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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.


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 Arts

Syllabus