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Stage Management — DRA2241.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
The key role of the stage manager as both collaborative artist and manager in the production process is explored by students in this class. Readings, discussions, and projects on topics including scheduling, play breakdowns, prompt book preparation, blocking notation, ground plan and theatre layout, and the running of rehearsals and performances are included. The relationship
Drama

Stage Management — DRA2241.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
The key role of the stage manager as both collaborative artist and manager in the production process is explored by students in this class. Readings, discussions, and projects on topics including scheduling, play breakdowns, prompt book preparation, blocking notation, ground plan and theatre layout, and the running of rehearsals and performances are included. The relationship
Drama

Stage Management — DRA2241.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
***Time Change*** Students explore the key role of the stage manager in the production process in this class. Readings, discussions, and projects on topics including scheduling, play breakdowns, prompt book preparation, blocking notation, ground plan and theatre layout, and the running of rehearsals and performances are included. The relationship of the stage manager to others
Drama

Stage Management — DRA2241.01

Fall 2016
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
The key role of the stage manager as both collaborative artist and manager in the production process is explored by students in this class. Readings, discussions, and projects on topics including scheduling, play breakdowns, prompt book preparation, blocking notation, ground plan and theatre layout, and the running of rehearsals and performances are included. The relationship
Drama

Stage Management — DRA2241.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
The key role of the stage manager as both collaborative artist and manager in the production process is explored by students in this class. Readings, discussions, and projects on topics including scheduling, play breakdowns, prompt book preparation, blocking notation, ground plan and theatre layout, and the running of rehearsals and performances are included. The relationship
Drama

Stage Management — DRA2241.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
The key role of the stage manager as both collaborative artist and manager in the production process is explored by students in this class. Readings, discussions, and projects on topics including scheduling, play breakdowns, prompt book preparation, blocking notation, ground plan and theatre layout, and the running of rehearsals and performances are included. The relationship
Drama

Stage Management Process — DRA2251.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 2
The centrality of the stage manager as collaborative artist and manager in the production process is explored by students in this class. Readings, discussions, and projects on topics including scheduling, play breakdowns, prompt book preparation, blocking notation, ground plan and theatre layout, and the running of rehearsals and performances are included. The relationship of
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Stage Management Process — DRA2251.01

Fall 2024
Instructor: Davison Scandrett
Credits: 2
At the center of almost every live performance is a single human being who quite literally runs the show: the stage manager.  This course will explore the stage manager’s role as both an artist and an administrator, using the SM’s wide-ranging responsibilities as a roadmap to understanding the production process and all the people involved in it.  Through readings,
Dance Drama

Stage Management Process — DRA2251.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 2
The centrality of the stage manager as collaborative artist and manager in the production process is explored by students in this class. Readings, discussions, and projects on topics including scheduling, play breakdowns, prompt book preparation, blocking notation, ground plan and theatre layout, and the running of rehearsals and performances are included. The relationship of
Dance Drama

Stage Management Process — DRA2251.01

Spring 2024
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 2
The centrality of the stage manager as collaborative artist and manager in the production process is explored by students in this class. Readings, discussions, and projects on topics including scheduling, play breakdowns, prompt book preparation, blocking notation, ground plan and theatre layout, and the running of rehearsals and performances are included. The relationship of
Dance Drama

Stage Management Process — DRA2251.01

Fall 2025
Instructor: Davison Scandrett
Days & Time: WE 2:10pm-4:00pm
Credits: 2

At the center of almost every live performance is a single human being who quite literally runs the show: the stage manager. This course will explore the stage manager’s role as both an artist and an administrator, using the SM’s wide-ranging responsibilities as a roadmap to understanding the production process and all the people involved in it. Through readings, discussions

Dance Drama

Storytelling with Lights — DRA2316.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
In this course, we will explore the idea and process of telling stories with light, and examine how the meaning and experience of a story may be changed by lighting choices, which influence our perception of time, space, mood, composition, focus and story content. Our source material will include illustrations, books, movies, and performing art pieces. We will use the
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Style in Motion — DRA4310.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Credits: 4
We will be designing costumes that are unrealized ‘paper’ projects as well as realized costumes for new works. Class members may work with student choreographers, utilizing this class as a resource in the creative process. We will also work, as a group, on designing and realizing costumes for specific pieces to be presented at the end of the term. Registration for this course
Dance Drama

Style in Motion: Costume Design for Dance — DRA2315.01

Spring 2022
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Credits: 4
We will be designing costumes that are unrealized ‘paper’ projects as well as realized costumes for new works. Class members may work with student choreographers, utilizing this class as a resource in the creative process. We will also work, as a group, on designing the clothes for a new work choreographed by Dance faculty member Maura Gahan.
Dance Drama

Style in Motion: Costume Design for Dance — DRA4310.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Charles Schoonmaker
Credits: 4
We will be designing costumes that are unrealized 'paper' projects as well as realized costumes for new works. Class members may work with student choreographers, utilizing this class as a resource in the creative process. We will also work, as a group, on designing the clothes for a new work choreographed by Dance faculty member Dana Reitz.
Dance Drama

Take On, Take Off: from Inspiration to Travesty — DRA2288.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Kirk Jackson
Credits: 4
Whether motivated by adoration or outrage, playwrights re-imagine the work of others: updating, inverting, eviscerating, and sometimes even improving on original source material. This class will examine, compare, and speculate on those motivations and values as to whether a given interpretation is a “take on” or a “take off”. We will address adaptation tactics, including these
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Technical Theatre Collaborating with Advanced Design —

Spring 2024
Instructor: Tilly Grimes
Credits: 4
Working in conjunction with Advanced Design and Collaboration students will be invited to join a design orientated devised performance as part of the technical team building and creating the shows When theater starts with a script, visuals tend to follow the narrative. But what happens when bold visuals lead the way? Class will be used as a space to build on existing
Drama

The Actor's Instrument — DRA2170.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Dina Janis
Credits: 4
The craft of acting will be the main focus of this class. Through physical and vocal warm-up exercises, sensory exploration, improvisation, scene work, and extensive reading students will be asked to develop an awareness of their own unique instrument as actors and learn to trust their inner impulses where this is concerned. Extensive out of class preparation of specific
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The Actor's Instrument — Section 2 - DRA2170.02

Fall 2014
Instructor: dina janis
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The craft of acting will be the main focus of this class. Through physical and vocal warm-up exercises, sensory exploration, improvisation, scene work, and extensive reading students will be asked to develop an awareness of their own unique instrument as actors and learn to trust their inner impulses where this is concerned. Extensive out of class preparation of specific
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The Actor's Instrument — Section 1 - DRA2170.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: jenny rohn
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The craft of acting will be the main focus of this class. Through physical and vocal warm-up exercises, sensory exploration, improvisation, scene work, and extensive reading students will be asked to develop an awareness of their own unique instrument as actors and learn to trust their inner impulses where this is concerned. Extensive out of class preparation of specific
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The Actor's Instrument — DRA2170.01

Spring 2020
Instructor: Shawtane Bowen
Credits: 4
Acting, when done well, is the pure expression of human emotion and spirit through text. To do so effectively, one must have adequate training. The actor's voice, body, mind, and spirit are the tools of the trade and in this course, we will work to hone each one. This course provides a safe environment for the actor to explore and play in the pursuit of bringing texts to life.
Drama

The Actor's Instrument — DRA2170.02, section 2

Fall 2023
Instructor: Carly Rudzinski
Credits: 4
Acting, when done well, is the pure expression of human emotion and spirit through text. To do so effectively, one must have adequate training. The actor’s voice, body, mind, and spirit are the tools of the trade and in this course; we will work to hone each one.  Students will develop an understanding of the fundamentals of performance using their body, voice, and
Drama

The Actor's Instrument — DRA2170.01; section 1

Fall 2015
Instructor: Jenny Rohn
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
The craft of acting will be the main focus of this class. Through physical and vocal warm-up exercises, sensory exploration, improvisation, scene work, and extensive reading students will be asked to develop an awareness of their own unique instrument as actors and learn to trust their inner impulses where this is concerned. Extensive out of class preparation of specific
Drama