Theater Production and Management. Fundamentals of theater technology and production. Not open to students who have taken Drama 71 or 186. The process of acting will be studied from in-class work and observation of Drama Program productions. Course geared to the student with little or no experience in acting.
Topics differ by section.
Classical to Neoclassical. Greek tragedy and comedy, Roman comedy, medieval and Renaissance drama, Restoration drama and drama of France's Golden Age. Key playwrights, genres, theories, and movements. O'Neill to the Present. Representative plays by O'Neill, Odets, Miller, Williams, Albee, and leading contemporary playwrights.