Plays in Process

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This is a capstone course within the major and cannot be transferred in or substituted with any other course taken off-campus. It examines the arc of the dramatic event from its genesis in the mind of the playwright to its presentation before an audience. Particular attention is paid to the source material and its relationship to the development of the script as well as the production, including set, lighting, sound and costume design, directing and acting. Students are exposed, as directly as possible, to aspects of the creative process that makes theatre happen. It uses a combination of writing and discussion as a tool to achieve written proficiency in the field of theatre practice, research and criticism by analyzing, interpreting and evaluating written texts (plays, reviews, archival and documentary materials; critical, scholarly and theoretical articles), as well as performances and other artifacts. Prerequisite(s): A THR 121, A THR 220 or 330, A THR 221, A THR 222 or 331.