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Course ID	Course
THTR 314	THTR 314 Stage Lighting Course Credits: 3 The 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. Prerequisite(s): THTR 111, 112, 130, and permission of the instructor. NB: Not offered every year, See department chair.
THTR 315	THTR 315 Theatrical Design Course Credits: 3 An 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. Prerequisite(s): THTR 111, 112, 130. (2-4 or 2-4) NB: Not offered every year, See department chair.
THTR 321	THTR 321 Directing Course Credits: 3 A 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. Prerequisite(s): THTR 111, 112, 130, 162, and upper level standing; or instructor's consent. (3-0; 0-0) NB: chair.
THTR 325	THTR 325 Playwriting Course Credits: 3 Playwriting 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. Cross-listed: MCOM 362. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 103, 104. NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required.
THTR 331	THTR 331 Theatre History I: Origins to 1660 Course Credits: 3 Theatre 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. Prerequisite(s): THTR 130, SAMC 111 and 112. NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
THTR 332	THTR 332 Theatre History II: 1660 to Present Course Credits: 3 Theatre 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. Prerequisite(s): THTR 130, SAMC 111 and 112. NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
THTR 341	THTR 341 Shakespeare I Course Credits: 3 An 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. Cross-listed: ENGL 351 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.
THTR 342	THTR 342 Shakespeare II Course Credits: 3 An 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. Cross-listed: ENGL 352 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
THTR 343	THTR 343 Canadian Drama Course Credits: 3 A 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. Cross-listed: ENGL 393 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.

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