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Redefining Scenography — DRA2308.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 2
In her book What is Scenography?, Pamela Howard states: “Scenography is the seamless synthesis of space, text, research, art, actors, directors and spectators that contributes to an original creation.” While the term “scenography” was regarded for centuries as synonymous with “theater design,” Howard’s definition does not mention theater or a stage, and other artists and
Dance Drama

Resisting The Stitch — DRA4027.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Richard MacPike
Days & Time: FR 4:10pm-6:00pm
Credits: 2

This class is an exploration in fabric modification through the use of dyes and various stitched resist techniques often referred to as shibori. Students will learn to work with acid, direct, cold process, union, and natural dyes. Concurrently students will learn a variety of resist techniques such as kanoko, mokume, orinui, makinui, karamatsu, boshi, arashi, itajime, adire

Drama

Resisting the Stitch — DRA2126.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: richard macpike
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
This class is an exploration in fabric modification through the use of dyes and various stitched resist techniques often referred to as shibori. Students will learn to work with acid, direct, cold process, union, and natural dyes. Concurrently students will learn a variety of resist techniques such as kanoko, mokume, orinui, makinui, karamatsu, boshi, arashi, itajime, adire
Drama

Resisting the Stitch — DRA2126.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Richard MacPike
Credits: 2
This class is an exploration in fabric modification through the use of dyes and various stitched resist techniques often referred to as shibori. Students will learn to work with acid, direct, cold process, union, and natural dyes. Concurrently students will learn a variety of resist techniques such as kanoko, mokume, orinui, makinui, karamatsu, boshi, arashi, itajime, adire
Dance Drama

Resisting the Stitch — DRA2126.01

Spring 2018
Instructor: Richard MacPike
Credits: 2
This class is an exploration in fabric modification through the use of dyes and various stitched resist techniques often referred to as shibori. Students will learn to work with acid, direct, cold process, union, and natural dyes. Concurrently students will learn a variety of resist techniques such as kanoko, mokume, orinui, makinui, karamatsu, boshi, arashi, itajime, adire
Drama

Riffing with Shakespeare and his Doubles — DRA2380.01

Spring 2025
Instructor: Jean Randich
Credits: 2
Shakespeare not only inspires radical staging approaches, but has also provoked contemporary playwrights to reimagine, refashion, and retell his stories to include, as Sarah Mantell puts it, "Everything that Never Happened." In this course we will dive into some of Shakespeare's classics and read them alongside contemporary adaptations that plunge us into worlds that are both
Drama

Scene Painting — DRA2168.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 2
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of scenic art, including techniques, terminology, and commonly used tools. Students will learn to create processes that will guide them from a rendering or scenic finish to a completed project. Skills we will develop include color mixing, surface preparation for soft goods and hard scenery, translating small renderings to
Drama

Scene Painting — DRA2168.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 2
This class will introduce students to the fundamentals of scenic art, including terminology, commonly used tools and techniques. Students will learn to create processes that will guide them from a rendering or scenic finish to a completed project. Skills we will develop include color mixing, surface preparation for soft goods and hard scenery, translating small renderings to
Drama Visual Arts

Scene Study/ Modern Classics: Abaire, Letts, Rebeck — DRA4134.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Dina Janis
Credits: 4
This is an advanced scene study class which will explore the canon of work by David Lindsay Abaire, Tracey Letts and Theresa Rebeck. Students will be assigned scenes from this canon, and the class as a whole will read all of the plays being worked on during the term. Rehearsal techniques, character development and sensory exploration of these plays will be a large part of the
Drama

Scene Study/Modern Classics: Ibsen and Strindberg (CANCELED) — DRA4307.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
This is an advanced scene study class which will explore the canon of work by Ibsen and Strindberg. Students will be assigned scenes from this canon, and the class as a whole will read all of the plays being worked on during the term. Rehearsal techniques, character development and sensory exploration of these plays will be a large part of the focus for the actors in the class.
Drama

Scenes — DRA4379.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
To write a play, write a scene. And then another. And then another. In this course, we will take a close look at how scenes work by reading great scenes and considering them in the context of their plays. What function does the scene serve in the play? How does the scene work, moment by moment? Where does conflict appear, and how is character revealed? What surprises and power
Drama Literature

Science, Drama The Power of the Inquisitive Mind — DRA2259.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Dina Janis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
"Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so" -Galileo "To be or not to be, that is the question" -Shakespeare How do the worlds of science and theater connect and what do they share? What is the role of the revolutionary thinker in society? We will study a variety of dramatic texts that look at these questions, exploring the nature of the inquisitive mind
Drama

Science, Drama and the Power of the Inquisitive Mind — DRA2259.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Dina Janis
Credits: 4
"Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so" Galileo "To be or not to be, that is the question" Shakespeare How do the worlds of science and theatre connect and what do they share? What is the role of the revolutionary thinker in society? We will study a variety of dramatic texts that look at these questions, exploring the nature of the inquisitive mind and
Drama Science and Mathematics

Science, Drama, The Power of the Inquisitive Mind — DRA2259.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Dina Janis
Credits: 4
"Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so" Galileo "To be or not to be, that is the question" Shakespeare How do the worlds of science and theater connect and what do they share? What is the role of the revolutionary thinker in society? We will study a variety of dramatic texts that look at these questions, exploring the nature of the inquisitive mind and
Drama

Science, Drama, and The Power of the Inquisitive Mind — DRA2259.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
“Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so” Galileo “To be or not to be, that is the question” Shakespeare How do the worlds of science and theater connect and what do they share? What is the role of the revolutionary thinker in society? We will study a variety of dramatic texts that look at these questions, exploring the nature of the inquisitive mind and
Drama

Searching for Light — DRA2141.01

Spring 2017
Instructor: Jiyoun Chang
Credits: 4
Designing lights on stage is not just designing looks for each moment, but determining how lighting changes over time. At which moments do we choose to change it, and what triggers those changes? When do we choose not to change it at all? Students will learn how lighting emotionally affects us in real life, and how we interpret that emotional effect and transfer it to the stage
Drama

Sensory Exploration/Scene Study — DRA4255.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Dina Janis
Credits: 4
How do you create imaginary rain or cold or heat? Where are you coming from when you enter a stage from the wings? How do you personalize and endow the set and props your character thinks of as real? What is substitution and how can it help bring the relationships of a play to life? In this class, we will work with the basic canon of sensory exercises designed to give the
Drama

Sensory Technique — DRA4161.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Dina Janis
Credits: 4
How do you create imaginary rain or cold or heat? Where are you coming from when you enter a stage from the wings? How do you personalize and endow the set and props your character thinks of as real? What is substitution and how can it help bring the relationships of a play to life? In this class, we will work with the basic canon of sensory exercises designed to give the
Drama

Sensory Work: Creating the World of the Play — DRA4368.02

Spring 2026
Instructor: Dina Janis
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 2

This class is fundamentally an advanced rehearsal techniques class for actors and directors with a focus on physical sensory work. The questions investigated include: What is substitution and how can it help bring the relationships of a play to life? How do you create the physical, sensory world of the play? Where are you coming from when you enter a stage from the wings?

Drama

Setting the Stage — DRA2128.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: michael giannitti
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 2
A set design communicates lots of information to an audience, and provides the physical world in which a performance takes place. Students in this course will work through the process of designing a stage set. Basic design principles and conceptualization, play analysis, theatrical style, research, drafting and model making will all be covered. Students will be expected to read
Drama

Sewing Fundamentals — DRA2130.02

Fall 2016
Instructor: Richard MacPike
Credits: 1
Students will learn the basics of sewing. Included will be various hand stitches used in garment construction and repair as well as learning how to use a sewing machine.
Drama

Sewing Fundamentals — DRA2130.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Richard MacPike
Credits: 1
Students will learn the basics of sewing. Included will be various hand stitches used in garment construction and repair as well as learning how to use a sewing machine.
Drama