Contemporary Native American Performance is an area of study with deep roots in culturally specific production and an ever-evolving practice by a wide range of artists. In this Junior Year Writing course we will read plays and performative texts created by Native American artists since the 1960's. We will begin our study by acknowledging the limitations of language and the always contentious issue of labels. Within this critical framework, we will study the art as well as the attending social, political, and historical contexts.

Advanced production assignments as stage manager, house manager, designer, or crew chief for major department productions. Credit by approved contract only. May be repeated for credit.

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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.

Participation in department productions; principally for actors, and for other assignments by permission. Credit by approved contract only. Credit awarded in semester following that in which assignment is completed. May be repeated for credit.

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Elements of theatrical design and basic skills in the areas of costume construction, lighting techniques, drafting and stagecraft. Required of majors.

Elements of theatrical design and basic skills in the areas of costume construction, lighting techniques, drafting and stagecraft. Required of majors.

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