Drama

Director of Undergraduate Studies: Herman L. Sinaiko, G-B 505, 702-7987
General Studies Collegiate Adviser: Lewis Fortner, HM 286, 702-8613
Secretary: JoAnn Baum, G-B 309, 702-7092
University Theater Academic Program Coordinator: Curt Columbus,
RC 301, 702-3414

University Theater Director: Bill Michel, RC 304, 702-3414

Although the College does not offer a formal concentration in drama, College students may construct an interdisciplinary program focusing on drama, theater, and performance under the auspices of the Committee on General Studies in the Humanities. Interested students should be prepared to submit a written proposal for admission to the program as outlined in the General Studies in the Humanities section of this catalog. All theater and drama courses are available as electives for students concentrating in other areas.

Courses listed in this section approach drama and theater from diverse perspectives: textual analysis of written plays; theory and history of drama as literature and performance; theater in relationship to other performance practices, such as music, ritual, and social, or political ceremonies; and the practice of theater. Students should also investigate other courses taught by faculty listed below, as well as courses listed in the Art and Design and Cinema Studies sections of this catalog. In addition to the courses included in this section, others are likely to be offered in the future. Some that represent the range are: Shakespeare and His Dramatic Contemporaries, Contemporary English Drama, and a two-course sequence on opera and literature (English); Brecht und das epische Theater (German); Law and Equity in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure (Humanities); La Littérature dramatique du moyen âge, Beckett bilingue, and Le Théâtre contemporain (French); Teatro hispánico (Spanish); Gombrowicz's Prose and Drama (Polish); and Literature of Bengal: Calcutta Theater (South Asian Languages).

For further information about proposals or requirements, contact Herman Sinaiko (G-B 505, 702-7987) or JoAnn Baum (G-B 309, 702-7092); for information about courses in the practice of theater or about performance and production opportunities at University Theater, contact Curt Columbus or Bill Michel at University Theater (RC 304, 702-3414). Registration for courses in the practice of theater is by consent of instructor only. Check the Time Schedules for application deadlines.

Faculty

ELIZABETH ALEXANDER, Assistant Professor, Department of English Language & Literature and the College

DAVID M. BEVINGTON, Phyllis Fay Horton Professor in the Humanities; Professor, Departments of English Language & Literature and Comparative Literature, and the College

PHILIP V. BOHLMAN, Associate Professor, Department of Music and the College

DOUGLAS S. BRUSTER, Assistant Professor, Department of English Language & Literature and the College

CURT COLUMBUS, Lecturer, Humanities Collegiate Division; Academic Program Coordinator, University Theater

ANNA LISA CRONE, Associate Professor, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures and the College

RENé DE COSTA, Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures, Center for Latin American Studies, and the College

JOHN EATON, Professor, Department of Music

CHRISTOPHER A. FARAONE, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College

MARTHA FELDMAN, Assistant Professor, Department of Music and the College

PHILIP GOSSETT, Robert W. Reneker Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Music, Committee on General Studies in the Humanities, and the College; Dean, Division of the Humanities

WENDY GRISWOLD, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Committee on the History of Culture, and the College

ELAINE HADLEY, Assistant Professor, Department of English Language & Literature and the College

GEORGE HALEY, Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the College

PETER K. JANSEN, Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Studies and the College

BERTHOLD HOECKNER, Assistant Professor, Department of Music and the College

CHARLES A. KRANCE, Associate Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the College

LOREN KRUGER, Associate Professor, Department of English Language & Literature and the College

JOHN MACALOON, Associate Professor, Social Sciences Collegiate Division

LARRY NORMAN, Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the College

SHULAMIT RAN, William H. Colvin Professor in Music and the College

JAMES M. REDFIELD, Howard L. Willett Professor of Classical Languages & Literatures, Committee on Social Thought, and the College; Chairman, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World

D. NICHOLAS RUDALL, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures, Committees on the Ancient Mediterranean World and General Studies in the Humanities, and the College; Founding Director, Court Theatre

SAMUEL SANDLER, Professor, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures

STUART SHERMAN, Assistant Professor, Department of English Language & Literature and the College

LAURA SLATKIN, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College

ELISSA WEAVER, Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the College; Chairman, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures

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Courses

Anthropology

Anthro 205/310. The Tragic in Literature and Ethnography (=GS Hum 282/382, SocTh 321). P. Friedrich, D. Radulescu. Summer.

Classical Studies

Greek 205. Sophocles: Antigone. PQ: Greek 103 or equivalent. L. Slatkin. Winter.

Greek 213/313. Aeschylus: Prometheus. PQ: Greek 206 or equivalent. A. W. H. Adkins. Spring.

Greek 222/322. Aristophanes: Clouds. PQ: Greek 206 or equivalent. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

Greek 223/323. Euripides: Hippolytus. PQ: Greek 206 or equivalent. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

Latin 233/333. Roman Comedy. PQ: Latin 206 or equivalent. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1997-98.

English Language and Literature

Eng 105. Introduction to Drama (=GS Hum 245). L. Kruger. Spring.

Eng 165. Shakespeare I: Histories and Comedies. D. Bevington. Autumn.

Eng 166. Shakespeare II: Tragedies. R. Strier. Winter.

Eng 211. Popular Culture in Victorian England. E. Hadley. Spring.

General Studies in the Humanities

GS Hum 248-249. History and Theory of Drama I, II (=ComLit 305-306, Eng 138-139). D. Bevington, D. N. Rudall. Autumn, Winter.

GS Hum 251. Acting Fundamentals. PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Columbus. Winter.

GS Hum 252. Acting the Greeks. PQ: Consent of instructor. Staff. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

GS Hum 253. Chekhov in Contemporary Context. PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Columbus. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

GS Hum 254. Tennessee Williams: Performing an American Classic. PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Columbus. Spring.

GS Hum 255. Performing Women's Voices in Theater. PQ: Consent of instructor. Staff. Winter.

GS Hum 256. Shakespeare in Performance. PQ: Consent of instructor. G. Witt. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

GS Hum 257. Advanced Study in Shakespeare: Scene Work. PQ: Consent of instructor. G. Witt. Autumn.

GS Hum 260. Introduction to Directing. PQ: Consent of instructor. J. Cooke. Autumn.

GS Hum 261. Advanced Directing. PQ: Consent of instructor. E. Simonson. Spring.

GS Hum 263. Introduction to Theatrical Design. PQ: Consent of instructor. M. Lohman. Winter.

GS Hum 264. Lighting Design for Stage and Film. PQ: Consent of instructor. M. Lohman. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

GS Hum 265. Scenic Design. PQ: Consent of instructor. L. Buchanan. Not offered 1995-96; will be offered 1996-97.

GS Hum 266. Playwriting. PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Allen. Autumn.

GS Hum 268. Performance Art. PQ: Consent of instructor. S. Totland. Spring.

GS Hum 270. Reading Course: Theater Practicum. PQ: Consent of instructor. H. Sinaiko. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

GS Hum 283. Yiddish Literature and Culture in English Translation. H. Aronson. Winter.

Music

Music 102. Introduction to World Music. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

Music 221. Opera. PQ: Any 100-level course or the ability to read music. M. Feldman. Winter.

Romance Languages and Literatures

French 249. Great Works of French Classical Theater: Corneille, Racine, and Molière. L. Norman. Spring.

French 346. Molière. L. Norman. Spring.

Italian 242/342. Letteratura pastorale del Quattro e Cinquecento. PQ: Ital 203 or consent of instructor. E. Weaver. Spring.

Spanish 207. Literatura hispánica: textos clásicos. PQ: Span 203 or consent of instructor. Required of Spanish concentrators. G. Haley. Spring.

Spanish 208. Literatura hispánica: textos contemporáneos. PQ: Span 203 or consent of instructor. E. Martí-López. Winter.

Spanish 250/350. Literatura y esfera pública en la España del siglo XVIII. PQ: Span 203 or consent of instructor. E. Martí-López. Spring.

Russian and Other Slavic Languages and Literatures

Russian 277/377. Chekhov. M. Ehre. Autumn.

Russian 290/390. Russian Drama I. N. Ingham. Winter.

Social Sciences

SocSci 266. Political Plays and Prefaces of George B. Shaw. I. Kipnis. Spring.

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