Investigates the relationship between dancing bodies, cinematography, and video editing. Exploring innovative ways to film movement, we examine the relationship between the moving body and camera. Students gain exposure to various methodologies and practices that can be directly applied to individual projects. We discuss parallels between choreography, cinematography, and video editing, and how these integrate to form the art of Screendance.

Encourages the development of the director's analytical and rehearsal skills in translating text, actors, and space into valid and effective scenes; drawn from plays in the mode of psychological realism. Prerequisite: Dram 2020 required, and Dram 2010 preferred; Instructor permission

What does it mean to produce theater? Is a theater producer an artist, a business leader, a visionary, or all the above? Participants will collaborate to produce a piece of contemporary theater with hands-on application of artistic, leadership and collaborative practices. Course discussions and projects will cover theater organization, mission, and legal structure, as well as collaborative creation, artistry, and design.

This course provides a practical forum to employ and integrate a diverse array of existing and emerging media technologies into live performance and performative storytelling. Students will explore and experiment with new media-infused design approaches to enhance the narrative and to actively engage, communicate, and interact with the audience.

This course examines the serious business of jokes, joke-telling, and laughter through the lens of stand-up comedy¿s evolution in the United States from the 1920s to the present day. We will explore how stand-up comedians have responded to and shaped pivotal moments in U.S. history and the advent of various mediated forms of entertainment. We will analyze how comedians have challenged, reinforced, and reimagined ideas of American citizenship, and shaped popular entertainment.

Scripted scenes, exercises, and ensemble work to expand the actor's approach to characterization and interpretation within various dramatic genres. Prerequisite: DRAM 3410 and instructor permission

Examines the art and craft of stage fighting, comparing its historical context with that of the theater. Focus is on the performance of the illusion of physical aggression and its dramatic intent, following the safety guidelines and techniques recommended by the Society for American Fight Directors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

The goal of this workshop is to write and prepare a short screenplay to be filmed in the Spring Semester in conjunction with DRAM 4760 Directing the Short Film (students must commit to both classes). Students will study script structure using textbooks, screenplays, and film. Students will apply this knowledge of screenplay structure and form as they write their own scenes and short screenplays.

Allows upper level students to pursue advanced creative and/or scholarly research in dance as an independent project. Students can identify their area of focus for in depth investigations including, but not limited to: Choregraphy, Screendance, Performance, Performance Studies, Dance Pedagogy, etc.

Independent study conducted under the supervision of a specific instructor(s).