Theatre Arts 234TH - Case St. in Hist & Dramaturgy

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.

Prereq: THEAT-100, THEAT-251, or THEAT-252.