~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

SPEECH 225
Sp 315. Costume Workshop. 3 hours.
Instruction in the art and craft of stage costuming; practical experience in
the design, construction, and maintenance of theatrical costumes. Peck.
Wr 321, 322, 323. Play Writing. 3 hours each term.
For description, see page 158.
Sp 351. Technique of Acting: Voice. 3 hours.
Problems in the use of voice in dramatic roles. Cutler, Robinson.
Sp 352. Technique of Acting: Characterization. 3 hours.
Problems in the analysis and presentation of characters. Cutler, Robinson.
Sp 353. Advanced Acting. 3 hours.
Advanced problems in acting technique: study, rehearsal, and performance.
Prerequisite: Sp 251, Sp 351, Sp 352; consent of instructor. Cutler, Robinson.
Sp 364. Play Direction. 3 hours.
Sources of dramatic material, choice of plays, casting and rehearsal of players,
production organization. Dreier, Richardson.
Sp 365. Direction of Children's Theater. 3 hours.
History and obj ectives of theater for the child audience; survey of existing
professional and community children's theater programs; techniques of acting,
directing, and producing plays for and by children. Dreier.
Sp 407. Seminar. Hours to be arranged.
UPPER-DIVISION COURSES CARRYING GRADUATE CREDIT
Eng 411, 412, 413. English Drama. (G) 3 hours each term.
For description, see page 154.
Eng 420, 421, 422. Modern Drama. (G) 3 hours each term.
For description, see page 155.
Sp 460. Advanced Play Direction. (G) 3 hours.
Advanced theory and practice in direction of plays for public performance.
Prerequisite: Sp 364 or consent of instructor. Cutler, Robinson.
Sp 461. Introduction to Scene Design. (G) 3 hours.
Basic principles and techniques of theatrical design for the school and community
theater. Prerequisite: Sp 261, 262, 263 or consent of instructor. Dreier.
Sp 462. Styles in Scene Design. (G) 3 hours.
History of scene design; historical styles and their use in the design of productions
of theater classics; twentieth-century approaches to production design;
the designer's analysis of the play script. Prerequisite: Sp 461. Dreier.
Sp 463. Advanced Problems in Scene Design. (G) 3 hours.
Selected problems in the design of dramatic productions. Prerequisite: Sp 461,
Sp 462; consent of instructor. Dreier.
Sp 464, 465, 466. History of the Theater. (G) 3 hours each term.
An historical study of the theatre from ancient to modern times. Cutler,
Richardson.
Sp 467, 468. Lighting for the Stage. (G) 2 hours each term.
The functions of lighting on the stage. Fan: the qualities of light, lighting
instruments, control systems; winter: theories and methods of lighting stage
productions. Prerequisite: Sp 263 or consent of instructor. Dreier.
GRADUATE COURSES
*Sp 501. Research. Hours to be arranged.
*Sp 503. Thesis. Hours to be arranged.
* No-grade course.