Lecture/discussion—3 hours; film viewing—2 hours; term paper.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor; graduate standing; course 1,
14, 15. Study of six/eight plays on film, using mixed casts and
raising issues of diversity. Focus: sociohistorical context for
production and reception, interpretation and analysis of topics
(gender, ethnicity, age, politics, philosophy), and filming,
screenwriting, design, and acting/directing for film.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; film viewing—3 hours. Analysis of the
contribution of outstanding designers for cinema, television and
filmed entertainment. Study of diverse aesthetic theories of
production design and art direction, costume design, or
cinematography. Introductory principles and practice, history.
May be repeated two times for credit when topic differs. (Same
course as Cinema and Technocultural Studies 116.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 21A or consent
of instructor. Limited enrollment. Implementation of acting tools
drawn predominantly from Stanislavsky’s ‘system’. Gateway into
the Advanced Acting courses.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 and consent
of instructor. Limited enrollment. In-depth study, analysis and
performance of texts from different eras, genres and styles.
Implementation of tools to undertake independent preparation of
character creation. May be repeated up to eight units for credit.
Since acting requires repetition to habituate the body and
imagination to new practices, this course may be taken twice. New
scripts and scenes must be undertaken in the repetition. Offered
in alternate years.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 and consent
of instructor. Limited enrollment. Development of rehearsal
practice and etiquette, using a variety of scenes from different
eras and genres. May be repeated up to eight units for credit.
The course has been established to enable visiting artists in
residence to undertake the instruction, as well as faculty.
Therefore, this course may be taken twice, as students will be
exposed to different professional practitioners’ working
processes. New etudes, scripts and scenes must be undertaken in
the repetition.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 and consent
of instructor. Limited enrollment. Study of psycho-physical
techniques to create characters with an emphasis on non-realistic
styles. May be repeated up to eight units for credit. Since
acting requires repetition to habituate the body and imagination
to new practices, this course may be taken twice. New scripts and
scenes must be undertaken in the repetition. Offered in alternate
years. GE credit: ArtHum | OL, VL.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 120; consent of
instructor. Study and practice of various devising techniques, to
collaborate on and produce a series of short etudes and dramatic
scenes/short plays. May be repeated up to eight units for credit.
Since acting requires repetition to habituate the body and
imagination to new practices, this course may be taken twice. New
scripts and scenes must be undertaken in the repetition. Limited
enrollment. GE credit: OL, VL.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 and consent
of instructor. Limited enrollment. Study and performance of
classical texts (monologues and dialogues), with a focus on
Shakespeare and the Elizabethan world view. May be repeated up to
eight units for credit. Since acting requires repetition to
habituate the body and imagination to new practices, this course
may be taken twice. New monologues and scenes must be undertaken
in the repetition. Offered in alternate years.
Lecture/laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: course 120 and/or
consent of instructor. Dramatic Arts majors. Restricted to
Dramatic Arts majors; limited enrollment. Intensive study and
practical exploration of a specialized area (for example, World
Theatre, Social Theatre, Physical Theatre, Musical Theatre, the
Ancient Greeks, etc). May be repeated up to eight units for
credit.
Lecture/Discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Consent of
Instructor. Upper division standing; Pass One restricted to
Theatre and Dance majors. Scene design processes, working
drawings, sketching techniques, scale models, methods and
materials of scenery construction.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 24 or consent of
instructor. Theories of lighting the stage, equipment and control
systems, execution of lighting plots.
Lecture/Discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Upper division
standing or Consent of Instructor. Upper division standing; Pass
One restricted to Theatre and Dance majors. Source materials for
theatrical costuming, selecting fabrics, elements of design,
analysis of plays in terms of costume design, execution of
designs for modern and period plays.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: for Dramatic Art
majors; course 24 or 124D or consent of instructor. Theory and
practice of the art and business of film costume design. Script
analysis, costume research, developing design concepts,
budgeting, and current production practices and methods.
Execution of designs for period and contemporary films. Viewing
of current films. (Same course as Cinema and Technocultural
Studies 124E)
Lecture—2 hours; studio—1 hour; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:
upper division standing in Theatre and Dance, Art Studio, or
Design; or course 24 or 28 or consent of instructor. Scene
painting techniques, practices and materials including color
mixing and matching, wood graining, faux painting techniques,
glazing, creating foliage, stone and brick. May be repeated one
time with consent of instructor. Offered irregularly.
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Stage management
principles for theatre, dance, musical theatre, music, and
concerts. The dynamical role of the stage manager in the
performing arts, upper-management team.
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—4 hours. Prerequisite: courses 21A,
26; two of 156AN, 156BN, 156CN; or consent of instructor.
Director’s creative approach to the play and to its staging.
Lecture—2 hour(s); Laboratory—4 hour(s);
Rehearsal. Prerequisite(s): DRA 127A; or Consent of
Instructor. Director’s creative approach to the
actor. GE credit: VL. Effective: 2016 Spring
Quarter.
Lecture/discussion—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Fundamentals of
sound, sound equipment, and sound design as used in modern
theatre and other performance venues. Assembly, set-up, and
operation of basic theatre sound reinforcement system, recording
system, and theatrical playback system.
Seminar—2 hours; studio—4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division
standing in Dramatic Art, Art Studio or Design; any class from
course 124 series or consent of instructor. Advanced design study
in specific areas including but not limited to: research, design
styles and concepts, new materials and techniques, scenery,
lighting, costume, makeup, photography, projections, computer
technology, spectacle and special effects, and alternative
theatre forms and genres. May be repeated three times for credit
when topic differs; when instructor differs.
Performance instruction—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 21B or
consent of instructor. Progression of exercises to free, develop
and strengthen the voice, as a human and then as an actor’s
instrument with emphasis on how the voice works, to freeing the
channel for sound, to interpersonal communication. May be
repeated two times for credit.
The Department of Theatre and Dance advances the knowledge of the
practice, history, and the contemporary range of the diverse
repertoire of drama and choreography in its Dramatic Art major.
Students will gain understanding of both creative power and
different kinds of knowledge, interpretation, and communication
using voice, body, and gesture, spatial and material
visualization and implementation, sociocultural media, and
academic exploration, and argumentation.
