DRAMA ANALYSIS AND PERFORMANCE (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Define elements of drama; Give examples a drama and its elements; Analyze a drama script and its elements; Produce a creative drama performance.

Topics:

1. Introduction: A Step-by-Step Approach to Drama Analysis
2. Plot and Action, or Form and Structure
3. Character and Role
4. Style and Genre
5. Language, Symbol, and Allusion
6. Theme, Thesis, Thought, or Idea
7. Reputation and Reception
8. Comparison and Contrast
9. Re-evaluation and Influence
10. Locus and Lineage
11. Authorship and Adaptation
12. Production and Interpretation
13. Review 1 (before the Midterm Test)
14. Preparing the Performance – Making the Decision
15. Picking Your Project
16. Building Your Team
17. Going into Production: Putting It together
18. Production Calendar, Audition, and Casting
19. Basic Stagecraft: Acting, Working with Actors and Rehearsals
20. Sets
21. Costumes and Props
22. Make-up
23. Light
24. Sound and Music
25. Marketing and Showtime
26. Review 2 (before Final Test)