Production and Performance

(1-3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course is open to students interested in becoming involved with specific performing/non-performing roles on a departmental production. This research driven course will examine the history of the production and research prior performances and the significance of the play in the overall scope of Theatre History. Additional areas of research include dramaturgy of the production, historical context of the story, historical sources and innovative performance techniques, etc. This research will support the work of the designers and performers, as members of the class work to implement their research in an finished production. The course also seeks to teach the students all of the lesser know aspects of bringing a play and a musical into performance.