• DRAM 1010

    How Theatre Works
     Rating

    4.37

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.63

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Investigates theatre arts and their relation to contemporary culture through the practical and experiential study of plays, production style and the role of theatre artists in creative interpretation.

  • DRAM 1020

    Speaking in Public
     Rating

    4.53

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.79

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    For non-majors. Acquire and practice voice and speech techniques to build oral communication skills, confidence and enjoyment in public speaking, presentation or performance.

  • DANC 1200

    Introduction to Movement Practices
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.88

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course is designed as an introduction to movement practices for students of all backgrounds and skill levels. Students will work on dynamic alignment, as well as spatial, sensory, and bodily awareness. Through movement prompts, improvisation, and learned combinations students will be challenged to expand movement vocabulary while also increasing range of motion, strength, flexibility, and expressivity.

  • DRAM 1220

    Art of the Creature
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.86

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Art of the Creature fosters creative and critical thinking by requiring students to imagine, research, and build environments and creatures. Students will study the history and methods of creating environments and creatures in theatre, film, and other performance art forms; research and develop their own individual and group creations; and reflect orally and in writing on their work.

  • DANC 1400

    How Dance Matters
     Rating

    3.33

     Difficulty

    3.17

     GPA

    3.58

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course is an introduction to dance in the context of performance on stage, on screen, and in public space. Through viewings, discussions, and practical dance experiences, students will deepen their understanding of how dances are created and how dance shapes and is shaped by the world around it. Students will engage with a wide range of styles, historical periods, and creative approaches to consider how dance matters.

  • DRAM 2010

    Theatre Design, Technology, & Production
     Rating

    3.25

     Difficulty

    3.25

     GPA

    3.60

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Examines the art of theatre and performance through the process of design and the implementation of the design.

  • DRAM 2020

    Acting I
     Rating

    3.86

     Difficulty

    3.15

     GPA

    3.67

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Explores basic theories and techniques of acting through exercises, improvisations and scenes from contemporary dramatic literature.

  • DRAM 2050

    Performance and/as Theory
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.50

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    This course surveys a broad range of theories and methodologies pertinent to the fields of Performance Studies. Each unit addresses important concepts and frameworks that help you write about, think about, and make performance art. Lecture, close reading, application exercises, and writing assignments will strengthen your theoretical vocabularies, hone your analytical writing skills and apply various tests to your own work as scholars/artists.

  • DRAM 2060

    The Body and Performance
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.80

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    This practice-based course offers a broad introduction to concepts of the body in the context of performance. Using tools of theatre, dance, improvisation, and other mind/body practice, we will uncover the performative possibilities of our physical forms in relation to space and time. Together we will critically consider and actively explore a range of embodied approaches to increase bodily awareness and expand our expressive capacity.

  • DRAM 2070

    Public Speaking
     Rating

     Difficulty

     GPA

    3.61

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    The purpose of this course is to put principles of speech into practice; students will learn to communicate effectively primarily through practical experience. Students will (1) learn the basic principles of speech preparation and delivery, including invention of topics and arguments, organization, and style; (2) apply these principles to your speech preparation and delivery; and (3) develop and use listening skills in the analysis of speeches.