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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Wait List
14549	DRAM 80 - 001 First-Year Seminar: Psychology of Clothes: Motivations for Dressing Up and Dressing Down	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Pamela Bond	TBA	Seats filled (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: The course seeks to help students find ways to articulate their own motivations for dress and then apply the ideas they have discovered to the ways in which individuality as well as group attitudes are expressed through clothing. 3 units.
13077	DRAM 81H - 001 First-Year Seminar: Staging America: The American Drama	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	GREGORY KABLE	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0105	Seats filled (24 total)	Seats filled
Description: This seminar examines American drama from its colonial origins to the present as both a literary and commercial art form. The focus throughout will be on the forces that shaped American drama as well as drama's ability to shed light on the national experience. 3 units.
1555	DRAM 115 - 001 Perspectives in Drama	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	GREGORY KABLE, Emma Holyst, Zachary Morrison, Matty Blatt, Heinley Gaspard	Stone Center-Rm 0103	112/296 (296 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A survey of plays from the Greeks to the present, analyzed through such elements of the dramatic text as action, character, structure, and language. 3 units.
1687	DRAM 115 - 002 Perspectives in Drama	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 2:15PM	Jade Arnold	Coker Hall-Rm 0201	21/120 (120 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A survey of plays from the Greeks to the present, analyzed through such elements of the dramatic text as action, character, structure, and language. 3 units.
1556	DRAM 116 - 001 Perspectives in the Theatre: Page to Stage	MoWeFr 11:15AM - 12:05PM	Aubrey Snowden, Matthew Donahue, Nathan Mark, Mengwe Wapimewah, Elizabeth Dye, Jessica Land, Jillian Gregory, Jack Roark, Reez Bailey, Benjamin Fink, Jadah Johnson, Sanjana Taskar	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0121	199/200 (200 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A survey of the interrelationships of acting, directing, designing, and playwriting through the study of major periods of theatrical expression and representative plays. 3 units.
11485	DRAM 116 - 002 Perspectives in the Theatre: Page to Stage	MoWeFr 12:20PM - 1:10PM	Aubrey Snowden, Matthew Donahue, Nathan Mark, Mengwe Wapimewah, Elizabeth Dye, Sanjana Taskar, Jessica Land, Jillian Gregory, Jack Roark, Reez Bailey, Benjamin Fink, Jadah Johnson	Hanes Art Center-Rm 0121	167/200 (200 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: A survey of the interrelationships of acting, directing, designing, and playwriting through the study of major periods of theatrical expression and representative plays. 3 units.
3662	DRAM 120 - 001 Play Analysis	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	MARK PERRY	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0207	34/35 (35 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Development of the skill to analyze plays for academic and production purposes through the intensive study of representative plays. DRAM 120 is the first course in the major and the minor in dramatic art. 3 units.
11486	DRAM 120 - 002 Play Analysis	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	MARK PERRY	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0207	34/35 (35 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Development of the skill to analyze plays for academic and production purposes through the intensive study of representative plays. DRAM 120 is the first course in the major and the minor in dramatic art. 3 units.
4482	DRAM 120 - 003 Play Analysis	Mo 9:05AM - 11:35AM	Jacqueline Lawton	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0104	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Development of the skill to analyze plays for academic and production purposes through the intensive study of representative plays. DRAM 120 is the first course in the major and the minor in dramatic art. 3 units.
16009	DRAM 120 - 005 Play Analysis	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Adam Versenyi	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0244	14/15 (15 total)	Seats filled
Description: Development of the skill to analyze plays for academic and production purposes through the intensive study of representative plays. DRAM 120 is the first course in the major and the minor in dramatic art. 3 units.
9590	DRAM 135 - 001 Acting for Nonmajors	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Samuel Gates	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0250	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to basic processes and techniques of acting for the stage. 3 units.
3398	DRAM 135 - 002 Acting for Nonmajors	MoWeFr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Hayley Cartee	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0103	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to basic processes and techniques of acting for the stage. 3 units.
5326	DRAM 135 - 003 Acting for Nonmajors	MoWeFr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Saleemah Sharpe	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0104	Seats filled (16 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to basic processes and techniques of acting for the stage. 3 units.
5664	DRAM 135 - 004 Acting for Nonmajors	MoWeFr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Adam Valentine	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0102	Seats filled (16 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Introduction to basic processes and techniques of acting for the stage. 3 units.
1586	DRAM 150 - 001 Beginning Acting for the Major	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Jeffrey Cornell	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0104	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 120. Introduction to acting tools, emphasizing playing actions and pursuing an objective by personalized given circumstances. Performance work drawn from short scripted, improvised, and contemporary scenes. 3 units.
13106	DRAM 150 - 002 Beginning Acting for the Major	WeFr 12:20PM - 1:35PM	Kathy Williams	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0104	11/12 (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 120. Introduction to acting tools, emphasizing playing actions and pursuing an objective by personalized given circumstances. Performance work drawn from short scripted, improvised, and contemporary scenes. 3 units.
11501	DRAM 156 - 001 Physical Comedy, Farce Techniques, and Clown	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Tracy Bersley	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0103	Seats filled (16 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Beginning with a history of physical comedy and performance techniques, this experiential class will explore vulnerability and self-discovery through clown. Students will learn farce techniques which strengthen physical agility and comic timing. Through a process of rediscovering innocence in sound and movement, the student will begin to forget the filter of the socialized body, achieving a heightened presence. 3 units.
1557	DRAM 191 - 001 Technical Methods: Scenery	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 3:15PM	William Ernst	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0229	Seats filled (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: DRAM 191 or 192 required for dramatic art majors. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Introduction to equipment, procedures, and personnel in the design and execution of plans for scenery, lighting, properties, and sound for theatrical productions. 3 units.
1558	DRAM 192 - 001 Technical Methods: Costume	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 3:15PM	Sally Rath	TBA	Seats filled (8 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: DRAM 191 or 192 required for dramatic art majors. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Introduction to equipment, procedures, and personnel in the design and execution of costumes for theatrical productions. 3 units.
10513	DRAM 192 - 002 Technical Methods: Costume	MoWeFr 1:25PM - 3:15PM	Sally Rath	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0105	Seats filled (8 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: DRAM 191 or 192 required for dramatic art majors. Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Introduction to equipment, procedures, and personnel in the design and execution of costumes for theatrical productions. 3 units.
5135	DRAM 193 - 002 Production Practicum	Tu 12:25PM - 1:25PM	Michael Rolleri	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0105	0/12 (12 total)	Seats filled
Description: Permission of the instructor for nonmajors. Required for the dramatic art major. Practicum in production with PlayMakers Repertory Company in costuming, scenery, lighting, sound, or theatre management. 3 units.
13081	DRAM 230 - 001 Theatre of the Word	Mo 1:25PM - 3:55PM	Jacqueline Lawton	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0104	Seats filled (18 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course, with a theatre and social justice theme, is structured to give students an understanding of the role of the speaker before the public, the logical and sequential development of an idea, and the methodology for organizing and presenting materials and information. The course will cover information gathering, speech outlining, small group discussion, and provide extemporaneous, informative, and persuasive speaking opportunities. 3 units.
13082	DRAM 245 - 001 Acting for the Camera	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Samuel Gates	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0103	Seats filled (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 135 or 150; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. The process of acting and its relationship to the technical and artistic demands of television/film production. Problems of continuity and out-of-sequence filming. Concentration and thinking on camera. 3 units.
4141	DRAM 277 - 001 Introduction to Theatrical Design	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:25PM	McKay Coble	TBA	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: General principles of scenic, costume, and lighting design for the theatre. 3 units.
14547	DRAM 277 - 002 Introduction to Theatrical Design	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	DAVID NAVALINSKY	TBA	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: General principles of scenic, costume, and lighting design for the theatre. 3 units.
13078	DRAM 283 - 001 Theatre History and Literature III	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Adam Versenyi	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0244	9/15 (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 120. Survey of theatre practice and writing from 1930 to the present. 3 units.
13092	DRAM 285 - 001 Modern British Drama	MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM	GREGORY KABLE	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0105	18/48 (48 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Evolution of modern British drama from 1956 through the present. 3 units.
14562	DRAM 290 - 004 Special Topics in Dramatic Art	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Dale Girard	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0101	Seats filled (13 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: The study of a topic in dramaturgy, theatrical design, or theatrical production. Content and instructor will vary. May be repeated for credit. 0.5 - 3 units.
3127	DRAM 292 - 001 "Corner of the Sky": The American Musical	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	GREGORY KABLE	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0105	Seats filled (48 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: This course considers the anatomy and diversity of the American musical, exploring its history and aesthetics and employing an interdisciplinary approach to examining and celebrating its shows, sounds, stars, structures, styles, and sensibilities, within the genre's dominant contexts of Broadway, Hollywood, and Utopia. 3 units.
4937	DRAM 300 - 001 Directing	TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM	Aubrey Snowden	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0102	Seats filled (15 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 120; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Generally limited to majors. An introductory course in the principles of stage directing; analysis for concept, organization of production, and methodology of staging. 3 units.
13085	DRAM 331 - 001 Playwriting II	We 1:25PM - 3:55PM	MARK PERRY	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0102	5/12 (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 231; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. A practical course in writing for the theatre, taught at an advanced level. 3 units.
9355	DRAM 350 - 001 Advanced Acting for the Major	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Jeffrey Cornell	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0104	Seats filled (14 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 250; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Development of the actor's technique in verse drama with emphasis on scansion and textual analysis as guidelines for actions, characterization, and given circumstances. Scene and monologue work drawn from the works of Shakespeare. 3 units.
13109	DRAM 460 - 001 Stage Management	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	DAVID NAVALINSKY	TBA	Seats filled (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of the department. A study of the basic principles and practices of modern stage management. 3 units.
14552	DRAM 467 - 001 Costume Design I	Tu 2:00PM - 4:30PM	Pamela Bond	Paul Green Theater-Rm 0229	11/12 (12 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Studies and practicum in play analysis and costume design for the theatre. Instruction in techniques of planning and rendering costume design. 3 units.
1584	DRAM 474 - 001 Costume Construction II	Mo 10:15AM - 12:15PM	Triffin Morris	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0247	3/6 (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 473; permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Beginning instruction in pattern making through draping on a dress form for theatrical costume. 1 - 3 units.
13080	DRAM 588 - 001 Costume Seminars III: Masks and Armor	WeFr 10:05AM - 12:05PM	Rachel Pollock	TBA	Seats filled (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. Advanced costume production techniques with an emphasis on creating masks and armor. 1 - 3 units.
11039	DRAM 666 - 001 Media in Performance	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Tao Wang	TBA	5/10 (10 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Required preparation, one performance studies course above COMM 400. Permission of the instructor for students lacking the required preparation. Project-based class where students acquire skills and critical approaches to create collaborative, professional, multimedia works. 3 units.
14571	DRAM 667 - 001 Costume Design for the Body	TuTh 8:30AM - 10:00AM	Triffin Morris	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0247	4/6 (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 192 or permission of the instructor. Study of proportions and the effects of corsetry and body padding to body proportions. This class requires permission of the instructor. 3 units.
13091	DRAM 720 - 001 Acting I	WeSa 9:15AM - 12:10PM	JULIA GIBSON	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0103	Seats filled (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Admission to the M.F.A. Acting program required. Intensive professional training for the actor. Must be taken fall and spring. 3 units.
13084	DRAM 722 - 001 Voice I	TuTh 11:20AM - 12:25PM	Gwendolyn Schwinke	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0102	Seats filled (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Admission to the M.F.A. Acting program required. Development of the individual actor's voice and speech. Must be taken fall and spring. 3 units.
13083	DRAM 724 - 001 Movement I	TuTh 9:00AM - 11:10AM	Dale Girard	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0101	Seats filled (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Admission to the M.F.A. Acting program required. Development of the actor's body as an expressive instrument. Must be taken fall and spring. 3 units.
16065	DRAM 726 - 001 Rehearsal and Performance I	TuFr 1:00PM - 6:00PM	Vivienne Benesch	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0250	6/8 (8 total)	Seats filled
Description: Admission to the M.F.A. Acting program required. Rehearsal and performance of special ensemble projects. Must be taken fall and spring. May be repeated for credit. 1 - 6 units.
13087	DRAM 728 - 001 Acting Practicum I	TuTh 9:45AM - 11:10AM	Gwendolyn Schwinke	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0102	Seats filled (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Admission to the third year of the M.F.A. Acting program required. Intense practicum as a member of the PlayMakers Repertory acting company. Preparation and presentation of assigned projects and work in departmental productions. Work in voice and movement as scheduled. 3 - 12 units.
1580	DRAM 762 - 001 Costume Construction IV: Advanced Pattern Making	Tu 10:15AM - 12:15PM	Triffin Morris	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0247	2/3 (3 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 473. Continued study of pattern making with advanced shapes for theatrical costumes. Graduate students only. 1 - 3 units.
1581	DRAM 764 - 001 Costume Construction V: Creative Draping	Fr 10:15AM - 12:15PM	Triffin Morris	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0247	3/4 (4 total)	Seats filled
Description: Prerequisites, DRAM 473, 474, 760, and 762. Using combination of patternmaking and dressmaking techniques to achieve unusual shapes in theatrical costume. Graduate students only. 1 - 3 units.
5665	DRAM 766 - 001 Digital Technology in Costume Production	TuTh 10:15AM - 12:15PM	Jan Chambers	TBA	3/6 (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of instructor. Investigation of digital applications as applies to professional development for costume makers. 1 - 3 units.
14570	DRAM 772 - 001 Period Pattern II: Victorian	Th 10:15AM - 12:15PM	Triffin Morris	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0247	5/6 (6 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Costume graduates only. Study of historical pattern with an emphasis in Victorian era. 1 - 3 units.
1582	DRAM 791 - 001 Costume Laboratory II	MoTuWeThFr 1:00PM - 5:00PM	Triffin Morris	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0247	2/3 (3 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Practical work in the costume shop though production assignments. Costume graduate students only. 3 units.
1583	DRAM 793 - 001 Costume Laboratory IV	MoTuWeThFr 1:00PM - 5:00PM	Triffin Morris	TBA	2/3 (3 total)	Seats filled
Description: Practical work in the costume shop though production assignments. Costume graduate students only. 3 units.
11508	DRAM 801 - 001 Technical Direction II	TuTh 9:00AM - 10:30AM	Michael Rolleri	Paul Green Theater-Rm 0222	2/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Technical graduates only. Additional study of technical and engineering problems in production. 3 - 6 units.
13086	DRAM 803 - 001 Advanced Technical Direction II	TuTh 10:45AM - 12:00PM	Michael Rolleri, Jason Prichard	Paul Green Theater-Rm 0222	2/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Admission to the third year of the M.F.A. Technical Production program required. An advanced study of the management, technical, and engineering problems involved in theatrical production. Must be taken fall and spring. 1 - 6 units.
11509	DRAM 805 - 001 Special Studies: Technical Production	We 10:30AM - 12:00PM	Michael Rolleri	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0222	2/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, DRAM 192; Permission of the instructor for students lacking the prerequisite. Advanced scenic construction techniques leading to specific project or production responsibility in the area of scenic construction in Department of Dramatic Art productions and PlayMakers Repertory Company. A minimum of fifteen hours per week is required during the rehearsal period. Faculty evaluation at the close of the production. May be repeated for credit. 0.5 - 12 units.
1559	DRAM 813 - 001 Special Studies: Technical Production	TuTh 10:30AM - 12:00PM	Michael Rolleri	Paul Green Theater-Rm 0229	0/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Technical graduates only. Continuation of advanced scenic construction techniques with specific project or production responsibility in the area of scenic construction. 1 - 6 units.
13089	DRAM 814 - 001 Professional Theater Laboratory: Technical Production	MoWe 10:30AM - 12:00PM	Tao Wang, Laura Pates	Paul Green Theater-Rm 0229	2/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Technical graduates only. Individual programs in scenic construction techniques. 0.5 - 12 units.
11700	DRAM 821 - 001 Advanced Lighting Design	Mo 9:00AM - 12:00PM	Jason Prichard	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0222	2/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor. This course acquaints the student with professional practice in lighting design through lecture by faculty and visiting professionals and through evaluation of lighting designs executed by students and critiqued by professionals. 3 units.
13088	DRAM 830 - 001 Seminar in Professional Practice: Technical Production	TuTh 9:00AM - 10:30AM	Laura Pates	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0229	2/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Admission to the M.F.A. program in Technical Production required. An examination of professional theatre practice through contact with students, staff, faculty, and visiting artists in technical theatre. Generally taken fall and spring. May be repeated for credit. 1 - 21 units.
11701	DRAM 842 - 001 M.F.A /Technical Theatre Practicum II	MoFr 1:00PM - 5:30PM	Michael Rolleri	Paul Green Theater-Rm 0229	2/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Technical graduates only. Continuation of practical work in scene shop. 1 - 6 units.
13090	DRAM 844 - 001 M.F.A./Technical Practicum IV	MoTuWeThFr 1:00PM - 5:30PM	Michael Rolleri	TBA	2/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Continuation of advanced practical work in scene shop. 3 - 6 units.
4018	DRAM 845 - 001 Design Technical Internship	TuTh 9:00AM - 10:30AM	Michael Rolleri	TBA	0/5 (5 total)	Seats filled	0/999
Description: Intensive practicum in production projects for departmental and PlayMakers Repertory Company productions, with independent studies as assigned on an individual basis. May be repeated for credit. 3 - 6 units.
14572	DRAM 992 - 002 Master's Final Practicum	MoTuWeThFr 1:00PM - 5:00PM	Triffin Morris	TBA	3/6 (6 total)	Seats filled
Description: 3 units.
10700	DRAM 992 - 003 Master's Final Practicum	TuWeThFrSaSu 1:00PM - 6:00PM	Vivienne Benesch	Gillings Dramatic A-Rm 0103	Seats filled (6 total)	Seats filled
Description: 3 units.