This course combines play analysis, theater history, and artistic exploration to offer an overview of the principles and practices of theater. Engaging diverse plays and important theatrical concepts critically and creatively, students will explore drama as a literary form and theater as an embodied practice. Through class discussions, presentations, writing assignments, performance exercises, and theater viewings, students in this course will enhance their understanding of dramatic literature and history, deepen their knowledge of the various elements that contribute to the process of theater-making, and develop a greater appreciation for the significance of theater societally.
This is a designated writing course. As such, it incorporates multiple assignments designed to assist students with developing the necessary skills for writing effectively within the disciplines of theater and performance studies. Students will engage different forms of writing—close readings, performance analyses, and research papers, for example—and will have opportunities to workshop, revise, and receive feedback on their work throughout the semester. One of the aims of the course is to investigate writing as a mode of learning.
This is a designated writing course. As such, it incorporates multiple assignments designed to assist students with developing the necessary skills for writing effectively within the disciplines of theater and performance studies. Students will engage different forms of writing—close readings, performance analyses, and research papers, for example—and will have opportunities to workshop, revise, and receive feedback on their work throughout the semester. One of the aims of the course is to investigate writing as a mode of learning.
- Teacher: Isaiah Wooden