Students will:
- participate fully in class discussion and activities (which 
may include on-line discussions)
- effectively write response papers to department production in 
which they demonstrate critical thinking
- complete two written exams (one at the mid-point and one 
toward the end of the semester)
- participate in an original ten-minute play (created with a 
group - think "teamwork") which incorporates elements of drama 
and sports
- experience sports more critically as an important expression 
of American culture
- understand their own study and learning habits and improve 
upon them

A. Theatre Spaces: A look at the theoretical aesthetic and physical architecture of both entertainment and sports.

B. Dramatic structure: The Expectations of a Script, The Expectations of a Game, including thoughts on protagonists and antagonists and how these character “types” relate to favorite home teams vs. rivals.

C. Writing on Theatre: How to write a basic theatrical review.

D. Performance: From an Acting Standpoint: techniques, theories, and history of the primary dramatic agent. For the sports figure: this includes performance on the field, as well as behaviors in the public eye. We will also consider modes and definitions of performance using the performance studies paradigm(s).

E. Direction: Techniques, theories, and history of the director as an artist, in relation to those who execute the playbook.

F. The Playwright: Methods, theories, and the people who write the script, in relation to those who create a playbook.

G. Multimedia: The current trends involving live performers, live performances, and live theatre and sports events, and how technology shapes the reception of a performance.

H. Lighting Design: The art of lighting in entertainment, including theatre spaces, nontraditional spaces, and sports venues (indoors and outdoors).

I. Costume Design: The aesthetics and practical aspects of what the performer wears – including both the actor as well as the team colors, jerseys, etc., that codify a home team.

J. Scenic Design: The physical environment of the sports and entertainment experience.

K. The Craftspeople: Technicians, trade unions, and the profession of the technical production of a live performance event (theatre, concerts, fashion shows, operas, and sports events).

L. Today's Drama and Sports: Current trends in live theatre and how various sports are represented by twenty-first-century plays and productions.