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Sarah G. Marsh
DRAMA 201
Seattle Campus
Introduces theatre practitioners to the principles of play construction, to the process of reading and conceiving plays for production, and to the basic vocabulary of artistic styles through which plays are produced.
Class description
Focusing on short plays and theatre performance, this class provides you with tools to “unpack” text. Based in literary analysis (this is stuff you know from High School English class, so you’re ahead already) we examine how plays are constructed. We analyze plays from all genres and periods, with special attention to plotting. Through close analysis of structure, we begin to understand how meaning is conveyed. While Play Analysis is foundational for all theatre majors, and anyone interested in film, television, and the mass media, this course is also meant to appeal to non-majors looking for an interesting elective.
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