drama |
| (4) Kim |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Dramatic literature and staged theater of Asia. Coverage varies from traditonal to contemporary dramatists and theatre styles from East Asia to India and/or Southeast Asia. Reception of Asian theatre in non-Asian contexts is often considered. |
| THTR 271B - Asian Performance Studies |
| (4) Kim |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Performance modes examined in this course may include shaman ritual, puppetry, masked performance, religious ceremonies, mass movements, and political events from various regions of Asia and the Pacific. Performances are considered in their tourist and cross-cultural contexts as well as in terms of more conventional settings and aesthetics. |
| THTR 272A - European Theatre and Drama |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant, Williams |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| An examination of theatrical traditions of Europe. Offerings vary, but may include ancient and medieval drama and theatre as well as Enlightenment, Sturm and Drang and Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, and Symbolism. |
| THTR 272B - European Performance Studies |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant, Williams |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Studies in ritual, ceremony, and performance in European public life. |
| THTR 273A - Theater and Drama of the Americas |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant, Morton, King |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| An examination of pan-American trends and traditions in drama. Readings may range widely beyond national and continental borders to focus on specific countries and/or movements in Latin America, the United States, and Canada. |
| THTR 273B - Performance Studies of the Americas |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant, King, Morton |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| An examination of pan-American trends and traditions in performance. Readings may range widely beyond national and continental borders to focus on specific countries and/or movements in Latin America, the United States, and Canada. |
| THTR 273C - Theatre and Drama of the United States |
| (4) Cabranes-Grant, King |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| An examination of trends and traditions in theatre of the United States. Roots of Broadway, U.S. Latino theatre, Asian American theatre, melodrama, the Group Theatre and its legacy, multicultural theatre and contemporary theater. |
| THTR 273D - Performance Studies of the United States |
| (4) King |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| An examination of trends and traditions in performance of the United States. Offerings vary, but may include: U.S. Latino performance, Asian American performance, intercultural performance, and the avant-garde. |
| THTR 500 - Teaching: Methods and Practice |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing and current appointment as a departmental teaching assistant. |
| Introduction to the problems and techniques of teaching dramatic art, through teaching responsibilities in departmental courses and through consultation with supervising faculty members. |
| THTR 501 - Pedagogy Practicum |
| (4) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Graduate standing. |
| Taken in conjunction with departmental upper-division undergraduate courses in literature, history or theory. Graduate students conduct additional outside reading, write a substantial final paper, and receive training in pedagogy including syllabus design, lesson plannning, lecture composition, and discussion facilitation. |
| THTR 596 - Directed Reading and Research |
| (2-8) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Individual tutorial. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by the department chair. |
| THTR 598 - Master's Thesis Project, Research and Creative |
| (1-8) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. |
| Master's thesis project, research and creative. |
| THTR 599 - Dissertation Research and Preparation |
| (1-12) STAFF |
| Prerequisites: Consent of chair of student's doctoral committee. (Repeatable to 108 units - not 99). |
| Dissertation research and preparation. |