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Course ListingsFall 2012DramaDR 0028VOICE & SPEECHAn introductory course designed to strengthen and expand the fullrange of flexibility, variety, and contrast in vocal expression, with specialattention to the demands of performance. Exploration of the connectionbetween movement and sound, the duality of breath and posture, thedevelopment of tonal energy, the dynamics of vowels, the articulation ofconsonants and their action in texts. Involves physical as well as vocalwork. For non-actors and actors alike.SectionsART OF CONFIDENT EXPRESS01083 DR 002801 G+ Grossman, Barba 1.0 PerformanceHangar;the ArtOf ConfidentExpressionDR 0039CONTEMP AMERICAN THEATRETwenty first century theatre as a major cultural and political art form.Readings and discussions of a selection of important plays andperformances will explore how the playwrights address issues of race,class, gender, and national identity. Investigation of major economicand ethical issues affecting the American theatre including interracialcasting, the economic demands of producing on Broadway, regionaltheatre homogeneity, and the selection criteria of Pulitzer Prize andTony Award nominations.Sections04214 DR 003901 E+MW Baldyga, Nataly 1.0 Contempory AmTheater,Baldyga &MontezDR 0050INTRO TO FILM STUDIES(Cross-listed as ILVS 50.) Introduction to fundamental methodologiesfor reading film. Overview of film studies with emphasis on film as acomplex art form. Narrative as a formal system, film genres, style andits related techniques, critical approaches to film analysis, film history.Weekly screening of relevant films selected from both Hollywood andworld cinemas.Sections01088 DR 005001 E+MW Ndounou, Monica 1.0 C-lst Ilvs50,permissionOf Instructor03977 DR 0050R ARR Ndounou, Monica 0.0 Non-mandatoryRecitation,meets Sunday6-9pmDR 0051LATINO THEATRE AND FILMAn introduction to Latino theatre, film, and performance as a potentcreative and political force in the United States. Representative worksby Latino playwrights, performance artists, and filmmakers will bediscussed in light of issues such as labor and immigration, gender andsexuality, generation gaps in Latino culture, hybridized identities,interculturalism, and the United States' relationship with Latin Americannations. May be taken at the 100 level with consent.Sections04215 DR 005101 K+ Montez, Noe 1.0 Latino Theatre& Film. NoeMontez InstrDR 0077SCREENWRITING IAn introduction to the craft of screenwriting with an emphasis on story,structure, character development, dialogue, visuals, genre, and thelanguage of film. Films and produced screenplays will be analyzed toillustrate the aforementioned topics. Students will workshop theirmaterials weekly and are expected to provide insightful analysis of theirclassmates' work. By the end of the course, students will be required tocomplete the first act of a feature-length screenplay and an outline ofActs II and III. Kouguell.Prerequisites:Sections01090DR 007701 3 Kouguell, Susan 1.0 Thu9:10-11:40amDR 0080PRACTICUM IN ACTINGRehearsal and performance of a role in a departmental majorproduction, under the direction and instruction of a faculty member.Auditions are open to the Tufts community. Course registration occursafter casting, and all cast members are required to register (with theexception of designated small roles). May be repeated for credit, butonly two one-half course credits of DR 80 and/or 81 can be used tosatisfy the requirements for the drama major or minor. One-half coursecredit.Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.Sections01091DR 008001 TBA Senelick, Laure 0.5 Permission OfInstructorDR 0081PRACTICUM IN PRODUCTIONSignificant participation in the design, technical, or managementaspects of production, with the supervision and instruction of theappropriate faculty member. Specific projects, assignments, and otherwork will be geared to the requirements of the particular production. Allstudents with substantial responsibilities on a major production mustregister for this course. May be repeated for credit, but only twoone-half course credits of DR 80 and/or 81 may be used to satisfy therequirements for the drama major or minor. One-half course credit.Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.Sections01092010930109401095DR 008101 ARR Girard, Linda R 0.5 Permission OfInstructorDR 008102 ARR Staff 0.5 Permission OfInstructorDR 008103 Simpson, Ted 0.5 Permission OfInstructorDR 008104 ARR Mulligan, John 0.5 Permission OfInstructorDR 0093SPECIAL TOPICSAdvanced projects for independent or group study in acting, directing,designing, and other arts of the theatre, as well as in the history oftheatre and drama. Applicants for this course must give evidence ofboth interest in and capacity for doing specialized work in their chosenproject. Credit as arranged.Please see departmental website for specific details.SectionsCONTEMP MUSICAL THEATRE03878 DR 009303 D+ Grossman, Barba 1.0 Prereq: Dr 33;Permission OfInstructorDR 0100ACTING IIIAn advanced course aimed at improving the actor's skills and capabilityin the use of body and voice, analysis and interpretation of roles,characterization, and emotional projection. An intensive study of actingstyles, both by way of period and of technique. Individual and ensembleacting in exercises and scenes requiring various types of interpretationand styles. May be repeated for credit.Prerequisites: DR 12 and permission of instructor.Sections01099DR 010001 ARR Thomas, Sheride 1.0 Preq:dr 12 &Inst Perm;Meets In PerfHangarTufts University Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 57