THEA 62 Plays in Performance-Perception and Analysis
Offered only as a part of the Theater Foreign Study Program in London, this seminar integrates the study of theater with the experience of plays in performance. By providing intense, comparative experience of playgoing, the course intends to broaden students' knowledge of the dramatic repertoire, to heighten their awareness of production approaches and values, and to encourage them to develop considered critical response to theater. Students attend a number of required performances and in addition attend performances of their own choosing - normally a total of three plays per week. Productions will represent a variety of periods and styles of playwriting, and a similarly diverse range of production companies and approaches to performance. Weekly seminar meetings will focus on critical responses to plays and productions, with background provided by guests from the professional theater (directors, writers, performers, designers, critics). Students will maintain journals and provide brief written critiques.
Prerequisite
One theater history course is required: either THEA 15, 16, or 17. In addition, one theater practice course is required: either THEA 10 (with Chair's approval), 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 44, 48, or 50.