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 304, 702-2982

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 Visual Arts and Cinema and Media 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); El teatro in la vuelta del siglo (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 at University Theater (RC 304, 702-2982). Registration for courses in the practice of theater is by consent of instructor only. Check the Time Schedules for application deadlines.

Faculty

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

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

PETER K. JANSEN, Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Studies 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

TAMARA TROJANOWSKA, Assistant Professor, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures and the College

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

REBECCA WEST, Professor, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and the College

Courses

Classical Studies

Greek 205. Sophocles: Antigone. D. N. Rudall. Winter.

English Language and Literature

Eng 165. Early Shakespeare. R. Strier. Spring.

Eng 166. Shakespeare II: Tragedies and Romances. D. Bevington. Winter.

General Studies in the Humanities

GS Hum 101. Drama: Embodiment and Transformation. J. Thebus, P. Pascoe. Autumn, Winter, Spring.

GS Hum 242-243/342-343. History and Theory of Drama I, II (=ComLit 305-306, Eng 138-139/310-311; ClCiv 212/312=ComLit 306, Eng 139/311, GS Hum 243/343). D. Bevington, N. Rudall. Autumn, Winter.

GS Hum 247/347. Revolutions in the Theater: Stanislavski, Meyerhold, Grotowski, and Kantor (=GS Hum 247/347, Polish 284/384). T. Trojanowska. Winter.

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

GS Hum 252. Shakespeare in Performance. PQ: Consent of instructor. G. Witt. Winter.

GS Hum 253. Chekhov in Contemporary Context. PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Columbus. Winter.

GS Hum 254. Tennessee Williams: Performing an American Classic. PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Columbus. Not offered 1998-1999; will be offered 1999-2000.

GS Hum 255. Performing Women's Voices in Literature. PQ: Consent of instructor. L. Holland. Spring.

GS Hum 256. Acting the Greeks. PQ: Consent of instructor. Not offered 1998-1999; will be offered 1999-2000.

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

GS Hum 258. Improvisation for Actors. PQ: Consent of instructor. A. Fenton. Autumn.

GS Hum 260. The Art of Directing. PQ: Consent of instructor. J. Cooke. Winter.

GS Hum 264. Lighting Design for Stage and Film. PQ: Consent of instructor. M. Lohman. Not offered 1998-1999; will be offered 1999-2000.

GS Hum 265. Scenic Design. PQ: Consent of instructor. M. Lohman. Winter.

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

GS Hum 268. Performance Art (=COVA 256). PQ: Consent of instructor. S. Totland. Spring.

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

Romance Languages and Literatures

French 246/346. Molière. L. Norman. Winter.

Ital 372. Teatro del Settecento: Metastasio, Goldoni, Alrieri. P. Cherchi. Winter.

Span 207. Literatura hispánica: textos clásicos. R. de Costa. Spring.

Span 233/333. Drama del Siglo de Oro. P. O'Connor. Winter.

Span 266/366. Teatro contemporáneo. M. Santana. Autumn.

Russian and Other Slavic Languages and Literatures

Polish 284/384. Revolutions in the Theater: Stanislavski, Meyerhold, Grotowski, and Kantor (=GS Hum 247/347). T. Trojanowska. Winter.