Instruction offered by members of the Department of Drama in the Faculty of Fine Arts.
Department Head - C. Martini
Drama 517
Advanced Design for Theatre I
Advanced set, props, lighting, and costume design theory, process and technique for a variety of theatre forms and performance styles. Course Hours:H(2S-2) Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
Continuation of theory and technique of scene painting for a variety of theatre genres. Course Hours:H(2S-2) Prerequisite(s):Drama 531 and consent of the Department.
Critical study at an advanced level of the dramatic metaphor as presented in the Department's season of plays; intensive focus on the historical period and theatrical genre of one or two of the season's plays especially. Course Hours:F(4S-0) Prerequisite(s): Drama 440 or consent of the Department.
Independent research, creation and facilitation of original solo or group performances. Course Hours:F(2S-2) Prerequisite(s): Drama 460 or consent of the Department.
Research into the nature and function of drama education across a variety of age levels and learning environments. Practical experience in structuring learning activities, developing classroom controls and facilitating creative process and performance may be included. Course Hours:F(2S-2) Prerequisite(s): Drama 460 or consent of the Department.
Internship experience in acting; directing; design; dramaturgy; theatre, stage or production management with a local professional theatre organization. Course Hours:F(1S-10) Prerequisite(s): Fourth-year standing and consent of the Department.
Methods in research in the four areas of specialization in the MFA Theatre program. Course Hours:H(4S-0) Notes: Required of all students enrolled in the MFA Theatre program.
Advanced collaborative methods and techniques for directors, designers and dramaturges, leading to the creation of a mise-en-scene for selected plays of varying styles and genres. Course Hours:H(2S-2)
Studies in the literature, history, theory and criticism of drama, theatre and performance from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. Course Hours:H(3S-0)
Studies in the literature, history, theory and criticism of drama, theatre and performance from the mid twentieth century to the present. Course Hours:H(3S-0)