THEA 2010 - Script Analysis

4.5 Credits

Students learn to do close readings of dramatic texts to explore themes and technical challenges. The course emphasizes analysis from technical, performance, and directorial points of view and the importance of unity in the technical elements of a production.

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Evaluate the complexity and richness of a script.
Explain the importance of script analysis to play production.
Demonstrate how to read scripts analytically.
Analyze the fundamental questions of a script from various perspectives.
Identify areas of a script that might present difficulties to the audience at a performance.
Construct workable solutions to possible production challenges.
Apply script analysis techniques to potential production situations.

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