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Courses:

Dramatic Arts

• American Repertory Theatre Production Case Study
• Introduction to Acting
• Intermediate Acting
• Acting Workshop: Shakespeare
• Advanced Acting
• Directing Workshop
• Advanced Directing Workshop

DRAM E-5 American Repertory Theatre Production Case Study (20055)
Robert J. Orchard, MFA, Managing Director of the American Repertory Theatre, Harvard University. Members of the ART Company.
4 units. Noncredit $250, undergraduate credit $405. Thursday, 5:30-7:30 pm. Sever Hall 106. Spring term.

The focus of the course will be the texts and productions of the 1999-2000 season of the American Repertory Theatre (ART). Students will examine four to five plays produced during the season and will study the processes by which the texts are transformed into works of theater. Key artistic and technical personnel involved in these productions will discuss their work in interpreting and realizing these projects.

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DRAM E-10 Introduction to Acting
Workshop. 4 units. Undergraduate credit $640, graduate credit $1,145. Limited enrollment.

Through individual and group exercises, monologues, improvisations, and scene studies this workshop, eclectic in method, will help students develop their acting potential and sharpen their skills in interpreting scripts. Students will be expected to keep journals of their work. Previous theater study is not required.

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DRAM E-11 Intermediate Acting (10598)
Bronia S. Wheeler, MA, Actress, American Repertory Theatre, Harvard University.
Workshop. 4 units. Undergraduate credit $640, graduate credit $1,145. Tuesday, 7:35-9:35 pm. Vanserg Hall 29. Prerequisite(s): DRAM E-10 or equivalent. Limited enrollment. Fall term.

Designed for more advanced students, this workshop will use improvisation, character analysis, and scripted and spontaneous monologues inspired by literature and portrait art. Work on scenes from modern plays will develop sensitivity to text, awareness of collaboration, and creative interpretation.

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DRAM E-12 Acting Workshop: Shakespeare (20057)
Jeremy Geidt, Lecturer on Dramatic Arts, Harvard University.
Workshop. 4 units. Undergraduate credit $640, graduate credit $1,145. Monday, 5:30-7:30 pm. Loeb Drama Center Dance Studio. Limited enrollment. Spring term.

The plays of Shakespeare as theater, with an American approach to verse speaking and characterization. Scenes from the plays will be rehearsed, and the verse will be interpreted in light of modern experience. Classwork will include individual coaching and presentation of rehearsed scenes from Shakespeare. Professional actors from the ART Company may assist students in preparation and will critique class presentations.

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DRAM E-20 Advanced Acting
Workshop. 4 units. Undergraduate credit $640, graduate credit $1,145. Prerequisite(s): students must bring a list of their previous theater experience to the first class. Limited enrollment.

This workshop will help the actor create a concrete list of working steps in order to determine the action options that best maximize the potential of each scene; discover different methods of characterization that best suit each role; clarify text analysis work that translates into practical steps for rehearsal; and choose and prepare audition material that best capitalizes on the actor's strengths. The course will include an extensive amount of scenework.

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DRAM E-22a Directing Workshop (11238)
Scott Zigler, Lecturer on Dramatic Arts, Harvard University.
Workshop. 4 units. Undergraduate credit $640, graduate credit $1,145. Monday, 5:30-7:30 pm. Loeb Drama Center Dance Studio. Limited enrollment. Fall term.

An introduction to directing for the stage, the course will focus on communication--with the audience, with the actors, and with the designers--as the essence of directing. We will address three general questions: What is the job of the director? What are the tools available for the completion of that job? How can the director gauge the success of his or her efforts?

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DRAM E-22b Advanced Directing Workshop (11672)
Scott Zigler, Lecturer on Dramatic Arts, Harvard University.
Workshop. 4 units. Undergraduate credit $640, graduate credit $1,145. Monday, 7:35-9:35 pm. Loeb Drama Center Dance Studio. Prerequisite(s): DRAM E-22a or extensive theater experience as reflected in a resume to be reviewed by the teacher at the first class meeting. Limited enrollment. Fall term.

A scene study laboratory for people with some directing training or extensive theater experience. Students will direct each other in material drawn from a variety of styles, with focus on text analysis, actor/director communication, and principles of staging. Students must be prepared to commit to 4 hours of outside rehearsal time per week.

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