TH 2440 - Production Analysis

Designed to provide students with a richer understanding of the process of theatrical production from conception to execution and analysis. This course focuses on the Theatre Department Main stage production. Through readings, discussions, and lecture, students will examine the text of the play itself as well as other plays by that particular author. We will also examine the historical, theoretical and social context surrounding the text. Particular emphasis will be on creating connections between the production and the textual and historical material. For example: A production of Mother Courage and Her Children would result in a course that focuses on that play, other representative plays by Bertolt Brecht and his theories on Epic Theatre. Offered every fall. (4 Credits) May be repeated for credit.