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.
Athena Title
Appreciation of Theatre Hon
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in THEA 2000
Prerequisite
Permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
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
General Education Core
CORE IV: Humanities and the ArtsSyllabus