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CLASSICAL CIVILIZATION COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Courses requiring no knowledge of Greek or Latin, with no prerequisites, and suitable for first through fourth year students.

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describes stage managers as “responsible and adaptable communicators who have the ability to handle and coordi- nate diverse groups of artistic personalities with tactful discipline and a sense of humor. They establish a creative en- vironment by combining the ability to prioritize and anticipate and solve problems, with calm sensitivity and grace under pressure. Their ability to do the above stems from organizational ability, acquired technical knowledge..., familiarity with union requirements, and an inspirational personality that creates positive energy.” This class exam- ines the way in which stage managers fulfill these wide-ranging duties, studying the process of stage management from pre-production to closing night. Stage management emphasizes practical knowledge and skill development, through case studies, generation of a prompt book for a hypothetical production, and guest lectures with profes- sionals in the field. (May, spring, offered alternate years) THTR 290 Theatre for Social Change Due to the intimate and immediate relationship between theatre practitioners and audiences, theatre has been employed as a means of encouraging social action since the beginning of its HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 392 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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States? This course seeks to answer that question through an exploration of iconoclast artists and ensembles that challenged the status quo in theatrical production, offering new paradigms for playwriting, destabilizing conven- tions of actor training, revolutionizing the role of the director, transforming practices of scenography, and unsettling the audience-performer relationship. This course ranges in scope from the early 20th century grand national exper- iments of the Little Theatre Movement and the Federal Theatre Project (Unit #1: Foundations) to the radical staging of the Living Theatre and Bread & Puppet in the midst of social and political turmoil of the 60s and 70s (Unit #2: Revolutions) to the multimedia reconceptualizations of contemporary artists The Wooster Group and The Builders Association (Unit #3: Deconstructions). Using dramatic texts, films, digital archives, and performance scholarship students in this course will explore the visionaries, revolutionaries, and troublemakers that established a legacy of experimental performance work in the United States. What are the ramifications of experimentation in the American theatre? How do theatrical experiments both reaffirm and resist narratives of national identity? In what ways might the radical stagings of the past, provide an insight into the experimental theatre of the future? (Woodworth, offered occasionally) THTR 309 Feminist Theatre This course will survey twentieth and twenty-first century British and American feminist theatre, focusing on performance texts that address salient concerns of first, second, and third wave feminisms, as well as performance modes that trouble such designations. Specifically, this course will examine the oft-marginalized role of women in mainstream commercial theatre both historically and within contemporary contexts. It will also ex- plore the ways in which feminist theatre practitioners’ work in coalition with other social justice movements such as suffrage, workers’ rights, civil rights, and LGBT rights to create works that resist and/or redefine historically misog- ynistic modes of performance. The course will explore the ways in which notions of corporeality, intersectionality, poststructuralism, performativity and the gaze have shaped feminist performance traditions. (Woodworth, offered HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 393 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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social conditions of the theatrical past, this course will explore the development of theatre from approximately 1700 C. E. to the present. Students will build on the historiographical methodologies pertaining to the writing of histo- ry that were introduced in theatre History I, as well as research practices and opportunities in the filed of theatre history. Students will interpret salient dramatic and theoretical texts as well as archival material and illustrate the ways in which these texts connect to the making of theatre as well as the ways in which theatre shapes and reflects larger culture(s). Over the course of this semester, students will explore pivotal moments in theatre history includ- ing 18th century Continental Theatre, 18th Century Sentimental and Laughing Comedy and Bourgeois Tragedy, German Romanticism, Chinese Opera, Melodrama, Modern Realism, French symbolism, the historical avant-garde (Dada, Futurism, Expressionism, Surrealism), Post-War Theatre, Theatre of the Absurd, Epic Theatre, and Postmodern Theatre. Students will engage with historic material at an advanced level in a wide array of modes including re- search, performance, and design. (Woodworth, offered alternate years) THTR 330 Acting II A continuation of the skills discovered in Acting I, this course is designed to deepen the stu- dent’s understanding of the craft of acting through a dual focus on an enhanced understanding of Stanislavski-based acting techniques and an exploration into the overall profession of acting. Students work on multiple scenes, hone their audition technique, explore various voice and movement exercises, and examine aspects of the profession of acting. The course culminates with a class showcase of scenes and monologues from throughout the semester.

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Theatre 130. (Hatch, spring, offered alternate years)

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monologues, actors will learn tools to consider meter, rhythm, intentions, and imagery as they bring Shakespeare’s texts to life. Students will work on multiple monologues, a short scene, and a final performance, the latter of which will be open to guests. No previous experience with Shakespeare is required to be successful in this class! THTR 340 Advanced Acting Styles In Advanced Acting Styles, students will continue to master the skills of the per- former developed in Acting I. Each time the course is offered, a different era, genre, or style of acting will be studied in-depth. The topic for the course will sometimes be selected to directly compliment a play that will be featured in an upcoming main stage production. Other topics may look to address another topic not regularly offered in the Department’s training. Recent topics have included devised theatre, movement for the stage, comedic acting, and the plays of Strindberg and Ibsen. This course can be repeated for full credit three times with a different focus each time. Prerequisite: Theatre 130 or permission of instructor. (Hatch, Woodworth, May, offered alternate years) THTR 361 Sound Design for Theatre Sound Design for Theatre is lecture/laboratory course that will provide an intro- duction to fundamental concepts of acoustics, sound reproduction and reinforcement. Students will study essential elements of sound design as it applies to theatre including script analysis, creating sound plots, obtaining and cre- ating sound elements, show control, and operating intercom systems. Students will apply what they have learned in the course to develop a final portfolio project to be presented in class. (Staff, offered occasionally)

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can be repeated for full credit three times with a different focus each time.

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Theatre 130. (Hatch, spring, alternate years)

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rary theatre productions. Topics will include an introduction to 2d and 3d design elements, CAD modeling and script analysis. The roles of scenic, lighting, costume and sound design are explored for their individual Impact on a pro- duction concept. The final project asks students to attend simulated production meetings and create a full design concept, cue lists, and renderings for a script. (Hallborg, offered occasionally) THTR 370 Playwriting Workshop This course is designed to further the understanding of the craft of playwriting as it is first discovered in the playwriting process workshop. Students are encouraged to nurture the development of their skills through daily writing exercises, to develop a personal and consistent process for writing, to shake up any preconceived notions about playwriting, to explore a personal point of view or voice for their writing, to develop HWS.EDU/CATALOGUE 394 2023 - 2024 CATALOGUE

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Theatre of/for Social Change

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Embodied Praxis:

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THTR 495/496 Honors

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Theory Courses – Dramatic Literature, History, and Theory

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