31-2120 Text Analysis

This course studies different methodologies of script analysis to help students develop greater skill in interpretation. Analytical methods provide students with glimpses of plays’ underlying structural principles, leading to deeper understanding of overall meaning. Instruction includes overview of the history of dramatic criticism in Western theatre. Course provides common working vocabulary and methods of analysis, facilitating communication of production ideas. Writing intensive course is useful for actors, directors, and designers.

3 Credits
WI
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 52-1112 Writing and Rhetoric - Enhanced II and 31-1225 Theatre Foundation: Performance or 52-1122 Writing and Rhetoric II for Non-Native Speakers of English and 31-1225 Theatre Foundation: Performance or 52-1152HN Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors and 31-1225 Theatre Foundation: Performance or 52-1162 Writing and Rhetoric II- Service Learning and 31-1225 Theatre Foundation: Performance or 52-1152 Writing and Rhetoric II and 31-1225 Theatre Foundation: Performance