| Year | Course ID | Course |
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 262 | Acting II: Advanced Scene StudyA continuation of THTR 261, students work to access and express the emotional lives of characters through natural, truthful behaviour. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 275 | Voice & Movement IIA continuation of the work begun in THTR 175, this course encourages students to further develop their physical and vocal instruments, seeking deeper exploration and more creative expression. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 275 | Voice and Movement IIA continuation of the work begun in THTR 175, this course encourages students to further develop their physical and vocal instruments, seeking deeper exploration and more creative expression. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THTR 161, THTR 175
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 290 | Introductory Special Topics in TheatreTopics vary from year to year. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Vary depending on topic.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 290 | Introductory Special Topics in TheatreTopics vary from year to year. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 301 | ProductionStudents must fulfil assigned technical crew responsibilities during the semester. Course Credits: 1
NB: Repeatable for credit
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 301 | ProductionStudents must fulfil assigned technical crew responsibilities during the semester. Course Credits: 1
NB: Repeatable for credit
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 302 | ProductionStudents must fulfil assigned technical crew responsibilities during the semester. Course Credits: 1
NB: Repeatable for credit
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 302 | ProductionStudents must fulfil assigned technical crew responsibilities during the semester. Course Credits: 1
NB: Repeatable for credit
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 314 | Stage LightingThe study of lighting theory and practice for the stage: fundamentals of light, basics of electricity, lighting equipment and its use, historical overview of lighting for theatre productions, examination of current lighting methodology, introduction to lighting design. This course is two hours of lecture and four hours of lab each week. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THTR 111, 112, 130, and permission of the instructor.
NB: Not offered every year, See department chair.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 314 | Stage LightingThe study of lighting theory and practice for the stage: fundamentals of light, basics of electricity, lighting equipment and its use, historical overview of lighting for theatre productions, examination of current lighting methodology, introduction to lighting design. This course is two hours of lecture and four hours of lab each week. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 315 | Theatrical DesignAn introduction to the principles of design and their application for the theatre. Includes: (1) play analysis focusing on visual and spatial design requirements; (2) research into period styles as well as practise in adapting and recreating styles for the stage; and; (3) drawing, mechanical drafting, painting, and model making. Attendance at outside performances may be required. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THTR 111, 112, 130. (2-4 or 2-4)
NB: Not offered every year, See department chair.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 315 | Theatrical DesignAn introduction to the principles of design and their application for the theatre. Includes: (1) play analysis focusing on visual and spatial design requirements; (2) research into period styles as well as practise in adapting and recreating styles for the stage; and; (3) drawing, mechanical drafting, painting, and model making. Attendance at outside performances may be required. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 321 | DirectingA study of the art and practice of directing, this course begins with an understanding of the director's role and an appreciation for the traits of successful directors. Students read basic directing theory, analyze play scripts, direct scenes, and critique the work of other directors. Activities are designed to develop students' communication and conceptualization skills, aesthetic sense, and critical faculties. Students have opportunity to observe directors at work and to attend guest lectures by professional directors. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THTR 111, 112, 130, 162, and upper level standing; or instructor's consent. (3-0; 0-0)
NB: chair.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 321 | DirectingA study of the art and practice of directing, this course begins with an understanding of the director's role and an appreciation for the traits of successful directors. Students read basic directing theory, analyze play scripts, direct scenes, and critique the work of other directors. Activities are designed to develop students' communication and conceptualization skills, aesthetic sense, and critical faculties. Students have opportunity to observe directors at work and to attend guest lectures by professional directors. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 325 | PlaywritingPlaywriting is a workshop course designed for any student interested in developing their storytelling skills by writing for the stage. Students will study major components of playwriting, including dramatic formatting, structure, plot and character development, writing actionable dialogue, analysis, dramaturgy, and more. Students will deepen their understanding of these components and of the creative process through writing exercises, pitching ideas, reading work out loud, and respectfully providing and receiving feedback. By the end of the semester, students will have written one or more plays. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 103, 104.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required.
Cross-listed: MCOM 362. |
| 2025-2026 | THTR 325 | PlaywritingPlaywriting is a workshop course designed for any student interested in developing their storytelling skills by writing for the stage. Students will study major components of playwriting, including dramatic formatting, structure, plot and character development, writing actionable dialogue, analysis, dramaturgy, and more. Students will deepen their understanding of these components and of the creative process through writing exercises, pitching ideas, reading work out loud, and respectfully providing and receiving feedback. By the end of the semester, students will have written one or more plays. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 331 | Theatre History I: Origins to 1660Theatre History I instils in students the knowledge that to understand the present and prepare for the future, they must first come to terms with the past by engaging in methodical research of archival documents and artifacts from the early years of European and Asian Theatre. In training students to grasp the intimate relation between past events, present circumstances, and future possibilities, this mode of inquiry equips them to apply that past to theatre practice and to become engaged, socially responsible citizens. It also teaches students that all accounts of past events are shaped by the interpretive practices of the historian, enabling them to detect and interrogate the ideological dimension of historiography. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THTR 130, SAMC 111 and 112.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 331 | Theatre History I: Origins to 1660Theatre History I instils in students the knowledge that to understand the present and prepare for the future, they must first come to terms with the past by engaging in methodical research of archival documents and artifacts from the early years of European and Asian Theatre. In training students to grasp the intimate relation between past events, present circumstances, and future possibilities, this mode of inquiry equips them to apply that past to theatre practice and to become engaged, socially responsible citizens. It also teaches students that all accounts of past events are shaped by the interpretive practices of the historian, enabling them to detect and interrogate the ideological dimension of historiography. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 332 | Theatre History II: 1660 to PresentTheatre History II instils in students the knowledge that to understand the present and prepare for the future, they must first come to terms with the past by engaging in methodical research of archival documents and artifacts of the modern and contemporary eras. In training students to grasp the intimate relation between past events, present circumstances, and future possibilities, this mode of inquiry equips them to apply that past to theatre practice and to become engaged, socially responsible citizens. It also teaches students that all accounts of past events are shaped by the interpretive practices of the historian, enabling them to detect and interrogate the ideological dimension of historiography. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THTR 130, SAMC 111 and 112.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 332 | Theatre History II: 1660 to PresentTheatre History II instils in students the knowledge that to understand the present and prepare for the future, they must first come to terms with the past by engaging in methodical research of archival documents and artifacts of the modern and contemporary eras. In training students to grasp the intimate relation between past events, present circumstances, and future possibilities, this mode of inquiry equips them to apply that past to theatre practice and to become engaged, socially responsible citizens. It also teaches students that all accounts of past events are shaped by the interpretive practices of the historian, enabling them to detect and interrogate the ideological dimension of historiography. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 341 | Shakespeare IAn intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include the sonnets, the history plays, Henry IV(Parts 1 and 2) or Henry V; the comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It; the problem play, Measure for Measure; the tragedies, King Lear and Macbeth, and the romance Cymbeline. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent. (3-0 or 3-0)
NB: Not offered every semester. See department chair.
Cross-listed: ENGL 351 |
| 2025-2026 | THTR 341 | Shakespeare IAn intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include the sonnets, the history plays, Henry IV(Parts 1 and 2) or Henry V; the comedies, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It; the problem play, Measure for Measure; the tragedies, King Lear and Macbeth, and the romance Cymbeline. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every semester. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 342 | Shakespeare IIAn intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include Venus and Adonis, the history play, Richard III; the comedy, The Merchant of Venice; the tragedies Titus Andronicus, Hamlet, and Antony and Cleopatra; and the romances, The Winter's Tale and The Tempest. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent. (3-0 or 3-0)
NB: No overlap with ENGL 351/THTR 341
Cross-listed: ENGL 352 |
| 2025-2026 | THTR 342 | Shakespeare IIAn intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include Venus and Adonis, the history play, Richard III; the comedy, The Merchant of Venice; the tragedies Titus Andronicus, Hamlet, and Antony and Cleopatra; and the romances, The Winter's Tale and The Tempest. Course Credits: 3
NB: No overlap with ENGL 351/THTR 341.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 343 | Canadian DramaA survey of Canadian plays, starting with the first official play written in North America (a seventeenth-century Canadian play) and progressing to twenty-first-century dramatists and their texts. Students will engage in detailed analyses of plays: their structures, historical/cultural contexts, and present-day relevance. The plays explore a variety of topics and themes, including but not limited to family life, social issues, class struggles, oppression, and marginalization. Students will also read plays about Indigenous culture and plays by Indigenous writers. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 103, 104; third or fourth year standing or instructor's consent.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
Cross-listed: ENGL 393 |
| 2025-2026 | THTR 343 | Canadian DramaA survey of Canadian plays, starting with the first official play written in North America (a seventeenth-century Canadian play) and progressing to twenty-first-century dramatists and their texts. Students will engage in detailed analyses of plays: their structures, historical/cultural contexts, and present-day relevance. The plays explore a variety of topics and themes, including but not limited to family life, social issues, class struggles, oppression, and marginalization. Students will also read plays about Indigenous culture and plays by Indigenous writers. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 344 | Modern DramaA study of eight to ten modern plays - British, American, and Canadian - representing different forms and approaches to drama in the last 100 years. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year See department chair
Cross-listed: ENGL 394 |
| 2025-2026 | THTR 344 | Modern DramaA study of eight to ten modern plays—British, American, and Canadian—representing different forms and approaches to drama in the last 100 years. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 345 | Irish DramaA survey of the dramatic literature of Ireland, focusing on twentieth century plays from Yeats to Beckett and Friel. After a quick review of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the course turns to the drama of Irish nationalism and follows its development into the international arena. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year See department chair
Cross-listed: ENGL 395 |
| 2025-2026 | THTR 345 | Irish DramaA survey of the dramatic literature of Ireland, focusing on twentieth century plays from Yeats to Beckett and Friel. After a quick review of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the course turns to the drama of Irish nationalism and follows its development into the international arena. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 346 | American DramaA survey of significant American dramatic literature. Beginning with a brief background of eighteenth and nineteenth century drama influenced by European styles, the course progresses to Eugene O’Neill, widely considered to be the dramatist to define a distinct American voice in the theatre. This course then examines the work of significant playwrights such as Arthur Miller, Lillian Hellman, Tennessee Williams, Tony Kushner, Lorraine Hansberry and others, and includes a component on “the book musical”. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year See department chair
Cross-listed: ENGL 396. |
| 2025-2026 | THTR 346 | American DramaA survey of significant American dramatic literature. Beginning with a brief background of eighteenth and nineteenth century drama influenced by European styles, the course progresses to Eugene O’Neill, widely considered to be the dramatist to define a distinct American voice in the theatre. This course then examines the work of significant playwrights such as Arthur Miller, Lillian Hellman, Tennessee Williams, Tony Kushner, Lorraine Hansberry and others, and includes a component on “the book musical”. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 347 | Drama of JapanA survey of classical Japanese drama in English translation. The Noh drama of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries and the Bunraku and Kabuki drama of the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. An examination of the impact of these forms on film theory in the twentieth century. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 103, 104; upper level standing.
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 347 | Drama of JapanA survey of classical Japanese drama in English translation. The Noh drama of the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries and the Bunraku and Kabuki drama of the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. An examination of the impact of these forms on film theory in the twentieth century. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 348 | World DramaWorld Drama is a survey course of the dramatic literature of the past 2500 years, from classic nationalist drama to the global contemporary drama of the twenty-first century. Students will explore social and global issues such as war, class struggle, gender inequality, dysfunctional family life, and more, from past times and today, in the context of the drama of different world cultures. World Drama is a course of reading, discussion, and audience response to live performances of global drama from differing cultures and times (in English translation). The course will entail both the reading of major plays and attendance of live performances of world dramatic masterpieces that are available at theatres in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Though designed for Theatre and English students, the course is of great value to any student who wishes a broader knowledge of world culture through its varied theatrical expressions. Play choices are made to avoid overlap with other dramatic literature currently taught in both the Theatre and English departments, where advisable. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 103, 104; upper level standing. (3-0 or 3-0)
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair
Cross-listed: ENGL 348. |
| 2025-2026 | THTR 348 | World DramaWorld Drama is a survey course of the dramatic literature of the past 2500 years, from classic nationalist drama to the global contemporary drama of the twenty-first century. Students will explore social and global issues such as war, class struggle, gender inequality, dysfunctional family life, and more, from past times and today, in the context of the drama of different world cultures. World Drama is a course of reading, discussion, and audience response to live performances of global drama from differing cultures and times (in English translation). The course will entail both the reading of major plays and attendance of live performances of world dramatic masterpieces that are available at theatres in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Though designed for Theatre and English students, the course is of great value to any student who wishes a broader knowledge of world culture through its varied theatrical expressions. Play choices are made to avoid overlap with other dramatic literature currently taught in both the Theatre and English departments, where advisable. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 352 | MainstageStudents must participate fully as an actor or stage manager in the semester's mainstage production. Course Credits: 1
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 352 | MainstageStudents must participate fully as an actor or stage manager in the semester's mainstage production. Course Credits: 1
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 353 | EnsembleStudents must participate fully as an actor or stage manager in the semester's ensemble production. Course Credits: 1
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 353 | EnsembleStudents must participate fully as an actor or stage manager in the semester's ensemble production. Course Credits: 1
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 354 | EnsembleStudents must participate fully as an actor or stage manager in the semester's ensemble production. Course Credits: 1
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 354 | EnsembleStudents must participate fully as an actor or stage manager in the semester's ensemble production. Course Credits: 1
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 361 | Acting III: Styles of ActingAn advanced scene-study class exploring acting styles of various historical periods with a view towards presentation to contemporary audiences. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THTR 161, 162; 261, 262, 275.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 361 | Acting III: Styles of ActingAn advanced scene-study class exploring acting styles of various historical periods with a view towards presentation to contemporary audiences. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 362 | Acting III: ShakespeareAn advanced scene-study class exploring Shakespeare in performance. Students are expected to carefully analyze assigned Shakespearean texts as part of their preparation. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THTR 161, 162; 261, 262, 275.
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 362 | Acting III: ShakespeareAn advanced scene-study class exploring Shakespeare in performance. Students are expected to carefully analyze assigned Shakespearean texts as part of their preparation. Course Credits: 3
NB: Not offered every year.
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| 2025-2026 | THTR 375 | Voice & Movement IIIBuilding on previous voice and movement courses, this course encourages students to further develop their physical and vocal instruments, seeking deeper exploration and more creative expression. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 375 | Voice and Movement IIIBuilding on previous voice and movement courses, this course encourages students to further develop their physical and vocal instruments, seeking deeper exploration and more creative expression. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THTR 261, 275.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required.
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| 2024-2025 | THTR 383 | Drama for Church MinistryA study of the broad range of issues involved in leading a church drama ministry. The course focuses on writing and directing, and provides an overview of the various facets of production relevant to mounting dramatic works of various types in a church setting. Issues relating to staffing and leadership are also covered. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): THTR 161, 130 or permission of the instructor.
NB: Not offered every year .See department chair.
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