This graduate level course will revisit and build on the foundations of professional scenic design practice such as dramaturgical and visual research, flexibility of methods and solutions in pursuit of a vision in support of a performance event, creative problem solving, model building, drafting, budgeting, and collaboration skills though actual production assignments in the department. Assignments will be determined by the needs and competence of the individual student. Special attention to portfolio development.

Problems in play direction. Work chosen and closely supervised by the performance faculty and presented in a production format determined by the student's current needs and abilities and demands on the department's performance facilities. Credit, 1-6.

The close reading of dramatic texts for contemporary production. Focus on finding original answers to directorial, design, and dramaturgical questions. Dramatic texts selected from a broad spectrum of world repertory.

Individually planned projects in production research and analysis.

This graduate seminar in dramaturgy each semester goes in depth into a special topic. Topics to include: Multicultural Theater Practice, Performance Theory, Avant-Garde Theater, Production Dramaturgy, Translation, Adaptation, and Dramaturgical Writing. Please check at enrollment time to see what Special Topic is being offered for the coming semester.

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Independent projects by special contract. Credit, 1-6.

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.

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