2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Theatre and Dance209TH 547 Stage Dialects. Three hours.Prerequisite: TH 546.Study of dialects in dramatic literature. Offered in alternate years.TH 548 Rehearsal Process. Three hours.Acting course in which students analyze and participate in the rehearsal process withboth unpublished and published scripts.TH 551 History of the Theatre I. Three hours.Beginnings to the Res to ra tion.TH 552 History of the Theatre II. Three hours.Restoration to the present.TH 553 European Theatre History. Three hours.Special topics relating to Western theatre. Examples include the commedia dell’arte, Europeansources of the modern theatre, studies in Brecht, the avant-garde theatre, etc.TH 554 Seminar in Contemporary Theatre. Three hours.An examination of trends and developments in the theatre and drama since theVietnam Era.TH 555 Seminar in Theatre History and Literature: Classical. Three hours.The the atre and drama of ancient Greece and Rome.TH 556 Seminar in Theatre History and Literature: Elizabethan, Ja cobean, andCarolinian. Three hours.The English theatre and drama from 1558 to 1642.TH 557 Seminar in Theatre History and Literature: American. Three hours.Theatre and drama in the United States from its beginnings. Special focus on 19th-centurydevelopments and current post-modern adaptations of earlier plays and forms.TH 562 History of Directing. Three hours.Historical development of directing theory and methodology since Saxe-Meiningen.TH 570 Theatre Management. Three hours.Principles of management applied to the fi elds of theatre operation and production, withemphasis on marketing, development, budgeting, and organizational structure.TH 572 Arts Administration. Three hours.A study of fi scal, administrative, and legal principles as they apply to the performingarts, particularly the at ri cal productions.TH 573 Fundraising and Financial Management. Three hours.A study of fundraising and fi nancial management of nonprofi t arts organizations with anemphasis on fundraising audits, forecasting, and plans.TH 576 Theatre Management: Internship. Six hours.Prerequisites: TH 570, TH 576, and completion of 20 hours in the M.F.A. program.Professional experience with a major professional resident theatre company. Coursemay be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours.TH 582 Playwriting I. Three hours.An introduction to writing for the stage, from dramatic conception to fi nished script.TH 583 Playwriting II. Three hours.Advanced course in playwriting; concentration on various play forms, draft revision, andthe script de vel op ment process.TH 584 Dramaturgy: Principles and Practices. Three hours.Prerequisite: TH 582.Explores dramaturgic theory, current practices, and historical foundations. Includesstudies in adaptation, literary management, new play development, production, andaudience-related dramaturgy.TH 586 Dramatic Theory and Criticism. Three hours.A survey of the major critical and performance theories, with special emphasis onAristotelian and 20th-century ap proach es. Includes study and practice of reviewingdramatic productions.TH 599 Thesis Research. Three hours.TH 600 Advanced Practicum. One hour.Execution of signifi cant creative as sign ments in mainstage and/or A. B. Theatre productions throughout the term.