THD 350-01 - Critical Approaches to Theatre Methods: Dramaturgy

4 credits (Spring)

While actors, dancers, choreographers, directors, and designers contribute their perspective, dramaturgs advocate on behalf of the performance work itself. Rarely seen onstage, a skilled dramaturg is essential in any rehearsal room, be it dance, devised, or script-centered work, and their tasks change with every project. They collaborate, they research, they facilitate, they edit, they teach, they respond, they question, all while moving nimbly across departments and disciplines. In this interdisciplinary course, we will focus on the process of dramaturgy as an art in its own right, and practice the skills necessary to work across the field (and beyond!). Students will explore the dramaturg’s many functions, both within and without the fascinating architecture and context of performance texts and works.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level THD course except THD 200 or THD 201.
Note: Plus-2 option available.
Instructor: K. Miller