Representative plays will be read with emphasis on theatre as live performance. Discussions will explore the social context of the plays and performance. An introduction to the technical areas of the theatre. This course is divided into the study of the concepts of scene design, construction techniques, and scene painting, with some additional work in basic lighting. Specific principles of each period, and their causes, are studied.
Students expand through specially developed exercises to their highest point of expressiveness.
They develop musicality, color, and authority. May be repeated for a total of 10 quarter hours. The history of theatre from its known origins to the present day, focusing on the great ages of the theatre. Covers theatre methods as urged by social conditions, the prevalent methods and styles of the theatre at the given time, and how these were affected by the concerns of the creators of theatre in written or non-written forms. Will include oriental as well as western theatre.