Department of Theatre
Spring 2008 Course Offerings

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THEATRE 100: Introduction to Theatre
U 5 Credits

A study of the theatre, its components, and its contributors, with an emphasis upon learning to appreciate and evaluate live performance.

Theatre 100 introduces students to the art and profession of theatre. The course utilizes lectures, classroom discussion, collaborative activities, and online instruction to teach students how to evaluate and appreciate plays and performances, both classical and contemporary. The course culminates in a live performance project in which students experience firsthand how a play evolves from page to stage (no acting is required!). In addition, students attend two live performances and, using their understanding of theatre history and production, articulate verbal and written responses to the productions.

Choose from morning, afternoon and evening!

THEATRE H100: Introduction to Theatre
U 5 Credits

THEATRE 205: Technical Production Practicum
U 1 Credits

Hands-On Production Opportunities

This credit is set up to accomplish work that needs to be done before the run of the show, for example, scenic construction, light hang and focus, costume construction, publicity (poster distribution). For this course, you sign-up for 40 hours worth of work during the 10 week quarter—usually 4 hours per week—scheduled at a time that is convenient for you.

CHAD MAHAN
Visit Drake 0082B, call 247-8960 or email theatre@osu.edu
First meeting: M 0230-0418, remainder of the quarter is ARR (19953-5)
First meeting: T 0230-0418, remainder of the quarter is ARR (19954-1)
Roy Bowen Theatre (DR 1130)

THEATRE 210: Fundamentals of Script Analysis
U 3 Credits

Introduces beginning theatre students to the basic principles, techniques, and challenges of script analysis, where the text is examined from a production viewpoint rather than for literary merit.  Students are provided with a methodology that enables them to dissect a play from the perspective of performer, director, and/or designer in preparation for the rehearsal process.

JASON BUSH
bush.207@osu.edu
T R 0930-1118
DR 2038
19955-6

THEATRE 221: Technical Production Fundamentals II
U 5 Credits

Introduces students to the basic aspects of lighting design.  Major areas of emphasis included theory, process, equipment, materials, and skills.

MARY TARANTINO
tarantino.1@osu.edu
TR 0830-1018
DR 0078
19957-7

THEATRE 222: Technical Production Fundamentals III
U 5 Credits

Students will have the opportunity to acquire an understanding and appreciation of the contributions of costume design to a theatrical production.  Emphasis will be on acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary necessary for evaluation of the costume design and construction of a production.  The lab section will include an introduction to basic sewing skills for costume construction.

MARY YAW
yaw.7@osu.edu
M 1030-1218
Choose lab:
W 1030-1218 (19960-7)
F 1030-1218 (19960-7)
DR 2038 (M) and DR 0072 (W or F)

THEATRE H230: Moving Image Art
U 5 Credits

This class will explore issues and concepts fundamental to the development of an understanding of the aesthetics of film and video from the standpoint of the producer.  The course will be divided into two sessions.  The production sessions will focus on the execution of short video projects.  The purpose is to provide student with a “hands on” experience using video as an expressive art form.  The analysis session is through film/video screenings, lectures and discussions providing students with an introduction to concepts of image making.

JANET PARROTT
parrott.1@osu.edu
T R 1130-0118
DR 2064
19961-2

THEATRE 280: Acting Fundamentals I
U 3 Credits

Are you the next American Idol? Can't sing? No problem! Theatre 280 is the introductory course of acting fundamentals. This course teaches the basic acting techniques including imagination, concentration,human psychology as applied to creation of character and development of stage presence. No prior acting is required to take this course and non-majors are welcome.

THEATRE 305: Production Run Crew Practicum
U 2 Credits

This is for work that happens during the run of the show, for example, set run crew, light board operator, sound board operator, costume run crew, etc. For this course, you are required to attend evening and weekend rehearsals and performances for the entire run of the show (this is a two to four week commitment).

CHAD MAHAN
Visit Drake 0082B, call 247-8960 or email theatre@osu.edu
First meeting: M 0230-0418, remainder of the quarter is ARR (19970-5)
First meeting: T 0230-0418, remainder of the quarter is ARR (19971-1)
Roy Bowen Theatre (DR 1130)

THEATRE 310: Stage Directing
U 5 Credits

Introduces students to the basic principles, techniques, and challenges of directing for the stage.  Additionally, the course provides practical experience in aspects of stage direction through class exercises, discussions, observations, analysis, and scene work.

GUEST ARTIST
theatre@osu.edu
M W F 0330-0518
DR 0107
19972-6

THEATRE 367.01: Self Images: America on Stage, 1830 to the Present
U 5 Credits

This course fulfils GEC requirements for Level 2 Writing and Social Diversity in the United States.  It examines theatrical representation of Americans in plays and in performance.  This course examines the representation of 'race', ethnicity and gender in plays and performances which address the experience of  minority groups such as African Americans, Asian Americans and others who have been historically marginalized.  We begin with the cultural assumptions and judgments underlying the representations.  Some questions we'll address are: what do playwrights want to say about these dual heritages?  How do cultural formations of gender, sexuality and class interact with race and ethnicity in the formation of an 'American' identity?  How are the cultures and values of the immigrants' home country challenged and debated by their American-born children?  What is the place/space within for those of mixed racial
ancestry?  How have key moments in American history influenced the kinds of work being produced and performed?

Teaching is by lectures, screenings, and discussion.  Through this course, you will be able to enhance your skills in critical and analytical thinking, find productive ways of team-working and collaboration and develop an understanding of the theatre-making process.

THEATRE 367.02: African American Theatre History
U 5 Credits

Theatre 367.02 examines the sociological evolution in America of Black theatre, its literature and criticism.  The course draws from American classics as well as examples of popular theatre and alternative dramatic practices.  In addition to examining the social and cultural context of Black theatre in America through representative plays, playwrights, personalities, and events—this course provides students with the opportunity to polish writing techniques and skills acquired during the first writing course experience.

ANTHONY HILL
hill.55@osu.edu
T R 1130-0118
BO 0436
19975-2

THEATRE 382M: Acting Studio IC
U 3 Credits

Studio in acting focusing on the special challenges of acting in Shakespeare's plays.  This is an introductory class designed to give the student a basic understanding of the nature of Elizabethan theatrial traditions, classical text and complex verse structure.

JAMES BOHR
bohr.6@osu.edu
M W F 1130-0118
DR 2064
19976-8

THEATRE 383: Speech and Voice Studio I
U 3 Credits

Nervous before auditioning? Does your voice come out all wrong!? This course shows actors how to release themselves from habitual patterns which inhibit the potential of the natural voice in order to enhance vocal flexibility, strength, and responsiveness to the physical, intellectual and emotional demands of the acting process.

GTA
theatre@osu.edu
M W F 1030-1118
DR 0101
19977-3

THEATRE 384: Speech and Voice Studio II
U 3 Credits

The study of dialects: British, Cockney, Irish, and an accent of choice.  Accent aquisition skills and scene study.

GTA
theatre@osu.edu
M W 0930-1118
DR 0107
21442-9

THEATRE 386: Stage Movement Studio I
U 3 Credits

This class is for the actor to develop physical possibilities and to explore movement as an expressive and creative instrument of acting.  Although the skills addressed in this course will be useful to anyone in the performing arts, this course approaches them from the point of view of actor training.

GTA
theatre@osu.edu
M W F 1130-1218
DR 0107
19979-4

THEATRE 533: Theatre Repertory III
U 5 Credits

The course will explore efforts – sometimes violent, sometimes subtle -- to expand the concept of “theatre” over the course of the twentieth century from a professional commercial entertainment industry to something capable of expressing artistic, political, social, and ethnic concerns.

CHRISTINA RITTER
ritter.43@osu.edu
M W 0130-0318
DR 2068
19995-9

THEATRE 534: American Musical Theatre
U 5 Credits

This course is an examination and exploration in the art form of Musical Theatre with an emphasis on the American Rock Musical. The Rock-Musical is a unique theatrical experience that melds not only acting, singing, and dance together, but unites popular music, spectacle, and current issues within its structure. Through media, discussion, analysis and performance study this class is designed to better understand Rock-Musicals and Rock Opera. Everything from traditional Rock Musicals (Hair, Tommy, The Wiz, Jesus Christ Superstar), Juke-Box Musicals (Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, All Shook Up), Pop-Musicals (Wicked, Godspell, Dreamgirls, Beauty and the Beast), Glam-Rock Musicals (Rocky Horror Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Hip-Hop Opera (MTV's Carmen) and perhaps a future movement towards Punk-Rock Opera with pieces such as American Idiot by Green Day will be covered in this course.

CHRISTOPHER ROCHE
roche.41@osu.edu
F 0130-0518
DR 2064
21775-1

THEATRE 580: Radio and TV Production
U 5 Credits

Theatre 580 will provide lectures and readings on broadcasting techniques, skills and styles as well as opportunities to witness the work and production of an active, operational station. This class will provide students  an introduction into television and radio production. Students will learn about the television studio, cameras, lighting, control room, audio, and field production; and radio operations, journalism, and announcing. Labs will be taught by various staff members at The WOSU Stations.

PAUL PELOQUIN
peloquin.1@osu.edu
WR 0600-0800
CT 0000
19996-4

THEATRE 597: Issues of the Contemporary World: Censorship and Performance
U 5 Credits

Theatre 597 explores the ways in which censorship of performance has been employed by governmental groups in both western and Asian societies as an instrument of public policy, or in response to pressure groups within those societies.  Recent and historically significant instances of censorship (or attempts at censorship) will be examined, with case studies drawn primarily from theatre and performance.  Students are asked to consider their positions on the use of censorship in the contemporary world.

ALAN WOODS
woods.1@osu.edu
T R 0130-0318
JR 0300
19997-0

THEATRE 600: Professional Aspects of Theatre
UG 3 Credits

Prepare an action plan outlining your unique approach to securing employment in Theatre upon graduation!  This course takes a look at the “dos” and “don’ts” of job hunting and placement—learn what not to wear, create action plan strategies, participate in mock interviews and auditions, learn how to negotiate, safety and liability, and much more!

MARK SHANDA
shanda.1@osu.edu
M W F 1030-1118
DR 2038
19998-5

THEATRE 602: Stage Management
UG 3 Credits

Gain knowledge about the craft of stage management through lectures, discussions, and a range of theatre practitioner guest speakers.  Through class assignments and mock production situations, students will learn how to strengthen organizational and interpersonal skills in order to function successfully as a stage manager!

GUEST ARTIST
theatre@osu.edu
T R 0130-0318
DR 0078
19999-1

THEATRE 624: Technical Direction
UG 3 Credits

Technical Direction encompasses the processes and techniques utilized in taking a scenic design from conception to reality.  The Technical Director must possess the skills to effectively organize time and resources and the ability to manage people.  The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the duties, responsibilities and processes of the Technical Director.  Topics to be covered include:  budgeting, build calendars, construction techniques, material selection, technical drafting, personnel management, facility organization, the production process and safety.

CHRISTOPHER ZINKON
zinkon.3@osu.edu
T R 1030-1218
DR 0078
20000-0

THEATRE 625: Lighting Design I
UG 3 Credits

A study of light as a design element for theatrical performance; analysis and preparation of designs for theatre applications.

MARY TARANTINO
tarantino.1@osu.edu
M W 0830-1018
DR 0078
20001-5

THEATRE 634: Video Production I
UG 5 Credits

An introduction to creative single camera video production--emphasis on performance, staging, and editing short video productions.

DAVID FISHER
fisher.674@osu.edu
M W 0130-0318
DR 2064
20002-1

THEATRE 636: Screenwriting
UG 5 Credits

Eric Mayer, Undergraduate Studies Coordinator, will be handling permissions as guest artists don't arrive on campus until the  quarter they are teaching. To be considered for the class, please send the following   information to him at mayer.93@osu.edu:

-Full Name
-Name.#
-Rank
-Major
-1 paragraph on your background and why you are interested in taking this class.

He will begin emailing permissions early to mid February.

GUEST ARTIST
theatre@osu.edu
M 0530-0918
DR 2038
20003-6

THEATRE 644: Intermediate Stage Design II
UG 3 Credits

Presentation of the design concept in three-dimensional media; emphasis on designing for non-proscenium production.

DANIEL GRAY
gray.215@osu.edu
T R 0830-1018
DR 2058
21444-0

THEATRE 646: Stage Properties
UG 3 Credits

Techniques in construction and design of stage properties, including production operation.

DANIEL GRAY
gray.215@osu.edu
M W 1030-1218
DR 0078
21296-7

THEATRE 651: Intermediate Stage Costume Construction
UG 3 Credits

Methods of pattern development and construction techniques for creating historical stage costumers.

JANET WOODS
woods.388@osu.edu
M W 0830-1018
DR 0072
20004-1

THEATRE 673: Theatre Topics III
UG 5 Credits

Students will screen representative African American films and discuss the black aesthetic with a focus on the artist, writer, director and his/her representation of the black imaginary, and his/her place within the broader community. Students will also examine:

• The social history of black film reception, generic expectations, patterns of spectator identification and of political resistance.
• Gender constructions for and by the black female spectator.
• The development of a black musical aesthetic from the early years of sound to the present.
• Stratagems of appropriation and resistance, spectators and filmmakers who assume and anticipate the role of the spectator and reinterpret traditions of filmmaking. 
• The theoretical implication of specific films. 
• The modes of existence of a black film culture as they are linked to black institutions, nationalist versus integrationist politics, black American literature literary criticism, and issues of realism in representation.
• Continuities among independent black filmmakers.
• The influence of Hollywood’s “master narrative” on the work of black artists and their infiltration of the film industry, changing the complexion of Hollywood cinema in the process.

ANTHONY HILL
hill.55@osu.edu
T R 0130-0318
DR 2068
20005-7

THEATRE 680: Cinema/Video Scene Workshop I
UG 3 Credits

This is a practicum acting class focused on the specific challenges of acting for the camera, including film, television and video. The class will explore basic acting techniques needed for the intimate nature of the camera, and the truthful behavior necessary for film and television work. The technical essentials of acting for single camera film, and multi-camera television will be investigated. 

JAMES BOHR
bohr.6@osu.edu
M W 0130-0318
DR 0022
20006-2

THEATRE 685: Mime
UG 2 Credits

Are you interested in learning the physical secrets of making the invisible visible; transforming your characters from being young, to mature, to old, to dead; and learning the art of illusions?

Come learn the art of mime!

Special Workshop course – runs March 24 through April 25!

GUEST ARTIST
theatre@osu.edu
T R 1130-0118
DR 0107
21319-5

THEATRE 687: Stage Combat
UG 2 Credits

This course is designed to heighten your understanding and appreciation of the theatrical representation of violence, to impart theoretical knowledge intended to help assure your future safety as a performer, and to develop a basic level of proficiency in unarmed combat.

Special Workshop course – runs April 28 through May 30!

GUEST ARTIST
theatre@osu.edu
T R 1130-0118
DR 0107
21320-4

THEATRE 698.02: Foreign
UG 2 Credits

This course is for students participating in the 2008 London Theatre Study Abroad Program.

LESLEY FERRIS
ferris.36@osu.edu
R 0430-0518
DR 2068
21443-4

THEATRE 754: Digital and Physical Lighting
UG 5 Credits

Introduction to basic principles and concepts of lighting as used in theatre and computer graphics. Working in collaborative teams, students develop and execute installation schemes.

MARY TARANTINO
tarantino.1@osu.edu
M W 1030-1218
MO 0251
21300-8

THEATRE 802.03: Dramatic Literature
G 2-5 Credits

The business of the commercial and non-profit theatre in the United States is constantly shifting.  How do playwrights market their work and themselves?  This seminar will explore several of the tactics now in use by playwrights, both those aiming for commercial success and those seeking artistic satisfaction (and sometimes the two intertwine).  The rich archives of the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute will supply material and contacts with playwrights, both individual and with such groups as the African-American Playwrights’ Exchange, the International Centre for Women Playwrights, and the Eileen Heckart Drama for Seniors Collection.

ALAN WOODS
woods.1@osu.edu
M W 0130-0318
DR 2038
20082-6

THEATRE 873: 18th- and 19th-Century Theatre
G 5 Credits

The course will broaden students' knowledge of Chekhov's plays: of his dramatist technique, his poetics, his text and subtext, his imagery and physical environment. Different angles of interpretation of Chekhov's dramas will be incorporated in our studies. How can Chekhov's text be approached from the point of view of theatre practitioners, actors, directors, and designers? The course will be supplemented by the analysis of the productions of his plays at the Moscow Art Theatre from 1898 to 1904, as well as of the most important Chekhov performances worldwide in the 20th century.

MARIA IGNATIEVA
ignatieva.1@osu.edu
F 0130-0418
DR 2038
20097-1