First-Year Courses in Theatre and Drama (Division 695)

Fall Term, 1999 (September 8 - December 22, 1999)

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.

Credits: (3).

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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.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Bert Cardullo (cardullo@umich.edu)

Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term).

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See RC Humanities 280.001.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): OyamO (oyamo@umich.edu)

Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term).

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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.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Wendy Hammond (wham@umich.edu)

Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term).

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In this course, we will write a one act play. We will start with the first whisperings of an idea, then nuture it, develop it, and workshop it. Class time will be divided in three ways: (1) Writing games to stir imagination, touch passion, inspire ideas, explore voice; (2) Lectures on story telling priciples and dramatic structure common to plays, screenplays, and teleplays; (3) Discussions of student writing. Other assignments will include reading plays, keeping a journal, and meeting regularly with the teacher. Ambitious students are encouraged to write more than a one act play, e.g., a series of ten minute plays or a first draft of a full length play.

Instructor(s): Gary Decker (grobert@umich.edu)

Credits: (3; 2 in the half-term).

Course Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~grobert/courses/

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.

Instructor(s): Mark Sullivan (sulmarl@umich.edu)

Credits: (1).

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Students enrolled in this course 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.