General Information
- Name: Introduction to Theater
- Division: Liberal Arts
- Discipline: Theater Arts
- Units (Credits): 3.00
I. Catalog Course Description
Studies plays of the classic and modern periods, of genres such as tragedy, comedy, farce, and melodrama, and of the art and craft of theatre.
II. Course Objectives and Linkage to General Education Program
The information in the parentheses after a course objective refers to the specific general education (GE) learning outcome that the objective meets. Objectives without this information are not linked to WNC’s general education program.
By the completion of the class, the students should, with 75% accuracy:
- Discuss the importance of drama to cultural values (GE 1, 2)
- Recognize types of drama and their conventions (GE 1, 4)
- Recognize the styles of the most influential dramatists (GE 1)
- Discuss the basic elements of theatre: audience, performers, script, point of view, and stage environment (GE 1, 2, 4)
III. Topics
- What is Theatre?
- What is a Play?
- The Actor
- The Director
- The Playwright
- Technical Theatre and Theatrical Design
- Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy
- Theatre Traditions East and West
- American Musical Theatre
- Modern Theatre
- Theatre Today
Scheduled THTR-100 classes:
Fall 2021
There are currently no THTR-100 classes scheduled for this term.