Emphasis is on the development of teaching skills, including exercises in movement, improvisation and scene study. The contribution of women artists to the American theatre, discussing the particular social issues, and the pertinent historical perceptions and problems encountered by women in the arts. THE 4020 Directed Studies in Theatre Reading and practical work in a specialized area of theatrical production or scholarship under the direction of a faculty artist or scholar. Summer 2001, Spring 1999. Directing The process of stage directing, including script interpretation.
Emphasis is on the use of action, movement, design and rhythm in staging techniques.
Fall 2001, Fall 2000, Fall 1999, Fall 1998. Emphasis on translating intellectual production concepts into visual ones. The principles of playwriting as seen through structural analysis of selected plays in a variety of genres. Assignments include scene writing and playwriting. Fall 2001, Fall 2000, Spring 2000, Fall 1999.