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DRMA 102 - Contemporary American Theatre

Credits: 5
Introduces the student to trends in American theatre beginning with the early 20th-Century and continuing to today. Course focuses on the evolution of American playwriting, the changes in the theatrical arts to include scene, costume, lighting and sound design. Course regards drama as one of the performing arts and not as literature.

Satisfies Requirement: Humanities/Fine Arts/English

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate through text analysis an understanding of Aristotle’s Components of a Play and Dramatic Structure.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of modern theatre criticism using the Description/Analysis/Interpretation/Evaluation model through writing 5 critiques of plays studied in class.
  3. Demonstrate the director’s specialty by conceptualizing 1 of the plays studied in class.
  4. Show an understanding of modern technical advances in theatre by conceptualizing 1 play that is set in a specific time period, and transferring it to a modern or futuristic time period.

Program Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate a knowledge of historical genres and styles beyond current trends in Performing Arts.
  2. Demonstrate responsibility by one or more of the following: attendance, assignment completion, final project or performance completion.


College-wide Outcomes
  • Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
  • Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.



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