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Theatre Courses at Loyola College
(Check the Undergraduate Course
Schedule to see our current offerings.)
Courses
That Fulfill the College's Fine Arts Core Requirement
Courses
in Performance
Courses
in Stagecraft/Theatrical Design
Courses that Study Performance
Courses
That Fulfill the College's Fine Arts Core Requirement:
DR251 Experience of Theatre (3.00 cr.)
Students experience theatre by performing different roles associated with
theatrical production. Students act as readers, audience members, actors,
reviewers, critics, playwrights, directors, and designers. An emphasis is
placed on students understanding and experiencing all aspects of the
theatrical process. Includes attendance at theatre productions in the
Baltimore/Washington area. Fulfills fine arts core requirement. (Theatre
tickets cost approximately $60.)
DR 250 Introduction to Theatre History
(3.00 cr.)
The
evolution of theatre as an art form is explored, from ancient Greek to
contemporary performance. Major theatrical genres/movements, playwrights,
directors, actors, and designers are covered. An emphasis is placed on
the link between society and theatre, focusing on key moments in the
theatre's development. Includes attendance at theatre productions in the
Baltimore/Washington area. Fulfills fine arts core requirement. (Theatre
tickets cost approximately $60.)
Courses in Performance:
DR 350 Acting I (3.00 cr.)
How does an actor prepare a performance? Through training of the physical
and vocal instrument as well as exercises in concentration, perception,
imagination, improvisation, emotion, and expression, students acquire the
skills needed to analyze and perform scenes. Students perform scene-work
and learn audition techniques.
DR 354 Acting II (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: DR350 or an audition with the theatre faculty is required.
This class focuses on advanced scene-work and period technique. Students
choose monologues and scenes from a range of historical styles.
DR 301 Improvisation (3.00 cr.)
Focuses on listening and responding, freeing the instrument, and
collaborative problem solving in the creation of spontaneous
performances. Improvisation is also applied to rehearsal of scripted
material and actor training. Topics include scene building, character
development, comedy, and storytelling. The final project is a public
performance.
DR 361 Voice and Movement (3.00 cr.)
Studio course in vocal/physical training for the performer. Topics
include vocal/physical freedom, the concept of "neutral,"
versatility and expansion, and a growing sense of the voice/body/text
connection. Students will acquire skills in ongoing vocal physical
improvement and will apply course concepts to specific performance
settings.
DR364 Solo
Performance (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: DR350. The history, theory, and
creation of the one-person show. Topics include historical and
contemporary solo performances; biographical solo works; multi-character
solo works; autobiography in solo performances; and the development of
frames, concepts, and approaches to the solo format. Students present
part of a work-in-progress to the College community.
DR 351 Directing (3.00 cr.)
Prerequisite: DR350 or approval of instructor is required. How does a
director prepare a performance? Each step of directing--from play
selection to casting; from rehearsal techniques to final costume, set,
lighting, and sound design--is investigated and practiced. In addition to
in-class composition and scene-work, students cast and stage scenes for
the Loyola community.
DR 260 Introduction to Dance (3.00
cr.)
Students are introduced to a variety of dance styles including ballet,
modern, and some social and ritual dance. In addition to training students
in dance technique, improvisation, and composition, the course is also
recommended to actors for training in movement. Includes visits to dance
performances and screening of dance videos.
DR 357 Dramatic Adaptation and New Play
Development (3.00 cr.)
Topics include techniques for adapting non-dramatic texts for stage
performance and special problems associated with specific source
materials. Students collaborate to write a dramatic adaptation and
initiate work on an individual adaptation project.
DR 275 Theatre Practicum (1.00 cr.)
A practicum requires supervised, hands-on experience in a particular area
of theatrical production for the main-stage Evergreen Players or Poisoned
Cup production. Areas of concentration include acting, directing, set
construction, lighting, prop and costume construction, and running crews.
Permission of theatre faculty is required. The faculty supervisor details
responsibilities and grading is pass/fail. Theatre majors must take three
practicums, each in a different area.
DR 363 Special Topics in Performance
(3.00 cr.)
Students focus on a specific style of performance. Various from semester
to semester. May include such topics as Shakespearean performance, mask
work, and comedy of manners.
Courses in Stagecraft/Theatrical Design:
DR 100 Stage Craft (3.00 cr.)
Students apprentice on set construction, scene painting, lighting, and
running crews. This entails hands-on, supervised work on the Evergreen
Players' main-stage productions. Participants work with the professional
set and lighting designers of Loyola productions.
DR 270 Scene Design (3.00 cr.)
Studies problems of design and the use of the design imagination through
projects involving various styles and periods. Emphasis is placed on the
use of research techniques involving the preparation of designer
elevations through basic design techniques, ground plans, models, and
drawing skills. Concentration on the design process and the
director-designer relationship is also covered.
Courses that Study Performance
(non-core):
DR 210 American Musical Theatre:
Uptown and Down (3.00 cr.)
Studies the variety found in American musical theatre, including musical
drama, opera, and musical comedy. Through readings, recordings, and
videotapes, students investigate this lively art. At least one live
performance is viewed during the semester. Same course as MU210.
DR 300 Shakespeare in Performance
(3.00 cr.)
A study in interpretation. Students explore the ways by which
directors choose to bring out certain themes and how performance choices
affect (and sometimes change) the meanings of plays. Focus is on the
acting, design, and directing elements of interpretation and analysis.
DR 309 Opera and Theatre (3.00
cr.)
Many operas are based on great literary and dramatic sources. Details the
transformation of these works from spoken drama to musical setting.
Traces the works' origins citing direct parallels, dissimilarities,
omissions, condensations, and the musical conventions of opera. Addresses
the association of librettist and composer. Compares various
performances, both historic and current, and discusses the benefits and
drawbacks of opera on film. Same course as MU309.
DR 358 Performance Studies (3.00
cr.)
By using critical tools from disciplines such as anthropology,
psychology, sociology, and media studies, students learn to analyze
performance events beyond the traditional dramatic text. Objects of study
include religious and social rituals, rites of passage, festivals,
political and media events, staged protests, advertising, and other
examples of sociocultural performance. Counts toward Gender Studies
minor.
DR 360 Classic Hollywood
– What Hollywood
Was (3.00 cr.)
This class will examine the “Golden Age” of Hollywood
filmmaking. Classic movies from the 1920s, 30s and 40s remain as vivid
today as then. Great directors, stars, and studio battles are discussed.
DR 362 Special Topics in Dramatic
History/Literature (3.00 cr.)
Students focus on a specific period, genre or playwright. Various
from semester to semester. May include such topics as American theatre,
contemporary performance trends, Brecht, Absurdism, and farce.
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