74 courses with the subject DRAM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Effective Date 01/01/2016 Investigates theatre arts and their relation to contemporary culture through the practical and experiential study of plays, production style and the role of theatre artists in creative interpretation.
Effective Date 01/01/2016 For non-majors. Acquire and practice voice and speech techniques to build oral communication skills, confidence and enjoyment in public speaking, presentation or performance.
Effective Date 01/01/2025 This class will introduce students to the tools, techniques, and problem-solving of building creature puppets. Mentored by professional creature artists, students will explore fabricating skin textures and patterns, structures, material experiments, and mechanisms. Working both individually and collectively, the class will culminate with a wearable creature piece or puppet for the Stan Winston and Steven Warner Festival of the Moving Creature.
Effective Date 11/13/2023 New course in the subject of drama.
Effective Date 08/01/2022 Examines the art of theatre and performance through the process of design and the implementation of the design.
Effective Date 03/22/2010 Explores basic theories and techniques of acting through exercises, improvisations and scenes from contemporary dramatic literature.
Effective Date 05/01/2026 Performance is central to understanding Shakespeare. In this course students will learn analysis and performance techniques that they’ll use to stage two soliloquies from Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night. Students will also watch multiple recording performances and read performance interpretations. Finally, students will combine the learning from their performances and analysis of the plays and with this approach, students will develop a significant and in-depth understanding of the plays.
Effective Date 04/26/2018 This course surveys a broad range of theories and methodologies pertinent to the fields of Performance Studies. Each unit addresses important concepts and frameworks that help you write about, think about, and make performance art. Lecture, close reading, application exercises, and writing assignments will strengthen your theoretical vocabularies, hone your analytical writing skills and apply various tests to your own work as scholars/artists.
Effective Date 10/22/2021 This practice-based course offers a broad introduction to concepts of the body in the context of performance. Using tools of theatre, dance, improvisation, and other mind/body practice, we will uncover the performative possibilities of our physical forms in relation to space and time. Together we will critically consider and actively explore a range of embodied approaches to increase bodily awareness and expand our expressive capacity.
Effective Date 03/22/2010 The purpose of this course is to put principles of speech into practice; students will learn to communicate effectively primarily through practical experience. Students will (1) learn the basic principles of speech preparation and delivery, including invention of topics and arguments, organization, and style; (2) apply these principles to your speech preparation and delivery; and (3) develop and use listening skills in the analysis of speeches.
Effective Date 01/01/2022 An introduction to the tools and technical processes of performance lighting. Students will explore a range of lighting technologies central to lighting production for live theatre, dance, opera, and concerts. Through lecture, demonstration, digital media, and hands-on experience, students are prepared for work as theatrical electricians and introduced to the craft essential to the theatrical lighting design process.
Effective Date 01/01/2024 Application of lighting design and technology in production. May be repeated up to 4 credits.
Effective Date 08/01/2022 Studies the technology and practices used in the theatre and entertainment industry. Covers set construction techniques, materials, and hardware. Students will learn the skills and techniques required for using hand and power tools. Terminology learned in Drama 2210 will be practiced in the course Drama 2230 - Production Studio.
Effective Date 12/02/2024 This course explores how to turn everyday spaces into stages. Discover how ordinary rooms, streets, parks, vehicles, and other spaces of daily life can be transformed by story-telling and creative performance! We will study different principles for designing spaces for immersive, site-specific, environmentally aware, and other kinds of performances. Open to all students who are interested in storytelling in different spaces.
Effective Date 03/11/2025 In this class, students will discover methods to design projects on CAD (computer-aided design) applications for total control of the result, and we will develop scenic design from software (mainly Vectorworks) to take advantage of the ability to digitally create 2D drawings and 3D models of real-world products before they’re ever manufactured. Open to all students who have basic design knowledge and are interested in digital creation.
Effective Date 08/01/2018 Application of scenery technology in producing theatrical productions while maintaining and organized safe work environment. Co-requisite DRAM 2210 Requisites Students must currently take DRAM 2210
Effective Date 01/01/2020 Application of scenery and properties technology in laboratory production projects.
Effective Date 06/01/2013 Fundamental techniques of scenic painting. A studio class during which students learn to paint faux finishes of marble, wood grain, brick and other common finishes for theatrical application. DRAM 2232 Production Lab: Scene Painting required.
Effective Date 08/01/2020 Studies basic techniques for moving the costume design from drawing to finished character, including construction, alteration, patterning, fitting, and accessories. Lab required. Instructor permission.
Effective Date 08/01/2020 Application of costume and makeup technology in production laboratory. May be repeated up to four credits. Instructor permission.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 This course introduces solo performance practices ranging from performance art to speeches and one-person shows. Students engage with diverse genres to learn tools from physical theater, installation, text, narrative, and digital media. They will create original performances exploring the relationship between the personal and the social, political, and environmental. No prior experience required; class includes a body/food break in its studio format. Requisites Students cannot enroll if they previously completed DRAM 2559 Topic #12 Creating Solo Performance
Effective Date 01/01/2026 Application of performance skills in the production of a theatrical work. Course can be repeated up to four times.
Effective Date 05/01/2026 New course in the subject of drama.
Effective Date 01/01/2027 Topics vary by instructor and semester and include directed study in a broad range of topics related to theatre and performance. This course fulfills the major/minor Focused Inquiry requirement.
Effective Date 05/01/2021 Students will explore the sonic qualities of sound and music through discussion, construction, critical listening, and demonstration.
Effective Date 03/22/2010 Application of sound technology in laboratory production projects. May be repeated up to four credits.
Effective Date 03/28/2017 DRAM 2830 is a hands-on, experiential course in which students apply digital media design principles, methods, and techniques in correlation with the current Drama production schedule. Students learn the application of media technology to actual theatrical production projects. May be repeated up to four credits. DRAM 2830 requires participation as Video/Media Operator or Assistant for a main stage production.
Effective Date 03/28/2017 This is a hands-on course in which students work closely with the instructor to research and develop creative design solutions for performing arts and theatrical productions. It provides students a working forum to collaboratively and independently experiment with and apply principles, methods, and elements of design and design process to specific projects. May be repeated up to four credits.
Effective Date 01/01/2026 This course immerses students in the art of dramaturgy through embodied storytelling across theatre, music, dance, film, and multimedia. Students explore the dramaturge’s role in shaping creative processes, the impact of storytelling, and strategies for inclusive dialogue in design, rehearsal, and performance contexts. Through critical reading, analysis, and project-based learning, students build skills to support artists and performance-making.
Effective Date 01/01/2024 How do theatre artists and scholars navigate the past and its effects on the present? This course will introduce you to important moments in theatre history, and show you how to analyze the formation of historical narratives through a variety of lenses and methods. Units are not organized chronologically, but thematically so that we may draw deeper connections across artistic practice, time, place and culture.
Effective Date 01/01/2026 Presents a comprehensive study of ‘Black Theatre’ as the African-American contribution to the theatre. Explores the historical, cultural, and socio-political underpinnings of this theatre as an artistic form in American and world culture. Students gain a broader understanding of the relationship and contributions of this theatre to theatre arts, business, education, lore, and humanity. A practical theatrical experience is a part of the course offering.
Effective Date 07/30/2009 Analysis of representative play scripts to discover how structure and language support conceptual and stylistic choices in production.
Effective Date 10/23/2020 The goal of this class will be to identify the values and worldviews that drive change-oriented artistry, and for students to identify the values and worldviews that drive their own artistry. The course will explore the forms of community-based performance including ensemble, devised, religious, activist, educational and autobiographical performance.
Effective Date 01/01/2024 Studies the development of the scenic design as theatrical environment, from script analysis through research to completed scenic design.
Effective Date 05/01/2026 Examine the concept of “toxic fashion,” exploring the physical, chemical, and ethical dimensions of harm within the global fashion industry. Investigate harmful materials, hazardous production processes, and exploitative labor practices across the fashion supply chain. Analyze the far-reaching impacts of fashion toxicity on human health, workers’ rights, and the environment. The course also highlights sustainable innovations and practical strategies for promoting responsible fashion consumption.
Effective Date 08/01/2011 Exercises and scene work emphasizing the development of the actor’s vocal and physical resources as a means of creating and communicating character, emotion, and relationships.
Effective Date 08/01/2011 Introduces principles of vocal health, provides practical techniques for meeting the voice and speech demands of daily life and performance, and promotes life-long exploration of the speaking voice and the spoken word.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 A workshop that explores several dimensions of theatrical self-expression through improvised exercises and situations. This course will employ lecture, discussion and performance activities to raise awareness and proficiency in improvisational techniques through dramatic interaction involving imagination and creativity.
Effective Date 08/01/2014 Examines the fundamental skills necessary to effective and descriptive physical expression for the stage. Focuses on developing an individual awaresness of one’s physical self and establishing a sold foundation upon which to build a character physically, through practical exericises in balance, rhythm, endurance , freedom of movement, flexibility, shape and expression.
Effective Date 03/22/2010 Studies the integration of song into scene work, and examination of special problems posed for the actor/singer/dancer. Focuses on a character’s song presentation within the context of a musical play.
Effective Date 05/01/2026 New course in the subject of drama.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 Topics vary by instructor and semester and include directed study in a range of topics related to theatre and performance. This course fulfills the major/minor Focused Inquiry requirement.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 Topics vary by instructor and semester and include directed study for students in literature, history, theory, criticism, or other approaches to understanding and analyzing theatre and performance. This course fulfills the major/minor Focused Inquiry requirement.
Effective Date 01/01/2027 Examines the comprehensive process of public performance and production, centered around a project or production. Students will engage in research and analysis, rehearsal and performance, and feedback and reflection. Topics announced in advance. This course fulfills the major/minor Focused Inquiry requirement.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 Examines approaches to creating original performance texts and/or devised work. Topics announced in advance. This course fulfills the Major/Minor Focused Inquiry requirement.
Effective Date 01/01/2027 Examines specialized approaches for the embodied, intellectual, and imaginative aspects of performance. Emphasis is placed on experiential learning through hands-on activities and immersive experiences. Topics announced in advance. This course fulfills the Major/Minor Focused Inquiry requirement.
Effective Date 01/01/2027 Examines the organizational, administrative, and leadership aspects of theatre production. Topics announced in advance. This course fulfills the Major/Minor Focused Inquiry requirement.
Effective Date 01/01/2027 Examines the art of theatre and performance through the hands-on process of design and the implementation of technology. Explore storytelling through research, the disciplined practice of craft, and creativity. Topics announced in advance. This course fulfills the Major/Minor Focused Inquiry requirement.
Effective Date 03/22/2010 Creative application of digital sound editing for media. Techniques investigated include editing pre-recorded music, creating realistic sound environments, representing visual art with sound, three-dimensional sound, and sound creation for video.
Effective Date 08/01/2011 Encourages the development of the director’s analytical and rehearsal skills in translating text, actors, and space into valid and effective scenes; drawn from plays in the mode of psychological realism.
Effective Date 01/01/2026 What does it mean to produce theater? Is a theater producer an artist, a business leader, a visionary, or all the above? Participants will collaborate to produce a piece of contemporary theater with hands-on application of artistic, leadership and collaborative practices. Course discussions and projects will cover theater organization, mission, and legal structure, as well as collaborative creation, artistry, and design.
Effective Date 08/01/2023 One credit is required; may be repeated up to four credits. Application of stage management skills to production and performance.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 You will explore the craft and skills needed to produce and manage live theater and events of all kinds from the lens of stage management and backstage production. From design collaboration through performance this experiential survey of practical theater craft will include discussions, projects and site visits to elevate your understanding of theater and develop professional skills in project management. No experience necessary.
Effective Date 02/26/2020 The goal of this workshop is to understand the aesthetics and techniques of film directing and to produce and direct a short film based on a screenplay. Students will study film directing aesthetics and technique, using a textbook, film viewings, critical analysis and class workshop activities. Students will apply this knowledge of directing as they produce and direct their own short film.
Effective Date 08/01/2015 Introduces the art and craft of playwriting, focusing on short exercises and in-class writing assignments.
Effective Date 08/01/2020 Combining creative practice and critical discourse, this hands-on course grants students an opportunity to learn and utilize the crafts of digital video design in the context of contemporary installation, projection and performance arts. Students experiment with the many ways of designing time-based media and explore the role of video storytelling in the topography of 21st-century theater and live performance.
Effective Date 06/16/2016 This course provides a practical forum to employ and integrate a diverse array of existing and emerging media technologies into live performance and performative storytelling. Students will explore and experiment with new media-infused design approaches to enhance the narrative and to actively engage, communicate, and interact with the audience.
Effective Date 01/01/2026 This course examines the serious business of jokes, joke-telling, and laughter through the lens of stand-up comedy’s evolution in the United States from the 1920s to the present day. We will explore how stand-up comedians have responded to and shaped pivotal moments in U.S. history and the advent of various mediated forms of entertainment. We will analyze how comedians have challenged, reinforced, and reimagined ideas of American citizenship, and shaped popular entertainment. Requisites Students can’t enroll if previously taken DRAM 4592 topic #6 Comedy as Protest
Effective Date 08/01/2025 This seminar will examine queer performance and its many meanings in the contemporary United States. We will study a wide range of queer-identifying artists and artists with significant queer fan bases. We will also read foundational texts in queer studies and engage in various learning activities, such as writing prompts, group discussion, creative practice, and improvisation.
Effective Date 12/12/2022 Hip Hop Theatre explores how elements of Ritual, Theatre, and the core principles of Hip Hop are shared by members of the Hip Hop community around the world. Students will examine the ways in which Hip Hop Theatre presents itself as a movement and a syncretic art form. Requisites Students can’t enroll if previously taken DRAM 4592 topic #4 Hip Hop Theatre or DRAM 4559 topic #3 Hip Hop Theatre
Effective Date 08/01/2023 Studies the development of lighting design, from script analysis through concept to completed production.
Effective Date 01/01/2013 Studies the development of costume design as a revelation of character and relationship to the special world. Proceeds from script analysis through research to the completed rendering. Lab required.
Effective Date 01/01/2026 Combining tools, spaces, and skills of Arts Grounds, this course explores the design and construction of large moving creatures that culminates in The Stan Winston and Steven Warner Festival of the Moving Creature. Students will gain hands-on experience with materials, craft, and prototyping, and learn lessons from professional designers, artists, and Hollywood creature makers. This is a collaborative course, diving into storytelling and movement to bring each student’s vision to life.
Effective Date 10/21/2010 Scripted scenes, exercises, and ensemble work to expand the actor’s approach to characterization and interpretation within various dramatic genres.
Effective Date 01/01/2024 Examines the art and craft of stage fighting, comparing its historical context with that of the theater. Focus is on the performance of the illusion of physical aggression and its dramatic intent, following the safety guidelines and techniques recommended by the Society for American Fight Directors.
Effective Date 11/08/2013 New course in the subject of drama.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 Topics vary by instructor and semester and include directed study in a range of topics related to theatre and performance. This course fulfills the major/minor Focused Inquiry requirement.
Effective Date 08/01/2026 Topics vary by instructor and semester and include directed study for students in literature, history, theory, criticism, or other approaches to understanding and analyzing theatre and performance. This course fulfills the major/minor Focused Inquiry requirement.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Continues the work of DRAM 3651 with special attention to the director’s organization, scheduling, and efficient use of resources. Students direct a one-act play.
Effective Date 03/22/2010 A workshop for writing extended pieces of dramatic literature. For students who have completed DRAM 3710 or by instructor permission.
Effective Date 12/12/2022 The goal of this workshop is to write and prepare a short screenplay to be filmed in the Spring Semester in conjunction with DRAM 4760 Directing the Short Film (students must commit to both classes). Students will study script structure using textbooks, screenplays, and film. Students will apply this knowledge of screenplay structure and form as they write their own scenes and short screenplays.
Effective Date 12/12/2022 The goal of this workshop is to understand the aesthetics and techniques of film directing and to produce and direct a short film based on the screenplay written in the previous fall Semester in DRAM 4750 Writing the Short Film. Requisites Must have completed DRAM 4750
Effective Date 05/01/2024 Students will produce short films generated by the Department of Drama’s Filmmaking classes, Writing the Short Film and Directing the Short Film. Each producer will be paired with a director and work closely with them on casting, scheduling, procuring locations and film gear, on set management, editing support, and budgeting.
Effective Date 01/21/2015 Independent study conducted under the supervision of a specific instructor(s).
Source: University of Virginia-Main Campus's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
