Courses
The courses listed below are provided by Student Information Services (SIS). This listing provides a snapshot of immediately available courses within this department and may not be complete. Course registration information can be found at https://sis.jhu.edu/classes.
Please consult the online course catalog for cross-listed courses and full course information.
- AS.225.590 - Summer Internship in Theatre
Credits: 1.00
Instructor: Astin, John
Term: Summer 2018
Meetings:
Status: Open - AS.225.599 - Independent Study
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Astin, John
Term: Summer 2018
Meetings:
Status: Open - AS.225.100 - Introduction to Theatre
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.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Martin, Joseph H
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Status: Open - AS.225.315 - Scene Study 2
Classes and scenes tailored to the needs of the actors. Some rehearsal will take place during school hours. It is expected that substantial out-of-class time be spent on rehearsals and exercises.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Astin, John
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings: W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Status: Approval Required - AS.225.301 - Acting I
An introduction to the fundamentals of acting through exercises, improvisation, and work on scenes from established plays and Shakespearean sonnets, based on the teachings of Stanislavsky, Greet, Boleslavsky, Michael Chekhov, Clurman, and Meisner. This course also includes a brief survey of major playwrights. Plays will be read, analyzed, and employed in scene work.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Astin, John
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Status: Open - AS.225.301 - Acting I
An introduction to the fundamentals of acting through exercises, improvisation, and work on scenes from established plays and Shakespearean sonnets, based on the teachings of Stanislavsky, Greet, Boleslavsky, Michael Chekhov, Clurman, and Meisner. This course also includes a brief survey of major playwrights. Plays will be read, analyzed, and employed in scene work.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Astin, John
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Status: Open - AS.225.310 - Stagecraft
A hands-on approach to the technical and theoretical elements of production. Meets in the Merrick Barn Scene Shop. Permission Required.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Roche, William C
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Status: Approval Required - AS.225.212 - Voice and Speech for the Actor
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.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Glossman, James
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings: M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Status: Open - AS.225.345 - History of Modern Theatre & Drama
Designed to impart a deepened appreciation and understanding of today's theatre by surveying the major playwrights, historical movements, and theatre practices of the 20th century. The course also seeks to help students understand theatre's relationship to the societal and political power structure of each era and to introduce students to great dynamic literature in its intended form, which is performance.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Denithorne, Margaret
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Status: Open - AS.225.329 - Acting and Directing Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre is a unique form of theatrical expression that requires special skills of its actors and directors. In this course, students will study the form and structure of musicals as they apply to acting and directing. Students will direct and perform musical numbers as well as book scenes from classic and contemporary American musicals.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Denithorne, Margaret
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings: T 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Status: Approval Required - AS.225.314 - Theatre: Tech Direction
An introduction to Technical Direction including pre-production and production with an overview of materials, tools, rigging and safety, together with design and its implementation.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Roche, William C
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Status: Approval Required - AS.225.501 - Independent Study
Permission only.
Credits: 1.00 - 3.00
Instructor: Astin, John
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings:
Status: Approval Required - AS.225.501 - Independent Study
Permission only.
Credits: 1.00 - 3.00
Instructor: Glossman, James
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings:
Status: Approval Required - AS.225.520 - Projects in Theatre
Special projects created for and tailored to the individual theatre student. Enrollment limited. Permission Required.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Astin, John
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings:
Status: Approval Required - AS.225.330 - Playwriting Strategies
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.
Credits: 3.00
Instructor: Martin, Joseph H
Term: Fall 2018
Meetings: W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Status: Open