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 Director, Curt Columbus: RC 304, 702-2982
University Theater Academic Coordinator: RC 303, 702-9021
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, prerequisites for these courses, 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; Director, University Theater
CHRISTOPHER A. FARAONE, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, 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
DAVID J. LEVIN, Associate Professor, Department of Germanic Studies and the College
LOREN KRUGER, Associate Professor, Department of English Language & Literature and the College
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
LAURA SLATKIN, Associate Professor, Department of Classical Languages & Literatures, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, and the College
RICHARD A. STRIER, Professor, Department of English Language & Literature 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
For descriptions of the following courses, consult the relevant concentration sections of the catalog.
Cinema and Media Studies
CMS 282/382. Styles of Performance and Expression from Stage to Screen (=ArtH 293/392, ComLit 327, COVA 259, Russ 280/380). PQ: Any 100-level ArtH or COVA course, or consent of instructor. Y. Tsivian. Spring.
Classical Studies
Greek 205. Sophocles: Antigone. S. Bartsch. Winter.
Greek 223/323. Euripides. PQ: Greek 206 or equivalent. N. Rudall. Spring.
English Language and Literature
Eng 165. Early Shakespeare. R. Strier. Autumn.
Eng 166. Shakespeare II: Tragedies and Romances. D. Bevington. Winter.
Eng 208. George Bernard Shaw: Man and Superman and St. Joan (=Fndmtl 206, Hum 206). S. Tave. Winter.
Gender Studies
GendSt 293. Mythologies of Transvestism and Transsexuality (=DivHR 628, SoAsia 384). W. Doniger. Autumn.
General Studies in the Humanities
GS Hum 101. Drama: Embodiment and Transformation. P. Pascoe, Staff. 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. Henrik Ibsen: Father of Modern Drama (=German 281/362, Norweg 281, Scand 281). K. Kenny. Spring.
GS Hum 251. Acting Fundamentals. PQ: Consent of instructor. Staff. Spring.
GS Hum 252. Shakespeare in Performance. PQ: Consent of instructor. G. Witt. Winter.
GS Hum 253. Improvisation for Actors. PQ: Consent of instructor. A. Fenton. Autumn.
GS Hum 254. Chekhov in Contemporary Context. PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Columbus. Not offered 1999-2000; will be offered 2000-2001.
GS Hum 255. Tennessee Williams: Performing an American Classic. PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Columbus. Not offered 1999-2000; will be offered 2000-2001.
GS Hum 256. Acting the Greeks. PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Columbus. Spring.
GS Hum 257. Advanced Study in Shakespeare: Scene Work. PQ: Consent of instructor. G. Witt. Spring.
GS Hum 258. Ritual Drama. PQ: Consent of instructor. T. Trent. Winter.
GS Hum 260. The Art of Directing. PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Columbus. Winter.
GS Hum 264. Lighting Design for Stage and Film. PQ: Consent of instructor. M. Lohman. Winter.
GS Hum 265. Scenic Design. PQ: Consent of instructor. M. Lohman. Not offered 1999-2000; will be offered 2000-2001.
GS Hum 266. Playwriting (=Eng 136). PQ: Consent of instructor. C. Allen. Autumn.
GS Hum 268. Performance Art (=COVA 256). PQ: Consent of instructor. Not offered 1999-2000; will be offered 2000-2001.
GS Hum 270. Reading Course: Theater Practicum. PQ: Consent of instructor. H. Sinaiko. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
GS Hum 351. Le Théâtre et la théâtralité au Moyen Âge (=French 321) PQ: Consent of instructor. Classes conducted in French. K. Duys. Spring.
GS Hum 390. Dr. Faust and His Women: Three Variants (=Fndmtl 279, GendSt 274, German 374). PQ: Consent of instructor. Reading knowledge of modern German helpful but not required. S. Jaffe. Winter.
Germanic Studies
German 271/369. As the Century Turns: German and Scandinavian Art and Culture around 1900 (=ArtH 270/370). PQ: Any 100-level ArtH or COVA course. Offered in conjunction with companion courses in German and Norwegian literature.
Romance Languages and Literatures
French 245/345. La Tragédie classique. L. Norman. Autumn.
Span 207. Literatura hispánica: textos clásicos. Staff. Spring.
Span 233/333. Drama del Siglo de Oro. P. O'Connor. Winter.
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Polish 277/377. Interwar Polish Literature and Culture. C. Larkosh. Autumn.
Russ 244. Russian Culture. Staff. Spring.
Russ 277/377. Chekhov. M. Ehre. Autumn.