| Course Title: Topics in Theatre Studies: 'Case Studies in Theatre History and Dramaturgy' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: An exploration of theatre history and dramaturgy. Students learn to apply historical methods to theatre, exploring a range of materials including scholarship, images and archival items. Class discussions and assignments address the matter at the heart of theatre history: how do we interpret something as ephemeral as theatrical production? The second half of the course turns to the application of techniques of research and analysis learned in the first: specifically, the work of the dramaturg. Focusing on one of Rooke Theatre's current productions, each student develops a dramaturgical "book," a comprehensive collection of tools and historical/contextual materials for the production team. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Heidi Holder | hholder@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Discussion | Monday and Wednesday | 02:55PM - 04:10PM | THEA - Rooke Theatre | 104 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: THEAT-100, THEAT-251, or THEAT-252. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 7 | Available: 9 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: She Kills Monsters Author: Nguyen, Qui Copyright: 2016 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780573705649 Publisher: Samuel French |
Required | 9.95 |
| Title: Pride and Prejudice Author: Hamill, Kate Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780822238577 Publisher: Dramatists Play Service |
Required | 10.00 |
| Title: Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 Author: Smith, Anna Deavere Copyright: 1994 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0385473761 Publisher: Anchor |
Required | 12.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Books |