General Information

• Name: Play Structure & Analysis I
• Discipline: Theatre (THTR)
• Units (Credits): 3
• Schedule History: See when this course was offered over the last three years.
• Transfer Information: Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
• Academic Division: Communications and Fine Arts
• Prerequisites: None

Course Outline

I: Catalog Course Description

Introduces major figures, events and ideas in theatre and dramatic literature from its origins to the present. Read, analyze and discuss representative plays.

II: Course Objectives

By the completion of the class, students should, with 75% accuracy:

• Recognize types of drama and their conventions, as well as the styles of the most influential dramatists.
• Discuss basic elements of theater: audience, performers and performances.
• Use the language of drama: setting, costume, gestures, sound effects, dialogue, plot and structure, character and theme.

III: Course Linkage

Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

Students should:
1. Know the subject matter appropriate to the musical theater degree.
2. Write papers which demonstrate research, reading, and critical thinking skills.
3. Succeed at transfer institutions.
4. Understand the importance of cultural traditions, diversity, and ethics in the modern world.
5. Have an understanding of fine arts or performing arts.

Communication

• college-level reading skills

Analysis

• demonstrate knowledge of appropriate critical thinking skills

Personal Development

• develop creative capacities

Community Commitment

• participate in a cultural or artistic event
• appreciate the unique role of the fine arts and humanities in the the development of cultural values