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Radio Plays: Making Theatre for Radio and Podcast — DRA2305.01
A performance-based collaborative course designed for actors, writers/playwrights, sound designers, directors and folks interested in developing skills in this medium. In this performance-based course we will investigate plays as well as create plays that are designed to be performed via radio or podcast. Content will include original plays and monologues written by recent
Radio Plays: Making Theatre for Radio and Podcast — DRA2305.01
A performance-based course for folks interested in this medium. It is not necessary to have elaborate skill in sound design and editing, though students with this interest are welcome to enroll. All students will perform as actors in each other’s projects. Each week the class will listen to examples of current Radio Play and Theatre Podcast content, and discussion of weekly
Radio Plays: Making Theatre for Radio and Podcast — DRA2305.01
A performance-based course for folks interested in this medium. It is not necessary to have elaborate skill in sound design and editing, though students with this interest are welcome to enroll. All students will perform as actors in each other’s projects. Each week the class will listen to examples of current Radio Play and Theatre Podcast content, writing up play reports and
Radio Plays: Making Theatre for Radio and Podcast — DRA2305.01
A performance-based course for folks interested in this medium. It is not necessary to have elaborate skill in sound design and editing, though students with this interest are welcome to enroll. All students will perform as actors in each other's projects. Each week the class will listen to examples of current Radio Play and Theatre Podcast content, writing up play reports and
Reader's Theater Ensemble — DRA2247.01
In this performance-based course we will investigate the Reader's Theater form. Students will concentrate on beginning vocal techniques and training, as well as the practice of reading out loud in performance. Individual as well as group projects will be developed and performed during the term.
Corequisite: Dance or Drama lab assignment.
Reader's Theatre Ensemble — DRA2247.01
In this performance-based course we will investigate the Reader’s Theater and Radio Theater formats. Students will concentrate on beginning vocal techniques and training, as well as the practice of reading out loud in performance. Individual as well as group projects will be developed and performed during the term.
Redefining Scenography — DRA2308.02
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
Redefining Scenography — DRA2308.01
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
Resisting The Stitch — DRA4027.01
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
Resisting the Stitch — DRA2126.01
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
Resisting the Stitch — DRA2126.01
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
Resisting the Stitch — DRA2126.01
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
Riffing with Shakespeare and his Doubles — DRA2380.01
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
Scale Models for Theatre — DRA2394.01
This course centers on the creation of scale models as a vital part of the scenic design process and an essential tool for communication. Students will explore how three-dimensional models communicate design ideas, test spatial relationships, and support collaboration throughout a production.
Working from scripts and design concepts, students will learn to translate
Scene Painting — DRA2168.01
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
Scene Painting — DRA2168.01
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
Scene Study/ Modern Classics: Abaire, Letts, Rebeck — DRA4134.01
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
Scene Study/Modern Classics: Ibsen and Strindberg (CANCELED) — DRA4307.01
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.
Scenes — DRA4379.01
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
Science, Drama The Power of the Inquisitive Mind — DRA2259.01
"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
Science, Drama and the Power of the Inquisitive Mind — DRA2259.01
"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
Science, Drama, The Power of the Inquisitive Mind — DRA2259.01
"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
Science, Drama, and The Power of the Inquisitive Mind — DRA2259.01
“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