Course Offerings

The following is a generic listing of all courses offered by the Department of Theatre.  Course Offerings specific to a particular term may be found by clicking the Schedule of Classes in Buckeye Link.  To see all Theatre classes: select the appropriate term, click Go, from the Course Subject drop down list select Theatre (you can also press 't' three times), select the appropriate career (undergraduate, graduate or blank) and click Search.

 

THEATRE 2000.02: Technical Production Practicum: Sound
Units: 1.0
Description: Provides experience in technical production activities.
Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 6 completions.

 

THEATRE 2000.03: Technical Production Practicum: Video
Units: 1.0
Description: Provides experience in technical production activities.
Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 6 completions.

 

THEATRE 2000.04: Technical Production Practicum: Scenic Construction and Painting
Units: 1.0
Description: Provides experience in technical production activities.
Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 6 completions.

 

THEATRE 2000.05: Technical Production Practicum: Costuming and Make-Up
Units: 1.0
Description: Provides experience in technical production activities.
Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 6 completions.

 

THEATRE 2000.06: Technical Production Practicum: Lighting
Units: 1.0
Description: Provides experience in technical production activities.
Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 6 completions.

 

THEATRE 2000.11: Technical Production Practicum: Box Office
Units: 1.0
Description: Provides experience in technical production activities.
Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 6 completions.

 

THEATRE 2000.21: Technical Production Practicum: Publicity
Units: 1.0
Description: Provides experience in technical production activities.
Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 6 completions.

 

THEATRE 2100: Introduction to Theatre
Units: 3.0
Description: A study of the art and profession of live theatre with emphasis upon its cultural and social influences in our society.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2101H (101H) or 100. This course is available for EM credit. GE VPA and diversity soc div in the US course. VSP Admis Cond course.

 

THEATRE 2100E: Introduction to Theatre
Units: 3.0
Description: A study of the art and profession of live theatre with emphasis upon its cultural and social influences in our society.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 2101H (101H) or 100. This course is available for EM credit. GE VPA and diversity soc div in the US course. VSP Admis Cond course.

 

THEATRE 2100H: Introduction to Theatre
Units: 3.0
Description: A study of the art and profession of live theatre with emphasis upon its cultural and social influences in our society.
Prereq: Honors standing or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 2101H (101H), 100, or 100H. GE VPA and diversity soc div in the US course.

 

THEATRE 2101: Introduction to Theatre: Making History
Units: 3.0                                                                                                                                                                                    Description: Introduction to theatrical performance through examining play texts and communicating with the playwrights from the archives of the Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute.
Prereq: Honors standing or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 2100 (101) or 2100H (101H). GE VPA course.

 

THEATRE 2211: Introduction to Production Design
Units: 3.0
Description: Introduction to scenic, costume, lighting and sound design techniques for production; experience in research and designing projects.

 

THEATRE 2211: Introduction to Production Design
Units: 3.0
Description: Introduction to scenic, costume, lighting and sound design techniques for production; experience in research and designing projects.

 

THEATRE 2341H: Moving Image Art
Units: 3.0
Description:The issues and concepts fundamental to the development of an understanding of the aesthetics of film and video from the standpoint of the producer and maker.
Prereq: Honors standing or by permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 230H. GE VPA course.

THEATRE 2351: Fundamentals of Radio and TV Production
Units: 3.0
Description: Broadcasting techniques, skills and styles.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 580.

 

THEATRE 2367.01: Self Images: America on Stage, 1830 to the Present
Units: 3.0
Description:Exploration of the images of Americans presented on popular stages through written analysis of theatrical and critical texts.
Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv, and Soph, Jr, or Sr standing. Not open to students with credit for 2367 (367). GE writing and comm course: level 2 and diversity soc div in the US course.

 

THEATRE 2367.01H: Self Images: America on Stage, 1830 to the Present
Units: 3.0
Description: Exploration of the images of Americans presented on popular stages through written analysis of theatrical and critical texts. Prereq: Honors and Soph, Jr, or Sr standing, and English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2367 (367). GE writing and comm course: level 2 and GE diversity soc div in the US course.

 

THEATRE 2367.02H: African American Theatre History
Units: 3.0
Description: Examination of aesthetic and sociological evolution in America of African American theatre, literature, and film.
Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv, and Soph, Jr, or Sr standing. Not open to students with credit for 2367 (367). GE writing and comm course: level 2 and lit and diversity soc div in the US course.

 

THEATRE 2367.03H: Criticizing Television
Units: 3.0
Description: Study of theatre history at an intermediate level with emphasis on writing skills. A critical analysis of a wide variety of television programs through viewing, discussing, reading, and writing.
Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv, and Soph, Jr, or Sr standing. Not open to students with credit for 2367.xx (367.xx) or ArtEduc 2367.03 (367.03). GE writing and comm course: level 2 and diversity soc div in the US course. Cross-listed in ArtEduc.

 

THEATRE 2811: Craft of Acting
Units: 3.0
Description: An introductory acting class exploring the basic techniques of imagination, concentration, and character development with monologues, scenes, and reading note-worthy plays.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 280. GE VPA course.

 

 

THEATRE 2812: Acting Studio I: Stanislavski
Units: 3.0
Description: An intermediate acting studio exploring the Stanislavski basic acting technique of given circumstances, intentions, obstacles and strategies, in exercises, scenes and discussion.
Prereq: 2811 (280). Not open to students with credit for 380.

 

THEATRE 2813: Acting Studio II: Contemporary Scene
Units: 3.0
Description: An intermediate acting studio focusing on scene study and dramatic analysis, utilizing contemporary plays, and studying current playwrights.
Prereq: 2811 (280). Not open to students with credit for 381.

 

THEATRE 2831: Movement and Voice
Units: 3.0
Description: Basic study and training in movement for actors, voice production, and whole body expressiveness.
Prereq: 2811. Not open to students with credit for 383 and 386.

 

THEATRE 2832: Viewpoints Training
Units: 3.0
Description: Introduction to Viewpoints Training: A method of improvisation that builds ensembles, strengthens physical range, and develops acting, directorial and choreographic skills.
Prereq: 2811. Not open to students with credit for 387.

 

THEATRE 3000: Production Run Crew Practicum
Units: 2.0
Description: Hands-on involvement in the production of live theatre; participation leading to a more thorough understanding of theatre and in particular theatre design and technology.
Repeatable to a maximum of 8 cr hrs.

 

THEATRE 3111: Stage Directing
Units: 3.0
Description: An introduction to the basic principles, techniques and challenges of directing for the stage.
Prereq: 2110 and 2811. Not open to students with credit for 310.

 

THEATRE 3221: Stage Managing
Units: 3.0
Description: Principles, practices, and techniques of stage management, and a survey of modern management techniques.
Prereq: 2211. Not open to students with credit for 602.

 

THEATRE 3241: Theatre Sound Techniques
Units: 3.0
Description: An examination of the art of sound design as well as an exploration of the craft of sound engineering for theatre.
Prereq: 2211. Not open to students with credit for 626.

 

THEATRE 3351: Television Production I
Units: 3.0
Description: Fundamentals of television broadcasting through lectures, labs and practicum involvement with OSU's student television station and media lab.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 300.

 

THEATRE 3352: Television Production II
Units: 3.0
Description: Intermediate level course providing students with in depth study of television broadcasting through lectures, labs, and practicum involvement with OSU's student television and media lab.
Prereq: 2351.

 

THEATRE 3411: Introduction to Scenic Design
Units: 3.0
Description: Introduction to basic design elements for the stage including research, sketching, color theory, model building, drafting and stagecraft.
Prereq: 2211. Not open to students with credit for 220.

 

THEATRE 3511: Introduction to Costume Design
Units: 3.0
Description: Fundamental exploration of methods of design and production as applies to costumes.
Prereq: 2211. Not open to students with credit for 222.

 

THEATRE 3551: Stage Make-Up
Units: 3.0
Description: Practical application of theories and techniques of make-up design.  Emphasis on presentational styles.  Purchase of make-up kit required.
Prereq: 2211. Not open to students with credit for 353.

 

THEATRE 3597: Issues of the Contemporary World:  Censorship and Performance
Units: 3.0
Description: Exploration of censorship in live performance in both Western and non-Western communities and the ways such practice links to governmental public policy or to pressure groups.
Prereq: Jr or Sr standing. Not open to students with credit for 597. GE cross-disciplinary seminar course.

 

THEATRE 3611: Introduction to Lighting design
Units: 3.0
Description: Introduction to basic lighting design elements for the stage including research, collaboration, basic electrical practice, color theory, drafting, and lighting stage work.
Prereq: 2211. Not open to students with credit for 221.

 

THEATRE 3731: Theatre Histories and Literatures
Units: 3.0
Description: Survey of representative theatre and performance from Western and non-Western traditions from classical Greece to present day.
Prereq: 2100 (100) or 2101H (101H). Not open to students with credit for 531.

 

THEATRE 3814: Acting Studio III: Improv, Shakespeare and Period Styles
Units: 3.0
Description: An advanced acting studio focusing on various acting topics and challenges, including improvisation, Shakespeare, period styles and others.
Prereq: 2811. Not open to students with credit for 382.

 

THEATRE 3815: Acting for the Camera
Units: 3.0
Description: An advanced acting class focusing on the specific challenges of acting for the camera, both single camera and multi-camera.
Prereq: 2811. Not open to students with credit for 680.

 

THEATRE 3821: Accents and Dialects
Units: 3.0
Description: The fundamentals of acquiring dialects for the stage.
Prereq: 2811. Not open to students with credit for 384.

 

THEATRE 3825: Special Topics in Voice for the Stage
Units: 3.0
Description: Individual voice problems: phonetic transcription and sound appreciation.
Prereq: 2811. Not open to students with credit for 385.

 

THEATRE 3921S: Creation of Outreach Theatre
Units: 3.0
Description: The creation, development and performance of interactive and instructional theatre for social awareness.
Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

 

THEATRE 4000.01: Practicum: Stage Management
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 405.01. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4000.02: Practicum: Sound
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4000.03: Practicum: Video
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4000.04: Practicum: Stage Design
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4000.05: Practicum: Costuming and Make-Up
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4000.06: Practicum: Lighting
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4000.07: Practicum: Dramaturgy
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4000.08: Practicum: Acting
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor, by audition. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4000.11: Practicum: Theatre Management
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4000.14: Practicum: Technical Direction
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4000.18: Practicum: Directing
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Individual theatrical performance and production activities at an advanced level under faculty supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 18 cr hrs or 8 completions.

 

THEATRE 4191: Internship in Theatre
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: A cooperative education or internship assignment conducted under the supervision of a faculty member.
Prereq:  Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 36 cr hrs or 3 completions. This course is graded S/U.

 

THEATRE 4194: Group Studies
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Group studies.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions.

 

THEATRE 4821: Singing Actor
Units: 3.0
Description: The fundamentals of acting through song.
Prereq: 2811.

 

THEATRE 4921S: Performance Studies in Outreach Theatre
Units: 3.0
Description: Use of improvisational acting techniques to develop the performance of an outreach touring theatre production.
Prereq: Permission of instructor, by audition. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs.

 

THEATRE 4998: Undergraduate Scholarship: Research and Creative Activity in Theatre
Units: 1.0-12.0
Description: Undergraduate research or creative activities in varying topics leading towards a creative project without a thesis.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.

 

THEATRE 4998H: Undergraduate Scholarship: Research and Creative Activity in Theatre
Units: 1.0-12.0
Description: Undergraduate research or creative activities in varying topics leading towards a creative project without a thesis.
Prereq: Honors standing, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.

 

THEATRE 4999: Undergraduate Thesis Scholarship: Research and Creative Activity in Theatre
Units: 1.0-12.0
Description: Undergraduate research or creative activities in varying topics that will lead to a thesis.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.

 

THEATRE 4999H: Undergraduate Thesis Scholarship: Research and Creative Activity in Theatre
Units: 1.0-12.0
Description: Undergraduate research or creative activities in varying topics that will lead towards an Honors thesis.
Prereq: Honors standing and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.

 

THEATRE 5111: Advanced Stage Directing
Units: 3.0
Description: Principles, techniques and practices of advanced stage directing with an emphasis on text analysis, research and process.
Prereq: 3111 (310). Not open to students with credit for 610.

 

THEATRE 5189: Field Work in Theatre, Cinema or Video
Units: 1.0-12.0
Description: Planned production or management experience in an off-campus professional, educational, community theatre, film or video facility, or other agency under supervision.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 36 cr hrs or 3 completions. This course is graded S/U.

 

THEATRE 5193: Individual Studies
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Conference, library, and laboratory work.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.

 

THEATRE 5194: Group Studies
Units: 1.0-3.0
Description: Group Studies.
Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions.

 

THEATRE 5211: Production Design I
Units: 3.0
Description: Investigation of scenic, costume and lighting design techniques for production; experience in researching and designing collaborative projects.

 

THEATRE 5212: Production Design II
Units: 3.0
Description: Further investigation of design techniques for production including sound, video, projection; experience in researching and designing collaborative projects.
This course is available for EM credit. VSP Admis Cond course.

 

THEATRE 5221: Theatre Management
Units: 3.0
Description: Principles, practices, and techniques of theatre management and a survey of modern management techniques.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 601.

 

THEATRE 5231: Topics in Technical Theatre
Units: 3.0
Description: Exploration of theatre technology topics including: technical direction, theatrical rigging, stage automation systems, and metals as a scenic element.
Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs.

 

THEATRE 5241: Topics in Sound Technology
Units: 3.0
Description: An exploration of topics on theatrical sound including audio system form and function, live mix, aesthetics of sound, audio engineering and theatrical sound design.
Prereq: 3241 or 5212.

 

THEATRE 5261: Theatre Graphics I
Units: 3.0
Description: An examination of drafting techniques and graphics presentation in relation to theatre design and technology, with an emphasis on 2D environments.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 621.01.

 

THEATRE 5262: Theatre Graphics II
Units: 1.5
Description: An exploration of advanced techniques in theatre drafting and graphics, with an emphasis on 3D environments.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 621.02.

 

THEATRE 5263.01: Theatre Graphics III: Scenic
Units: 1.5
Description: An exploration of scenic graphics and presentation software generally recognized as industry standards in the theatre.

 

THEATRE 5263.02: Theatre Graphics IIII: Lighting
Units: 1.5
Description: An exploration of lighting graphics and presentation software generally recognized as industry standards in the theatre.

 

THEATRE 5263.03: Theatre Graphics IIII: Costume
Units: 1.5
Description: An exploration of costume graphics and presentation software generally recognized as industry standards in the theatre.

 

THEATRE 5321: Video Production I
Units: 3.
Description: Basic video production through research and project assignments.  Basic camera, sound, lighting and editing techniques will be practiced in collaborative and individual settings.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 634.

 

THEATRE 5322: Editorial Process
Units: 3.0
Description: Non-linear editing exploration of post-production techniques from editorial concepts to outputting video.  Students will expand their knowledge of the editorial process and their analytical skills.
Prereq: 5321 and permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 633.

 

THEATRE 5323: Video Production II
Units: 3.0
Description: Exploration of intermediate video analysis and production through research and project assignments with camera, sound, lighting and editing techniques.
Prereq: 5322. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.

 

THEATRE 5331: Screenwriting
Units: 3.0
Description: Exploration of creative script-writing for video/cinema; development of short or feature length scripts.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 636.

 

THEATRE 5341: Studies in the Documentary
Units: 3.0
Description: Exploration of the conceptual, aesthetic, critical, social, ethical, and practical issues in the practice of documentary and reality production of cinema and video works.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 777.

 

THEATRE 5411: Scenic Design I
Units: 3.0
Description: Presentation of scenic design in three dimensional model form; emphasis on designing for non-proscenium production.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 643.

 

THEATRE 5412: Scenic Design II
Units: 3.0
Description: Presentation of multiple-setting, scenic design in three dimensional models, renderings and sketches; emphasis on story boarding to show clear progression of scenic changes.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 644.

 

THEATRE 5441: Period Styles for Production
Units: 3.0
Description: An exploration of period styles from ancient to contemporary; emphasis on architecture, clothing, furniture, jewelry, textiles, and decorative objects.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 649 and 650.

 

 

THEATRE 5511: Costume Design Techniques
Units: 3.0
Description: Exploration of methods and techniques of design as applies to costumes.\
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 656.

 

THEATRE 5531: Intermediate Stage Costume Construction
Units: 3.0
Description: Practical application of theories and techniques of costume/clothing construction.  Includes setting collars, sleeves, application of closures.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 651.

 

THEATRE 5611: Lighting Design
Units: 3.0
Description: A study of light as a design element for theatrical performance; analysis and preparation of designs for realized and theoretical theatre applications.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 625.

 

THEATRE 5621: Lighting Technology/Production
Units: 3.0
Description: An examination of the craft of theatre technology, with an emphasis on technical projects as associated with the responsibilities of a production electrician.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 628.

 

THEATRE 5741: Czech Theatre and Culture
Units: 3.0
Description: An introduction to the language, history, and culture of the Czech Republic designed to prepare students for an international experience. The course is a combination of instructor led lectures, discussions and presentations including a wide variety of Czech visual materials, and is a prerequisite for students participating in the Prague Theatre Study Tour Program.
Prereq: 2100 (100), and acceptance to the Prague Theatre Study Tour, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr hrs.

 

THEATRE 5771.01: The History and Practice of Devising Theatre
Units: 3.0
Description: Advanced study on the history of creating new performance works through the collaborative, collective artistic process of devising.

 

THEATRE 5771.02: Theatre for Social Change
Units: 3.0
Description: Advanced study of theatre and performance strategies used for social change and community engagement which includes Theatre for Development, and Augusto Boal's theory and practice.

 

THEATRE 5771.03: Out There Alone: The History of Solo Performance
Units: 3.0
Description: Advanced study of the ubiquitous solo performer that considers the classical Greek rhapsodies, to Chautauqua, to contemporary solo artists, many of whom create new works.

 

THEATRE 5771.04: American Voices
Units: 3.0
Description: Advanced study of a focused theatre history topic such as African American, Latino/a, Asian American, Native American, women playwrights, and gay and lesbian theatre.

 

THEATRE 5771.05: All Singing, All Dancing: The History of Musical Theatre
Units: 3.0
Description: Advanced study on the history and contemporary practice of the art form of musical theatre including an emphasis on the American Rock Musical.

 

THEATRE 5771.06: International Theatre and Performance
Units: 3.0
Description: Advanced study of a focused international theatre history topic such as African, Spanish and Portuguese, Asian theatre, theatre masks, puppets, Irish diaspora.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 675.01.

 

THEATRE 5771.07: Crones, Curmudgeons, and Living Treasures-Theatre and Aging
Units: 3.0
Description: History, theory and literature of the Senior Theatre Movement from its beginnings to the present from both theatrical and gerontological perspectives.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 675.01.

 

THEATRE 5771.08: The Practice of Theatre and Aging
Units: 3.0
Description: Practical exploration of Life Review, Oral Histories, Reader's Theatre, Comedy, Improv and Lifewriting with elders in class and in the outreach community.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for.

 

THEATRE 5771.09: Performance in Media: Film, Video and Digital
Units: 3.0
Description: Advanced study on the history and contemporary practice of technology and media used in contemporary live performance, such as moving lights, projections, film, video and digital animation.

 

THEATRE 5771.10: Strutting and Fretting upon the Stage: 400 years of Shakespeare in Production
Units: 3.0
Description: Explores the history of Shakespeare's plays in production over the last four centuries. Students will seek to understand how his plays reflect the historical moments in which they are interpreted. Students will research and present on a specific production.

 

THEATRE 5798.01: Study Tour: Domestic
Units: 1.0-12.0
Description: Specific content, location, semesters of offering, and prerequisites vary; contact department office for details. Domestic
Repeatable to a maximum of 36 cr hrs or 4 completions.

 

THEATRE 5798.02: Study Tour: International
Units: 1.0-12.0
Description: Specific content, location, semesters of offering, and prerequisites vary; contact department office for details. Foreign.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 36 cr hrs or 4 completions.

 

THEATRE 5831: Mime
Units: 3.0
Description: Introduction to Mime: This course will focus on Etienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau's techniques and styles.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 2 completions.

 

THEATRE 5899: Workshops
Units: 1.0-12.0
Description: Intensive study of a problem common to the participants for the purpose of developing principles and practices relating to it.
Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 36 cr hrs or 4 completions.

 

THEATRE 5911: New Works Lab
Units: 3.0
Description: New writers experiment with a variety of contemporary techniques to write, act, direct and improv short plays, oral histories, video and solo works.
Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr hrs or 2 completions.

 

THEATRE 5921: Performing and Teaching Shakespeare for the Actor: A Toolkit
Units: 3.0
Description: An exploration of methods for interpreting, performing, and teaching Shakespeare. Emphasis on Stand Up for Shakespeare technique, the work of John Basil, John Barton, and the Lessac voice system. Students will develop exercises and lessons intended for K-12 students.
Prereq: 2831 (383), or permission of instructor.

 

THEATRE 5961: Playwriting
Units: 3.0
Description: Students will write 10-minute plays as exploratory exercises, analyze contemporary plays to deepen familiarity with the theatrical form, and, as a final project, write a one-act play which will receive a staged reading. Seminar and Workshop.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 660.