Students will explore set/scenic design for live performance in a studio format. What is a performance space? We will investigate the idea of performance spaces where theatre can happen, as well as create some of our own. The main objective is to introduce the language, tools, and technical skills involved in the discipline of scenic design and to lay the foundation for further study while empowering students to actively engage as set designers in productions on campus after taking the course.

Theater movements of Blacks, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans, and the body of literature by contemporary playwrights of color within a historical context. (Gen.Ed. AL, DU)

This course asks students to consider the following questions: How are media constructed and produced? Received and understood? And how do media make meaning in culture? How are the stories and mythologies that circulate in various media (film, TV, print, social media) made "dramatic" or framed by and structured using theatrical techniques? And to what ends? How do social groups perform themselves and others?

A practical workshop, centered on a collaborative project, in which designers, dramaturgs and directors create a performance from scratch. The objective is to develop a shared vocabulary and common experiences in the basic process of transforming text or idea into performed event. All members of the studio may be asked to adopt the perspective of actor, director, designer, playwright, or critic.

This course provides a hands-on introduction to the basics of studio music recording and music mixing in Logic Pro X. Students will learn how to select the right microphone for their project, execute multitrack recordings and use techniques in mixing and audio processing to produce their own recordings. It is recommended that students have some ability to sing or play an instrument so that they are able to record their own music, and eachother's, whether original songs or covers.

Training of the actor's voice using a progression of psycho-physical exercises developed by Kristin Linklater. Emphasis on freeing the body and voice from habitual tensions and patterns. Prerequisites: THEATER 140, consent of instructor.

Development of the professional theater in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Reading and analysis of plays in their theatrical and cultural contexts. Meets Junior Year writing requirement. Prerequisite: THEATER 120.

Introduction to acting. Includes all or some of the following: improvisation, theater games, monologues, scenes. Required of majors.

Classical actor techniques in Shakespearean performance. Students learn the lost art of verse speaking. Performance is placed against the vibrant backdrop of Elizabethan London and its exciting theatre scene.

This course introduces the basics of acting for students without theater training and for experienced performers. Games, exercises, and readings develop the skills necessary to present monologues and scene work.