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Drama 101 * Introduction to the Theatre * 5 CR.Surveys theatre history starting with ancient Greece. Class
format includes lecture, discussions, guest speakers, and
in-class scene study. Learn to analyze structure and balance
of elements of a script; major historical styles and the 4
theater spaces; playwright's point of view and director's
"concept"; a character by identifying his/her beats and objectives
and by creating a written autobiography based on circumstances
and imagination; evaluation of a performance using criteria
of believability, concentration, moment to moment, and concept;
how a typical theatre operates. |
Drama 110 * Scene Technology * 4 CR.Presents theories and techniques of set and property construction
and painting. Intensive lecture/lab format. |
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Drama 112 * Stage Lighting * 4 CR.Presents basic theories, techniques and equipment in theatre
lighting. Intensive lecture/lab format. |
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Drama 152 * Acting: Movement *5 CR.Concentrates on tuning the actor's body. Students gain fluidity,
flexibility and agility and develop specific skills such as
stage fights and mime. Students practice dramatic situations
incorporating both character work and strenuous physical activity.
Learn to move on impulse; physically create a character; use
a physical warm-up; learn to trust other actors physically;
choreograph/ present an unarmed combat; avoid cliché movement;
create a movement piece. |
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Drama 153 * Scene Study * 5 CR.Emphasizes interpretation of the text through work on scenes
and monologues. Topics include character and text analysis;
rehearsal tools; playing character age; underplaying, overplaying;
rhythm, timing, pacing; and achieving an objective. |
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Drama 200 * Drama Colloquium * 3 CR.Offers an in-depth analysis of the history and literature
of the period of BCC's annual drama production. Format includes
discussion with the director, designers, and technical director
of the production. *Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in
Drama 291. |
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Drama 251 * Advanced Acting: Contemporary Scene Study * 5 CR.Examines scenes from 19th-century and contemporary theatre.
Students rehearse and perform selected scenes in class. |
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Drama 252 * Advanced Acting: classical scene study * 5 CR.Examines scenes from classical Greek and Roman theatre. Students
rehearse and perform selected scenes in class. |
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Drama 253 * Advanced Acting: Elizabethan scene study * 5 CR.Examines scenes from Elizabethan, 17th-, and 18th-century
theatre. Students rehearse and perform selected scenes in
class. |
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Drama 280 * Studio Theatre * 5 CR.Offers in-depth analysis of and performance opportunities
in a play with limited production values. All students in
the class are cast in the play. Lecture/lab format. May be
repeated for a maximum of 15 credits. *Prerequisite: Permission
of instructor. Learn to perform a character
in a studio play, to hang and focus lights, create sound cues,
locate props and costumes required by script, run a stage
crew for the performance or run the show as stage manager;
to publicize the play. |
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Drama 290 * Technical Practice * 1 CR.Provides stage or light crew component of Drama 110 or 112.
Requires a minimum of 33 hours of backstage work on the studio
theatre production. *Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in
Drama 110 or 112 and permission of instructor.
Work in a specialty are of production preparing for and/or
presenting studio theatre play. Includes scenery/costume construction;
properties procurement; lighting design/execution and sound
design/execution. |
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| Drama 291 * Theatre Practicum * 2 CR. Provides practical hands-on experience in theatre production. Students work on the yearly main stage shows or on special projects for studio productions. *Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in Drama 200 or permission of instructor. View the BCC Course Catalog |
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Drama 299 * Individual Research * V1-5 CR.Covers individual study in some aspect of drama. Topics include
acting, stage, costumes, lighting, publicity, playwriting
or directing. *Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Learn
individually in a chosen aspect of production. |
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