An overview of the theory and practice of collective bargaining. Includes analysis of different approaches to bargaining, the negotiations process, contract campaigns, and implementing a contract under the law.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Discover the art and craft of stage management through class work, observation and production exploration. Learn practical techniques for managing theatrical productions in preparation for academic and professional production responsibility.
Studio. Study of "seeing": concentration on the articulation of visual pictures developed from a dramatic text and on research; functions and qualities of light and the development of lighting concepts. Practical application of design through specific crew assignments on Department productions. Prerequisites: THEATER 160, consent of instructor.
Development of the theater in Greece and Rome, and the rediscovery of classical models in the 16th and 17th centuries and beyond. Reading and analysis of plays in their theatrical and cultural contexts. Meets Junior Year writing requirement. Prerequisite: THEATER 120.