Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Course
Understanding Theatre
Professor Dr. Venus Opal Reese
Term Spring 2007
Meetings H 1-3:45pm AS 1.105
Performance
Jan 27 Blind Lemon Blues, University Theatre, 8pm
WEEK 04
NO CLASS
H/Feb 1:
WEEK 05
NO CLASS
H/Feb 8:
Music Theatre
WEEK 07
RA: Chapter 7: Musical Theatre
H/Feb 22:
Mid-term Review
Performance
Feb. 15 - 17 The Way They Shine, University Theatre, 8pm
& 22 - 24
WEEK 08
Midterm
H/Mar 1:
WEEK 09 (SPRNG BREAK)
H/Mar 8:
WEEK 10 Realism
H/Mar 15: RA: Chapter 8: Understanding Style: Realism
RA: Chapter 9: And the Soul Shall Dance
Theatricalism
WEEK 11 RA: Chapter 10: Theatricalism/
H/Mar 22: RA: Chapter 11: Angels in America
Dramatic Structure
WEEK 12
RA: Chapter 12: The elements of Drama and Dramatic Structure
H/Mar 29:
Genre
Chapter 13: Genre
Mar. 30 & 31
Jennifer Mabus of battleworks, University Theatre, 8pm
Fri. & Sat.
PICK GROUPS Select 5 classmates for final project/theatrical aspect for production
13 Choosing a Genre
H/Apr 5: RA: Chapter 14: Choosing a Genre: Comedy/ Dog Lady
4/12 Group 1-page project summary and production role of each
Select Genre
member
The Project
RA: Chapter: 15: The Project/Buried Child
14
Final Project Preparation
H/Apr 12:
Working on the Project
Performance
Website: http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/ah/news_events/events_calendar.html
Course Policies
Attendance, Punctuality, and Participation: (15%) The student’s
final grade will be lowered by 1/3 letter grade for each unexcused
absence. To receive an excused absence, a doctor’s note is required
immediately upon the student’s return to class. If you are late twice,
that equals one unexcused absences and shall be reflected in your
final grade. Students are graded on participation in class discussions,
preparation, and in-class activities. The student’s ability to take
direction, correction, preparedness, and willingness to readily
participate and work as part of a team will be measured and graded
by the instructor.
Grading (credit)
Criteria Quizzes: (20%) The student will have 5 pop quizzes throughout the
span of the semester.
A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the
responsibilities of citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal,
state, and local laws as well as the Regents’ Rules, university
regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to
discipline for violating the standards of conduct whether such
conduct takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal
penalties are also imposed for such conduct.
Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those
Disability
reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the
Services
basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove
classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case
of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an
assignment requirement may be substituted (for example, a research
paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing
impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may
have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or
university may need to provide special services such as registration,
note-taking, or mobility assistance.
These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.