Drama

Course System Home All Areas of Study Drama

Select Filters and then click Apply to load new results

Term
Time & Day Offered
Level
Credits
Course Duration

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

Fall 2015
Instructor: Kirk Jackson
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
An actor honors and bears witness to humanity by embodying and giving voice to the human element in the landscape of theatrical collaboration. Investigating the impulses and intuitions that make us unique as individuals can also identify that which constitutes our shared humanity. Through exploration of the fundamentals of performance, students address the actor’s body, voice,
Drama

The Actor's Instrument — DRA2170.01

Fall 2013
Instructor: Kirk Jackson
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

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

Fall 2025
Instructor: Shawtane Bowen
Days & Time: MO,TH 10:00am-11:50am
Credits: 4

Acting is the art of bringing text to life with heart, soul, and skill—and in this course, we’ll train your voice, body, mind, and spirit to do just that!

In a fun and supportive space, we’ll dive into the building blocks of actor training, pushing our creativity to build dynamic, three-dimensional characters ready for the stage.

Through scene work, improv,

Drama

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

Fall 2019
Instructor: Kirk Jackson
Credits: 4
An actor honors and bears witness to humanity by embodying and giving voice to the human element in the landscape of theatrical collaboration. Investigating the impulses and intuitions that make us unique as individuals can also identify that which constitutes our shared humanity. Through exploration of the fundamentals of performance, students address the actor’s body, voice,
Drama

The Actor's Instrument — DRA2170.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Jenny Rohn
Credits: 4
***Time Change*** 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
Drama

The Actor's Instrument — DRA2170.02

Fall 2013
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
Drama

The Actor's Instrument — DRA2170.01

Spring 2016
Instructor: Kirk Jackson
Credits: 4
An actor honors and bears witness to humanity by embodying and giving voice to the human element in the landscape of theatrical collaboration. Investigating the impulses and intuitions that make us unique as individuals can also identify that which constitutes our shared humanity. Through exploration of the fundamentals of performance, students address the actor’s body, voice,
Drama

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

Fall 2019
Instructor: Jennifer Rohn
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

The Actor’s Instrument — DRA2170.01

Fall 2017
Instructor: Kirk Jackson
Credits: 4
An actor honors and bears witness to humanity by embodying and giving voice to the human element in the landscape of theatrical collaboration. Investigating the impulses and intuitions that make us unique as individuals can also identify that which constitutes our shared humanity. Through exploration of the fundamentals of performance, students address the actor’s body, voice,
Drama

The Actor’s Instrument — DRA2170.01

Spring 2023
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 — DRA2170.01

Fall 2020
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. 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 — DRA2170.01, section 1

Fall 2023
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 — DRA2170.01

Spring 2019
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 Art of Auditioning Virtually — DRA2310.01

Spring 2021
Instructor: Jennifer Rohn
Credits: 4
Auditions are an opportunity to develop your artistic voice and your confidence in that voice. In this class, we will work to demystify the process of auditioning and understand how to prepare and present work under challenging circumstances. The current move to self-tape and virtual video formats presents unique challenges. This course will cover cold readings, monologues, and
Drama

The Art of Spectacle — DRA4291.02

Fall 2020
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
This class will be a focused study of Spectacle - or writing the impossible play -- in conjunction with a short study of the Poetics.  We will investigate how spectacle can be deeply connected to the perception shift (when done correctly).  Reading will include a wide breadth of works from Robert LaPage and the Rude Mechs, to B.J. Jenkins and Young
Drama Literature

The Art of Stage Design — DRA2250.01

Spring 2019
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
A scenic design communicates lots of information to an audience, and provides the physical world in which a performance takes place. In his book The Dramatic Imagination, the great set designer Robert Edmond Jones wrote: “…we may fairly speak of the art of stage designing as poetic, in that it seeks to give expression to the essential quality of a play rather than to its
Drama

The Art of Stage Design — DRA2250.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
A set design communicates lots of information to an audience, and provides the physical world in which a performance takes place. In his book The Dramatic Imagination, the great set designer Robert Edmond Jones wrote: “…we may fairly speak of the art of stage designing as poetic, in that it seeks to give expression to the essential quality of a play rather than to its outward
Drama

The Art of Stage Design — DRA2250.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Michael Giannitti
Credits: 4
A set design communicates lots of information to an audience, and provides the physical world in which a performance takes place. In his book The Dramatic Imagination, the great set designer Robert Edmond Jones wrote: “…we may fairly speak of the art of stage designing as poetic, in that it seeks to give expression to the essential quality of a play rather than to its outward
Dance Drama

The Art of the Staged Reading — DRA2159.01

Fall 2018
Instructor: Dina Janis
Credits: 4
In the professional world, particularly in the area of new play development, actors, writers and directors will be often be required to present staged readings of new or classic work. How does one master the art of the staged reading? In this class, we will explore the specific techniques of acting and staging involved. When acting in a staged reading, one must make strong
Drama

The Body Acoustic: Toward a Sense of Place — DAN2112.01

Fall 2021
Instructor: Dana Reitz
Credits: 2
How do we physically understand the spaces we are in? How is each of us affected by them? How do we develop a deeper sense of place? The Body Acoustic aims to heighten awareness of the reciprocal relationship between the built environment and our senses. Light and sound, distances, height, volume, surfaces, angles/curves and a/symmetries all affect one’s movement through
Dance Drama Visual Arts

The Camp Aesthetic — DRA2167.01

Fall 2023
Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
An elusive sensibility that defies definition, camp is everywhere in 2023, as fueled by the worldwide juggernaut success of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Sometimes seen as gaudy, perverse or excessive, camp is a sophisticated and consummately theatrical style, doubly viewing life as theater and gender as performance. Camp’s essence “is its love of the unnatural: of artifice and
Drama Literature Society Culture and Thought

The Camp Aesthetic — DRA2167.01

Fall 2019
Instructor: Maya Cantu
Credits: 4
Sometimes seen as gaudy, perverse or excessive, camp is a sophisticated and consummately theatrical style, doubly viewing life as theater and gender as performance. Camp’s essence “is its love of the unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration,” as Susan Sontag argued in her epochal and controversial 1964 essay “Notes on Camp.” Developing historically as a language of the closet,
Drama

The Concentrated Moment: The Art of Auditioning — DRA4103.01

Spring 2014
Instructor: Jenny Rohn
Credits: 4
Auditions are an opportunity to develop your artistic voice and your confidence in that voice through self-critique. In this class we will work to demystify the process of auditioning and understand how to prepare and present work under challenging circumstances. We will cover cold readings, monologue and prepared scenes, with an in depth look at each step of the process, from
Drama

The Costumes of "Wolf Hall" — DRA4121.01

Fall 2014
Instructor: charles schoonmaker
Days & Time: TBA
Credits: 4
This course will focus on an examination of Hilary Mantel's novel "Wolf Hall" from the vantage point of clothing. The novel details a dynamic period in history when King Henry VIII of England was attempting to annul his first marriage and marry Anne Boleyn. We will have the opportunity to study Tudor costume from both a historic and dramatic vantage point, and examine how this
Drama

The Don Juan Project — DRA4146.01

Spring 2015
Instructor: Jean Randich; Thomas Bogdan
Credits: 4
Seducer.  Atheist.  Rebel.  Scoundrel.  Hypocrite.  Don Juan, the most unrepentant libertine in all of literature, has dazzled and provoked for centuries.  This project interlaces two masterpieces: Moliere’s Don Juan, or the Feast of Stone (1682), with selections from Mozart’s opera, Don Giovanni (1787).  Don Juan’s furious drive to satisfy
Drama Music