A survey of the history of costume in the western world. Advanced theory and practice of oral interpretation techniques. Focus moves from solo to group performance and the basic staging techniques of both Reader's Theatre and Chamber Theatre. THE 201 or COM 224 or permission of instructor. Advanced theory and practice of lighting design for stage, television and film.
Practical experience is stressed.
The development of western theatre from the Baroque to the present, including representative plays. The comprehensive study of the director's pre-production planning of a dramatic production for the stage. The directorial analysis of plays and basic fundamentals of composition, picturization, movement, and improvisation with gesture, costume, and properties is studied. Basic principles of costume design. Students complete various design projects for specific plays selected from a variety of historical periods.