Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Play scripts as ¿scores¿ for production and performance. Techniques used by directors and designers to develop ideas for shaping the elements of theatrical art into viable production concepts with an emphasis on inclusive work from diverse artists. Constructive production criticism.

Problems in characterization, period, and language posed by masterworks of prose drama. Scenes from Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw, etc.

Audition procedures and techniques necessary for a career in a changing theater, film, and television industry. Course will include readings, lecture/discussion, and practice. Student must have passed sophomore evaluation.

Character study, scene work, rehearsal, and performance of plays in the Elizabethan and/or romantic modes. Plays may be either of the historical periods or modern works in the same style. Instructor determines credit load of each student individually.

Character study, scene work, rehearsal, and performance of plays in classic or classical modes. Plays may be Greek, Roman, neoclassical, or modern works in the same style. Instructor determines the credit load of each student individually.

Character study, scene work, rehearsal and performance of live plays or plays with music. Admission by audition and permission of instructor only. Instructor to determine credit load of each student individually.

Standard foreign dialects for dramatic purposes using phonograph records and phonetic transcriptions of foreign dialects.

Continuation of DRA 527.

Acquisition and development of specialist screen acting skills. Techniques are explored and practiced extensively in front of the camera. Offered only in London. Admission to the London Drama Program by permission of department chair.

Scene study. Selection by audition and interview.

Specific area of directing selected by the department and announced before registration. May be repeated for credit, if problems differ.

Exercises in filming fictional dramatic scripts, centered on exploring the director-actor relationship, aimed at refining directorial skills.

Students learn to apply skills from artistic disciplines to fields such as education, law, or public policy, by studying selected theoretical topics and experiencing hands-on practices of community-based performance.

Increasing conceptual skills and rehearsal techniques by directing assigned materials under close faculty supervision. Selection by interview.

Studio study of significant choreography from diverse styles of Musical Theater repertoire. Emphasizing technical accuracy, stylistic integrity, and performance quality. Department consent required.

Focus on career development, practical skills and auditioning: including master classes with professionals, lectures, discussions, and site visits to professional venues. Specifically related to theater in New York City (Tepper Semester)

Development of American theater from colonial origins to present. Emergence of a distinctive national tradition.

Character study, scene work, music and dance work, rehearsal and performance of musical theater works. Admission by audition and permission of instructor only. Instructor to determine credit load of each student individually.

Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

Structure, characterization, dialogue. Practice in writing the short play.

Continuation of DRA 581.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

Building on principles learned in DRA 391 and 392, student playwrights will investigate genre, structure, magnitude and voice in developing the full-length play.

Building on the knowledge and skills developed in DRA 391, 392, and 591 students will complete and revise a fully realized standard length play.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Problems in acting the classic repertoire, especially masterworks of poetic drama. Assignments selected from Shakespeare and other Elizabethans, French neoclassical tragedy and comedy, and more modern works presenting similar problems.

Seminar and practicum. Reading, discussion in directorial concepts, and rehearsal methods. Class discussion and criticism of assigned scenes.

Aesthetics and techniques of interpreting drama and nondramatic literature through staged group reading. Permission of instructor

Directing projects proposed by advanced students, usually graduate students, for developing and/or demonstrating their skills. Projects must be approved by faculty member who serves as advisor-critic and by department.

Exploration of a period, stylistic development, or other aspect of history of theater and drama selected by department and announced before registration.

Exploration of an aspect of the development of theater and drama of our time, selected by department and announced before registration.

Representative forms and exponents of dramatic criticism from major periods of dramatic history. Permission of instructor.

Representative forms and exponents of dramatic criticism from major periods of dramatic history. Permission of instructor.

Participation in discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Permission of instructor.

In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Permission of instructor.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Project(s) demonstrating M.F.A. candidate's mastery of chosen field: theatrical design or directing. Selected with advice and consent of departmental advisors. Written presentation and oral defense of major paper, documenting research into relevant philosophic and historical perspectives and their use in forming production concepts and resultant performance(s). Required of all M.F.A. candidates.