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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of gender and cultural identity. This exploration will include the analysis of performances, scripts, and video documentation, as well as the invention of original documents of theatrical expression. Class lectures and discussions will anal
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- music and theater arts
- theater
- culture
- diversity
- performance
- american
- african
- asian
- script
- video
- chicano
- native american
- political
- act
- dance
- diversity
- united states
- gender
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This class focuses on reading a script theatrically with a view to mounting a coherent production. Through careful, intensive reading of a variety of plays from different periods and different aesthetics, a pattern emerges for discerning what options exist for interpretating a script. Students discuss the consequences of those options for p
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- music and theater arts
- script analysis
- dramatic interpretation
- theater
- plays
- dramatic analysis
- theatrical production
- script
- dialog
- conflict
- character
- historical context
- plot
- setting
- scene
- directing
- staging
- design
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This is an intermediate workshop designed for students who have a basic understanding of the principles of theatrical design and who want a more intensive study of costume design and the psychology of clothing. Students develop designs that emerge through a process of character analysis, based on the script and directorial concept. Period r
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- music and theater arts
- theater
- workshop
- design
- costume
- psychology
- clothing
- character analysis
- script
- directorial concept
- period
- research
- drawing
- rendering
- skills
- practical exercises
- construction
- drafting
- draping
- tools
- projects
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This course will examine theory of scenic design as currently practiced, as well as historical traditions for use of performance space and audience/performer engagement. Four play scripts and one opera or dance theater piece will be designed after in-depth analysis; emphasis will be on the social, political and cultural milieu at the time o
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- music and theater arts
- design
- theater
- scenery
- stagecraft
- culture
- play
- script
- set
- prop
- costume
- act
- scenic design
- performance space
- audience
- performers
- plays
- operas
- one acts
- open studio
- concept statements
- script analysis
- models
- renderings
- props
- costumes
- sets
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This course provides continued work in the development of play scripts for the theater. Writers work on sustained pieces in weekly workshop meetings, individual consultation with the instructor, and in collaboration with student actors, directors, and designers. Fully developed scripts are eligible for inclusion in the Playwrights' Workshop
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- music and theater arts
- theater
- play
- script
- plot
- one-act play
- theatrical
- acting
- playwright
- character
- pacing
- student play
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