THE 512 Structures and Styles in Period Drama. Study of exploration of dramatic modes in period and stylistic material. Monologue and scene work from such material as Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration, and Absurdist texts. THE 515 Scripting and Directing. Theory and practice in developing scripts from a variety of literary sources.
Course includes exercises in selecting, analyzing, adapting, compiling, casting, and staging.
THE 522 Acting for the Camera. THE 523 Auditions. Advanced directing techniques. Directing a one-act play. May be taken independently of Theatre History I. THE 543 Development of Modern Theatre.