| Course ID: | THEA 2100H. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Appreciation of Theatre (Honors) |
Course
Description: | All aspects of the theatrical experience on stage and screen,
emphasizing the role of the audience as well as that of the
artist. May not be used for credit towards the theatre major. |
| Oasis Title: | Appreciation of Theatre Hon |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in THEA 2000 |
| Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | To develop a working vocabulary pertinent to and descriptive of the elements and
methodology of theatrical production.
To study representative dramatic literature in its historical and theatrical
contexts.
To critically analyze selected theatrical productions. |
| Topical Outline: | I. Elements of theatre
a. Definitions: Drama vs. Theatre
b. Theatrical spaces: where theatre takes place
1) Arena; 2) Thrust; 3) Proscenium; 4) Black Box
c. Theatre Practitioners
1) The Playwright; 2) Designers and Technicians; 3) The Director; 4) The Critics
II. Types of Drama
a. How to read a play
b. Genres (tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy)
c. How to see and hear a play
III. Historical contexts
a. Classical Greece and Rome
b. Medieval Europe
c. Major Asian theatres
d. Renaissance
e. Age of Modernism
1) Realism; 2) Anti-realism
f. Post-modernism
IV. Writing about theatre
a. Reviews
b. Research and anlaysis |
| Honor Code Reference: | The University of Georgia has a strongly worded policy concerning academic
dishonesty. Please refer to the University Student Handbook regarding this policy.
Violation of this policy will be reported to the appropriate university official for
investigation and disciplinary action. |