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For more information on this course, please refer to Cooperative Education.
.5-3 units: lecture and/or laboratory hours, SC, DG
This is a supplemental course in drama designed to provide a study of various topics, to be announced each term in the current course schedule. This course may be repeated three times.
3 units: 3 hours lecture, SC, DG
This is an introductory course in which the student will explore all aspects of the "theatrical experience": the components of the theatre, the various creative artists and technicians who make it happen, design and technical production elements, including the "nuts and bolts" aspects of scenery, costumes, lighting and sound, the tradition and historical background from which theatre springs, and the genre or movement of which a particular play is a part.
2.5 units: 8 hours by arrangement, SC, DG
This course focuses on the creation of the total aesthetic effect of the 'theatrical experience', the components of the theatre in costume design and construction (the term costume includes make-up when applicable), the technical aspects of music and dance (music theory and lyric writing, the dramatic traditional and historical background from which musical theatre springs, and the genre or movement from which a particular play is part), typical technical stage personnel, costume and scene shop management, and stage management. This course may be repeated three times.
2 units: 6 hours by arrangement, SC, DG
This course introduces the theories and practices of backstage and front of house techniques used in theatrical productions, including basic carpentry, electricity, sound systems, and specializations.
2.5 units: 8 hours laboratory, SC, DG
This course introduces the theories and practices of backstage and front-of-house techniques used in theatrical productions, including basic carpentry, electricity, sound systems, and specialization. This course may be repeated three times.
Laboratory
2.5 units: 8 hours laboratory, SC, ND
This course will focus on the creation of the total aesthetic effect of the 'theatrical experience,' the components of the theatre in costume design and construction (the term costume includes make-up when applicable), the technical aspects of music and dance, (music theory and lyric writing and the dramatic tradition, and historical background from which musical theatre springs, and the genre or movement from which a particular play is a part), typical technical stage personnel, costume and scene shop management and stage management. This course may be repeated three times.
3 units: 3 hours lecture, SC, DG
This course will be devoted to historical study of the growth and development of African American theatre in the United States, largely based on the contributions of individual African American playwrights, their subject matter, and group responses to the challenge of developing and maintaining a theatre for the African American community.
1-2 units: 6 hours laboratory, SC, DG
This course studies the
growth and development of African American theatre in America largely
based on the contributions of individual African American
playwrights, their subject matter, and the group responses to the
challenge of developing and maintaining a theatre for the African
American community.
Each student will be required to participate in the experimental
theatre workshop.
4 units: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours to be arranged, SC, DG
This course presents the basic principles of acting and covers freeing the actor, concentration, imagination, creation of character, awareness of self, the body, the mind and soul. This course should spawn a deep understanding, a revitalized interest and a new enlightenment for the dramatic experience. This course may be repeated three times. (CAN DRAM 8)
4 units: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours to be arranged, SC, DG
This intense course presents the advanced principles of acting and covers freeing the actor, concentration, imagination, creation of character, awareness of self, the body, the mind and soul. This course should spawn a deep understanding, a revitalized interest and a new enlightenment for the dramatic experience. The focus of the class is the development of a theater piece (selected one acts, a two act or original project.) This development culminates in two public performances. Use of classics from the Greek period, Shakespeare, or modern realist classics will be utilized. This course may be repeated three times.
2.5 units: 8 hours laboratory, CR/NC, ND
This course is an intensive production workshop for advanced junior high and high school performing artists. The focus of the workshop is the development of an original theater piece with music and dance. The workshop culminates in two weekends of public performances. This course may be repeated three times.
4 units: 12 hours with laboratory, CR/NC, DG
This course introduces students to the art and craft of theatre, as specifically related to Shakespeare. It encourages self-exploration, promotes cooperation and intercultural communication and encourages student's self esteem. This course may be repeated three times.
1-4 units: 12 hours laboratory, SC, DG
This course utilizes acting, movement, voice, dance, and directing techniques in active participation in a major theatrical production. This course may be repeated three times.
1-4 units: 3- 12 hours laboratory, SC, DG
Prerequisite: audition
This course utilizes acting and directing techniques in active participation in a major musical theatre production. This course may be repeated three times.
.5-4 units: 2 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratory, SC, DG
Prerequisite: Audition
This course is an intensive production workshop designed for advanced junior high and high school performing artists. The focus of the workshop is the development of an original theatrical or musical adaptation of a literary work. The workshop culminates in two weekends of public performances and special performances for West County elementary school students.
.2-4 units: SC, DG
Prerequisite: educational contract of study signed by an instructor, department chair and college dean. Topics must extend beyond regular course offerings.
This course is designed for selected students to pursue independent study in Drama under the direction of an instructor.
Noncredit Courses
This course is offered in collaboration with the California Shakespeare Festival. Students will participate in a training process under the guidance of several professional directors, and their educational experiences will coincide with the rehearsal and production schedules. In addition to learning specific crafts such as makeup, costuming, lighting and scenery construction, students will also study arts management and administration skills. These include production schedule and time management, organization and direction of work force, budget and accounting control, and public relations and audience development. The students' experience in this course will be based on their previous theater experience and personal vocational goals.
This course introduces students to the art and discipline of acting from an improvisational base. On an equally important level, it also encourages a healthy awareness of self exploration, coming to terms with one's values and increasing one's sense of self-esteem. Students will participate in a variety of activities designed to foster creativity, spontaneity, and self-growth. The course will culminate in a showcase of scenes and/or monologues developed from personal material. This material might include a combination of material from dreams, oral histories, material derived through observation of others, and storytelling.