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Courses in Theatre and Drama are listed in the Time Schedule under the School of Music in the subsection Theatre and Drama.
The following courses count as LS&A courses for LS&A degree credit.
101. Introduction to Acting 1. Permission
of instructor. Open to non-concentrators. (3). (CE).
This course is designed as a general introduction to the fundamental skills
of acting in the theatre. It involves discussion and practical work, including
theatre games, warm-up, monologue, and scene work. Some papers and selected
reading. Brief, informal interviews are required for admission to all sections.
Further details at Theatre Office, Room 2550, Frieze Building. Sign up at
the department office for an interview. Sign up sheets go up the same time
the Time Schedules come out. Cost:1 (Gwillim)
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211/RC Hums. 280/English 245. Introduction
to Drama and Theatre. No credit granted to those who have completed
or are enrolled in RC Hums. 281. (4). (HU).
The course aims to introduce students to the power and variety of theatre,
and to help them understand the processes which go toward making a production.
Five to seven plays will be subjects of special study, chosen to cover a
wide range of style and content, but interest will not be confined to these.
Each student will attend two lectures weekly, plays a two-hour meeting in
section each week; the latter will be used for questions, discussions, exploration
of texts, and other exercises. Students will be required to attend two or
more theatre performances, chosen from those available in Ann Arbor. Three
papers are required plus a final examination. (Cardullo)
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222/CAAS 341. Introduction to Black
Theatre. (3). (HU).
This course is designed to acquaint students with the origins, developments,
and current trends in Black theatre. It focuses on the basic concepts, creations,
methods of operation, and artistic contributions of Black Americans to the
theatre of western civilization and the theatre of Black America. It also
includes an in-depth study of the significance and results connected with
the selected deletion of the Black American contribution to the development
of American theatre and drama. Representative plays from the Black theatre
are explored through lecture, discussion, and interpretive readings. Participation
in class and attendance are mandatory, as are assignments such as viewing
campus productions and other productions in the Ann Arbor area. (OyamO)
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233/CAAS 342. Acting and the Black Experience.
Permission of instructor (brief interview). (3). (HU).
This course is designed as an introduction to the fundamental skills of
acting in the theatre, with special emphasis on the presentation of drama
from a consideration of African-American dramatic themes and topics. Course
content involves discussion and practical work, including theater games,
improvisation, development of warm-up exercises, monologue, and scene work.
All dramatic texts used for monologues and scene study will come from the
works of representative Black playwrights. Some papers and selected reading,
a midterm and final examination are required. Further details at Theatre
Office, Room 2550, Frieze Building. Cost:1 WL:2,4 (Jones)
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250. Introduction to Technical Theatre
Practices. (3). (Excl).
Theatre 250 is a survey of theatrical production techniques. The design
and craft of scenery, lighting, properties, paint, and costumes for the
stage will be investigated. The course consists of two parts; a lecture
portion that is evaluated by written examination and a production laboratory.
Production faculty conduct labs in costumes, lighting, paint, properties,
and scenery for Theatre 250 students. Students learn basic theatre craft
skills while working on School of Music theatre, opera, and musical theatre
productions. (Decker)
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251. Production Practicum 1. (1).
(Excl).
Theatre Practicum. Students enrolled in this class perform duties as
stage scenery, lighting, sound, wardrobe, or stage properties crews for
School of Music Theatre, Dance, Opera, and Musical Theatre Productions.
No previous experience required. Evaluation based on performance on crew
and journal that is kept of crew experience. No Text. WL:4, Assignment meeting
the second Friday in September. (Sullivan)
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