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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.001.162 (01)
FYS: From Shakespeare to Baltimore
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Stoll, Abraham
Merrick 105
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.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Stoll, Abraham
Room: Merrick 105
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.100 (01)
Introduction to Theatre
W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Martin, Joe H
Krieger 308
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.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Martin, Joe H
Room: Krieger 308
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/13
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.101 (01)
Acting I
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Taylor, Gerrad Alex
Merrick 200
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.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Taylor, Gerrad Alex
Room: Merrick 200
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.101 (02)
Acting I
M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Glossman, James
Merrick 200
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.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Instructor: Glossman, James
Room: Merrick 200
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.305 (01)
A History of Black Performance and Drama
M 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Taylor, Gerrad Alex
Krieger 300
A History of Black Performance and Drama AS.225.305 (01)
A survey of the history of the Black Performer and Performance. In exploring the art of storytelling from ancient African civilizations, students will critically engage and discuss the origins, aesthetics, characteristics, and practices of Black performers, and their often-unacknowledged contributions and influence upon mainstream performance throughout the history of the world.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Taylor, Gerrad Alex
Room: Krieger 300
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/17
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.310 (01)
Stagecraft
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Roche, William C
Merrick 101
Stagecraft AS.225.310 (01)
A hands-on approach to the technical and theoretical elements of production. Meets in the Merrick Barn Scene Shop. Permission Required.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Roche, William C
Room: Merrick 101
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 0/6
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.311 (01)
Scene Study
W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Taylor, Gerrad Alex
Merrick 200
Scene Study AS.225.311 (01)
An introduction to the principles of analyzing text in a playscript and using the intrinsic demands of language to create character in a scene. Gradually, the student learns to define an ACTION through given circumstances and develop the arc of performance in a particular setting.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Taylor, Gerrad Alex
Room: Merrick 200
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.314 (01)
Theatre: Tech Direction
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Roche, William C
Merrick 105
Theatre: Tech Direction AS.225.314 (01)
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
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Roche, William C
Room: Merrick 105
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.320 (01)
Performance
T 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Denithorne, Margaret
Merrick 200
Performance AS.225.320 (01)
The Performance Class will be A SONDHEIM CELEBRATION. Students will rehearse on Tuesday evenings and will have two Final Presentations in December. Auditions will be the first week of April.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Instructor: Denithorne, Margaret
Room: Merrick 200
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 7/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.330 (01)
Playwriting Strategies
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Martin, Joe H
Hodson 316
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.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Martin, Joe H
Room: Hodson 316
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/8
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.225.345 (01)
History of Modern Theatre & Drama
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Denithorne, Margaret
Merrick 105
History of Modern Theatre & Drama AS.225.345 (01)
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.
