The primary focus of this intermediate playwriting course is using historic characters as inspiration for original one-act plays. In addition to developing and deepening our craft as playwrights - clarifying dramatic action, and creating more dynamic characters - we will read the work of theatre makers such as Lin Manuel Miranda, Katori Hall and Charise Castro Smith who are creating new dramas that are simultaneously comedic, musical and political commentary. A large part of our process will involve integrating critical research and creative practice.

This studio course applies introductory principles of acting to contemporary American scenes. Primary concerns are identifying and playing clear objectives, developing character through behavior, and cultivating a language for the critical analysis of contemporary drama. Assignments include workshopping and performing three contemporary American scenes, presenting two life studies, completing three written character analyses, and writing one theatre review.

Women earn college degrees at a higher rate than men but earn only 80 cents for every dollar made by men. In 2016 only 4.2% of Fortune 500 CEOs were women and in high-growth entrepreneurial startups only 9% of leaders are women. This course provides students with ideas, insights and strategies for women's experiences in business and the professional world.

This studio art course introduces students to strategies for becoming active participants in an increasingly mediated world. From the development of critical listening practices to the creation of audio/visual works that respond to the physical and institutional contexts in which they are created, students will be challenged to navigate their environment as active participants. Skill-building exercises will be focused on programming practices for embedded and mobile devices, as well as the development of an acute awareness of one's environment from a cross-disciplinary perspective.

This course will look at the issues involved with design and fabrication in situations where there are limited resources. Students will engage in the hands-on study and design of technologies considered appropriate for less developed and small-scale local economies. Topics will include water quality, human powered cargo transportation, energy production, food storage and preparation, and wheelchair technologies. We will consider factors that make for successful adoption and widespread use of appropriate technologies.

What draws us to the light? What is the depth of our connection? We use light as a mode of artistic expression: to illuminate, to underscore, to surprise or intimidate. Why? We enter our exploration of light through the study and practice of theatre lighting design. After gaining a firm grounding in the process of lighting for the stage, we will consider how light is used in dance, music, and installation art. Through the study of how light defines and reinforces line, movement, texture, scale, and color, we gather skills and techniques that inform our own personal use of lighting design.

In this course students will be teaching art to children in grades K-6. We will focus on visual arts teaching by exploring art materials, methods and techniques appropriate for a K-6 art program. Students will prepare themselves for behavior, academic and circumstantial situations which might arise in an elementary school classroom. Part of the semester will include discussions and exploration of contemporary theory, issues and teaching methods within the field of Art Education.

We will learn how to build stuff that moves! Using wire, sheetmetal, paper, wood, and a range of other media, we will examine and build mechanisms. We will contemplate the basic ingredients of mechanical forces and motion such as bearings, cams, cranks, gear ratios and more. All levels of experience are welcome, but students should be comfortable using hand tools and able to devote at least 8 hours a week outside of scheduled class time working on projects.

This course provides initial preparation for work in drawing and other areas of the studio arts. Students will develop their ability to perceive and construct visual images across diverse subject matter. Projects will address the two-dimensional picture plane from a broad array of observed and imagined sources. Multiple media will be used to explore the human body, found and imagined objects, collage, abstraction and structures in the natural and built environment.

This course replicates the fast-paced, collaborative spirit of a theatre ensemble at the beginning of a rehearsal process. Over the course of the semester, we'll begin work on plays by visionary playwrights from a range of identities who are bringing unheard stories to the stage and who are illuminating and redefining contemporary theatre (Plays will be selected by both the instructor and by students. Readings in past classes have included the work of Dominique Morisseau, Sarah Kane, Anna Deavere Smith, the After Orlando plays, and many others).