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This First-Year Seminar is designed around what is on stage in Baltimore this fall. We will attend several plays, both professional productions at theatres in the city and student productions at JHU. We will pay attention to the interpretation of plays on the page, and to the ways that scripts materialize as performances on the stage. We will place these performances in the context of larger theatre histories, studying great plays from the age of Shakespeare to contemporary American theatre. No acting required – just the desire to explore the theatre of today.
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FYS: From Shakespeare to Baltimore AS.001.162 (01)
This First-Year Seminar is designed around what is on stage in Baltimore this fall. We will attend several plays, both professional productions at theatres in the city and student productions at JHU. We will pay attention to the interpretation of plays on the page, and to the ways that scripts materialize as performances on the stage. We will place these performances in the context of larger theatre histories, studying great plays from the age of Shakespeare to contemporary American theatre. No acting required – just the desire to explore the theatre of today.
Days/Times: MW 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Stoll, Abraham D
Room: Krieger Laverty
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.100 (01)
Introduction to Theatre
W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Martin, Joe
Gilman 381
Fall 2023
An introduction to the drama: how and why the theatre came into being; its role in human history; and how changing social structures in different regions and epochs have shaped different kinds of theatre, plays and performance. Also: how theatre “works” for us and on us, and the major plays of world drama.
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Introduction to Theatre AS.225.100 (01)
An introduction to the drama: how and why the theatre came into being; its role in human history; and how changing social structures in different regions and epochs have shaped different kinds of theatre, plays and performance. Also: how theatre “works” for us and on us, and the major plays of world drama.
Days/Times: W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Martin, Joe
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/13
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.101 (01)
Acting I
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
McClendon, Forrest
Krieger 103
Fall 2023
An introduction to the fundamentals of acting through exercises and improvisations based on the teachings of Stanislavsky and Sanford Meisner. This course also includes a brief survey of major modern American playwrights. Plays will be read and employed in scene work.
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Acting I AS.225.101 (01)
An introduction to the fundamentals of acting through exercises and improvisations based on the teachings of Stanislavsky and Sanford Meisner. This course also includes a brief survey of major modern American playwrights. Plays will be read and employed in scene work.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: McClendon, Forrest
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.101 (02)
Acting I
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Moores, Molly J
Krieger 103
Fall 2023
An introduction to the fundamentals of acting through exercises and improvisations based on the teachings of Stanislavsky and Sanford Meisner. This course also includes a brief survey of major modern American playwrights. Plays will be read and employed in scene work.
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Acting I AS.225.101 (02)
An introduction to the fundamentals of acting through exercises and improvisations based on the teachings of Stanislavsky and Sanford Meisner. This course also includes a brief survey of major modern American playwrights. Plays will be read and employed in scene work.
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Moores, Molly J
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.212 (01)
Voice and Speech for the Actor
M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Glossman, James
Krieger 103
Fall 2023
It has been said that 90% of what an actor does onstage is dependent on being effortlessly heard and understood by their audiences. This course is designed to establish the tools for the actor to begin to create this foundation. Using a combination of both the benchmark texts by Edith Skinner and Kristin Linklater, along with in-class exercises and monologues, we will begin the process of exploring both vocal power through breathing and breath control, and the fundamental tools of clarity in the speaking of a dramatic text onstage.
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Voice and Speech for the Actor AS.225.212 (01)
It has been said that 90% of what an actor does onstage is dependent on being effortlessly heard and understood by their audiences. This course is designed to establish the tools for the actor to begin to create this foundation. Using a combination of both the benchmark texts by Edith Skinner and Kristin Linklater, along with in-class exercises and monologues, we will begin the process of exploring both vocal power through breathing and breath control, and the fundamental tools of clarity in the speaking of a dramatic text onstage.
Days/Times: M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Instructor: Glossman, James
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.318 (01)
21st Century Female Playwrights
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Denithorne, Margaret
Krieger 103
Fall 2023
This is a writing intensive class exploring the current wealth of women playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winners: Wendy Wasserstein, Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, and Jackie Sibblies Drury (2019 Prize for FAIRVIEW). We will discuss Script Analysis and read (and see) plays by numerous writers including Claire Barron, Kia Corthron, Theresa Rebeck, Sarah Ruhl, Danai Gurira, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, and Hansol Jung. This class will include a mid-term and a Final Paper.
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21st Century Female Playwrights AS.225.318 (01)
This is a writing intensive class exploring the current wealth of women playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winners: Wendy Wasserstein, Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, and Jackie Sibblies Drury (2019 Prize for FAIRVIEW). We will discuss Script Analysis and read (and see) plays by numerous writers including Claire Barron, Kia Corthron, Theresa Rebeck, Sarah Ruhl, Danai Gurira, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, and Hansol Jung. This class will include a mid-term and a Final Paper.
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Denithorne, Margaret
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.330 (01)
Playwriting Strategies
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Martin, Joe
Gilman 10
Fall 2023
A seminar and workshop in playwriting with Dr. Joe Martin, playwright and dramaturge. Student writers, developing their plays, will learn how to open up to the creative process, “brainstorm,” refine their work, and shape it toward an act of artistic communication. Writer’s techniques, such as attending to plot or “story,” delineation of character, creating effective “dialog,” even overcoming “writer’s block,” will be addressed. This course is designed to be complementary to – not a replacement for – playwriting classes in the Writing Seminars.
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Playwriting Strategies AS.225.330 (01)
A seminar and workshop in playwriting with Dr. Joe Martin, playwright and dramaturge. Student writers, developing their plays, will learn how to open up to the creative process, “brainstorm,” refine their work, and shape it toward an act of artistic communication. Writer’s techniques, such as attending to plot or “story,” delineation of character, creating effective “dialog,” even overcoming “writer’s block,” will be addressed. This course is designed to be complementary to – not a replacement for – playwriting classes in the Writing Seminars.
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Martin, Joe
Room: Gilman 10
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/8
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.340 (01)
Devising Theatre: Moment Work
F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Vincent, Michael P
Krieger 103
Fall 2023
By cultivating a sense of play and active engagement, students will learn how to create theatre without a script. We will overthrow the tyranny of the text and the suffocation of the director's vision to find equal footing in creation, and focus on the sweet spot where content and form come together to make a work that highlights the art of theatre. A perfect complement to standard acting classes, students will use the principles of Tectonic Theatre Company's Moment Work to devise an original piece for public performance. Aspiring actors, directors, technical designers, and playwrights are welcome. Some theatre experience required.
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Devising Theatre: Moment Work AS.225.340 (01)
By cultivating a sense of play and active engagement, students will learn how to create theatre without a script. We will overthrow the tyranny of the text and the suffocation of the director's vision to find equal footing in creation, and focus on the sweet spot where content and form come together to make a work that highlights the art of theatre. A perfect complement to standard acting classes, students will use the principles of Tectonic Theatre Company's Moment Work to devise an original piece for public performance. Aspiring actors, directors, technical designers, and playwrights are welcome. Some theatre experience required.
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Vincent, Michael P
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.100 (01)
Introduction to Theatre
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Stoll, Abraham D
Krieger 103
Spring 2024
An introduction to fundamental approaches to both interpreting and making plays. This course will cover a selection of theatre histories, studying important works in their social contexts and as performances, from ancient Greece to the present day. Attention to appreciating theatre as one of the most diverse and influential of the liberal arts. And attention to theatre on the JHU campus.
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Introduction to Theatre AS.225.100 (01)
An introduction to fundamental approaches to both interpreting and making plays. This course will cover a selection of theatre histories, studying important works in their social contexts and as performances, from ancient Greece to the present day. Attention to appreciating theatre as one of the most diverse and influential of the liberal arts. And attention to theatre on the JHU campus.
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Stoll, Abraham D
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.250 (01)
Elements of Theatrical Design
F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Vincent, Michael P
Krieger 103
Spring 2024
Students will survey theatrical design through various projects. We will develop moments based on sound, costume, space, and light, focusing on how these elements help to tell a story. Students will develop artistic statements and arguments that justify their creative choices, while practicing constructive criticism in an environment that encourages exploration and play.
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Elements of Theatrical Design AS.225.250 (01)
Students will survey theatrical design through various projects. We will develop moments based on sound, costume, space, and light, focusing on how these elements help to tell a story. Students will develop artistic statements and arguments that justify their creative choices, while practicing constructive criticism in an environment that encourages exploration and play.
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Vincent, Michael P
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.308 (01)
Shakespeare in Performance
M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Glossman, James
Krieger 103
Spring 2024
Students will work with a selection of Shakespeare's plays --- AS YOU LIKE IT, KING JOHN, and A WINTER’S TALE--- in exploring specific ways in which the power of the lines can be translated dynamically and immediately into vocal and physical performance. This course can be repeated for credit, because it covers different topics. (Some background in the acting sequence is encouraged).
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Shakespeare in Performance AS.225.308 (01)
Students will work with a selection of Shakespeare's plays --- AS YOU LIKE IT, KING JOHN, and A WINTER’S TALE--- in exploring specific ways in which the power of the lines can be translated dynamically and immediately into vocal and physical performance. This course can be repeated for credit, because it covers different topics. (Some background in the acting sequence is encouraged).
Days/Times: M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Instructor: Glossman, James
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.311 (01)
Scene Study: Before and Beyond Stanislavsky
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
McClendon, Forrest
Krieger 103
Spring 2024
A practical look at the lives of three pivotal figures from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this course will explore the history of British and North American actor training through the work of: 1) Ira Aldridge (the first African American actor to play Othello in London), 2) Edward Kynaston (one of the last actors to play female roles in London), and 3) Nell Gwynn (one of the first actresses permitted to play female roles in London) through twenty first century plays written by Lolita Chakrabarti, Jeffrey Hatcher, and Jessica Swale respectively.
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Scene Study: Before and Beyond Stanislavsky AS.225.311 (01)
A practical look at the lives of three pivotal figures from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this course will explore the history of British and North American actor training through the work of: 1) Ira Aldridge (the first African American actor to play Othello in London), 2) Edward Kynaston (one of the last actors to play female roles in London), and 3) Nell Gwynn (one of the first actresses permitted to play female roles in London) through twenty first century plays written by Lolita Chakrabarti, Jeffrey Hatcher, and Jessica Swale respectively.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: McClendon, Forrest
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.318 (01)
21st Century Female Playwrights
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Denithorne, Margaret
Krieger 103
Spring 2024
This is a writing intensive class exploring the current wealth of women playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winners: Wendy Wasserstein, Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, and Jackie Sibblies Drury (2019 Prize for FAIRVIEW). We will discuss Script Analysis and read (and see) plays by numerous writers including Claire Barron, Kia Corthron, Theresa Rebeck, Sarah Ruhl, Danai Gurira, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, and Hansol Jung. This class will include a mid-term and a Final Paper.
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21st Century Female Playwrights AS.225.318 (01)
This is a writing intensive class exploring the current wealth of women playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winners: Wendy Wasserstein, Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, and Jackie Sibblies Drury (2019 Prize for FAIRVIEW). We will discuss Script Analysis and read (and see) plays by numerous writers including Claire Barron, Kia Corthron, Theresa Rebeck, Sarah Ruhl, Danai Gurira, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, and Hansol Jung. This class will include a mid-term and a Final Paper.
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Denithorne, Margaret
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.324 (01)
Adaptation for the Stage
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Martin, Joe
Spring 2024
For aspiring playwrights, dramaturgs, and literary translators, this course is a workshop opportunity in learning to adapt both dramatic and non-dramatic works into fresh versions for the stage. Students with ability in foreign languages and literatures are encouraged to explore translation of drama as well as adaptation of foreign language fiction in English. Fiction, classical dramas, folk and fairy tales, independent interviews, or versions of plays from foreign languages are covered.
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Adaptation for the Stage AS.225.324 (01)
For aspiring playwrights, dramaturgs, and literary translators, this course is a workshop opportunity in learning to adapt both dramatic and non-dramatic works into fresh versions for the stage. Students with ability in foreign languages and literatures are encouraged to explore translation of drama as well as adaptation of foreign language fiction in English. Fiction, classical dramas, folk and fairy tales, independent interviews, or versions of plays from foreign languages are covered.
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Martin, Joe
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.325 (01)
Shakespeare: Page, Stage, Screen
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Stoll, Abraham D
Krieger 103
Spring 2024
An introduction to Shakespeare, in which every play we read we will also see performed. Close textual work and a focus on historical context will be accompanied by visits to local theatres, recordings of live performances, and Shakespeare films.
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Shakespeare: Page, Stage, Screen AS.225.325 (01)
An introduction to Shakespeare, in which every play we read we will also see performed. Close textual work and a focus on historical context will be accompanied by visits to local theatres, recordings of live performances, and Shakespeare films.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Stoll, Abraham D
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.328 (01)
The Existential Drama: Philosophy and Theatre of the Absurd
W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Martin, Joe
Gilman 77
Spring 2024
Existentialism, a powerful movement in modern drama and theatre, has had a profound influence on contemporary political thought, ethics, and psychology, and has transformed our very notion of how to stage a play. Selected readings and lectures on the philosophy of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, and Sartre -- and discussion of works for the stage by Sartre, Ionesco, Genet, Beckett, Albee, Pinter, and the late plays of Caryl Churchill. Opportunities for projects on central European Absurdism in works by Dürrenmatt, Havel, Witkiewicz, and Mrozek. Students may also choose to examine post-colonialism in the work of Frantz Fannon and second-wave feminism in essays by Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre's long-time collaborator.
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The Existential Drama: Philosophy and Theatre of the Absurd AS.225.328 (01)
Existentialism, a powerful movement in modern drama and theatre, has had a profound influence on contemporary political thought, ethics, and psychology, and has transformed our very notion of how to stage a play. Selected readings and lectures on the philosophy of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, and Sartre -- and discussion of works for the stage by Sartre, Ionesco, Genet, Beckett, Albee, Pinter, and the late plays of Caryl Churchill. Opportunities for projects on central European Absurdism in works by Dürrenmatt, Havel, Witkiewicz, and Mrozek. Students may also choose to examine post-colonialism in the work of Frantz Fannon and second-wave feminism in essays by Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre's long-time collaborator.
Days/Times: W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Martin, Joe
Room: Gilman 77
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.346 (01)
Creative Improvisation: For Theatre and for Life
TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Denithorne, Margaret
Krieger 103
Spring 2024
An exploration of the imagination and the senses using basic techniques of improvisation: exercises, conflict resolution, ensemble building, and theatre games. Texts: Spolin, Johnstone, LaBan and Feldencreis. Open to all students.
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Creative Improvisation: For Theatre and for Life AS.225.346 (01)
An exploration of the imagination and the senses using basic techniques of improvisation: exercises, conflict resolution, ensemble building, and theatre games. Texts: Spolin, Johnstone, LaBan and Feldencreis. Open to all students.
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Denithorne, Margaret
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.362.140 (01)
Blackstorytelling: Public Health in the Black World
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Blanks Jones, Jasmine; Greene, Janice
Krieger 103
Spring 2024
What about performance offers a unique opportunity to learn from and with communities? How might dramatic performance be used to share information while learning from an audience? This course examines the work and research of young artists from Liberia, West Africa who used street theatre to teach best practices for prevention during the Ebola crisis and considers how their use of dialogical performance contributed to critical knowledge which iteratively informed interventions throughout their awareness campaign. This community engaged course connects public health education efforts in Africa to community health education in Baltimore through the Blackstorytelling tradition with local expert Janice the Griot. Course co-educator and artist Janice the Griot Green will share her firsthand experiences and guide the class through the principles of Blackstorytelling for community change. Students will design public performance projects around local-global community-based
concerns using the tools they have learned. In partnership with the Great National Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore, students will develop performance-based public health messaging drawing on their collection to support community outreach curricular materials development. This performance work will be created collaboratively in workshops during class and in team meetings. Public health researchers who are looking for innovative ways to share their data will gain insights into this experimental ethnographic method and practitioners who want to offer their communities ways to connect best practices to lived experience will develop new pedagogical tools. This is a Community Engagement course in partnership with the Center for Social Concern.
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Blackstorytelling: Public Health in the Black World AS.362.140 (01)
What about performance offers a unique opportunity to learn from and with communities? How might dramatic performance be used to share information while learning from an audience? This course examines the work and research of young artists from Liberia, West Africa who used street theatre to teach best practices for prevention during the Ebola crisis and considers how their use of dialogical performance contributed to critical knowledge which iteratively informed interventions throughout their awareness campaign. This community engaged course connects public health education efforts in Africa to community health education in Baltimore through the Blackstorytelling tradition with local expert Janice the Griot. Course co-educator and artist Janice the Griot Green will share her firsthand experiences and guide the class through the principles of Blackstorytelling for community change. Students will design public performance projects around local-global community-based
concerns using the tools they have learned. In partnership with the Great National Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore, students will develop performance-based public health messaging drawing on their collection to support community outreach curricular materials development. This performance work will be created collaboratively in workshops during class and in team meetings. Public health researchers who are looking for innovative ways to share their data will gain insights into this experimental ethnographic method and practitioners who want to offer their communities ways to connect best practices to lived experience will develop new pedagogical tools. This is a Community Engagement course in partnership with the Center for Social Concern.