PATH 280 ACTING I (3)
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Exercises and activities that emphasize voice, movement, and relaxation techniques. Includes improvisation, monologues, and two-character scenes.
GenEd: A1, C1
PATH 281 PLAY ANALYSIS (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Introduces students to the analytical tools used by theatre professionals and provides practice in applying those tools to a variety of scripts. Studies in dramatic structure and its relationship to performance and production.聽
PATH 332 TEACHING DRAMATIC LITERATURE (3)
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 105 or equivalent plus one upper division literature course
This course will explore methods and approaches to teaching dramatic literature in secondary schools and colleges.The focus will be on elements of textual exploration and using heuristics from theatre to teach dramatic literature, including but not exclusively Shakespeare鈥檚 plays.
Same as ENGL 332
GenEd: C2, Interdisciplinary
PATH 333 MULTICULTURAL DRAMA IN PERFORMANCE/PRODUCTION (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
America is a country of many cultures, and each of these has brought legacies of its roots to the American stage. In this course we will read plays written by Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, African Americans and others. We will also stage mini-productions of one or more of those plays.
Same as ENGL 333
GenEd: C2, C3B, Interdisciplinary
PATH 334 SPANISH LANGUAGE DRAMA AND THEATRE (3)
Three hours lecture per week
Read and analyze one-act plays from diverse parts of the Spanish-speaking world, and focus on majors works for in-depth study and performance. In addition to learning about the historical, cultural and sociological context of the plays, students will learn acting techniques and appropriate Spanish-language vocabulary and phrases. Note: Course is open to all levels of Spanish speakers.
Same as SPAN 334
GenEd: C2, C3B, Interdisciplinary
PATH 338 THEATRE IN HISTORY (3)
Three hours lecture per week
A survey of the history of theatrical productions. Includes formal productions and performances as well as other types of 鈥渢heatre鈥� or 鈥渄ramatization,鈥� such as political posturing, i.e., a ruler鈥檚 rise to power in historical reality as well as performed or recorded later in theatre, music, and history. Theatre in history is contextualized within multicultural perspectives.
Same as HIST 338
GenEd: C1, C3B, Interdisciplinary
PATH 343 TEACHING DRAMA TO CHILDREN (3)
Three hours lecture per week
Students will participate in theatre games, improvisations, and other tasks that will prepare them to design and implement dramatic activities as a learning tool. Theatre in a broader context will also be examined.
Same as EDUC 343
GenEd: C1, Interdisciplinary
PATH 343 TEACHING DRAMA TO CHILDREN (3)
PATH 380 ACTING II (3)
Six hours activity per week
Prerequisite: PATH 280
Emphasizes character work and contemporary acting theories. Includes performance of scenes from contemporary multicultural plays.聽
PATH 382 DIRECTING (3)
Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Prerequisites: PA 101, PA 202, PATH 281
Introduction to techniques and practice of directing stage plays. Students direct scenes and one-acts.
PATH 410 SHAKESPEARE鈥橲 PLAYS (3)
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or equivalent and one upper division literature course
Study of the many aspects of Shakespeare鈥檚 plays as literature--language, context, form and style--as well as the ways in which these elements work as parts of a whole, which includes spoken speech and other sounds as well as physical form and movement.
Same as ENGL 410
PATH 412 DRAMA OF ANCIENT GREECE (3)
Three hours lecture/discussion per week
Prerequisite: ENGL 103 or ENGL 105 or equivalent and one upper division literature course
A survey of ancient Greek drama and the culture/society that produced it. The course will examine a representative sample of the major plays. Among the topics considered will be: the tragic and comic festivals, tragedy鈥檚 relationship with Athenian democracy, the nature of Greek theaters and ancient theatrical production techniques, religion and drama, women and tragedy, tragic and comic heroism, myth and tragedy, and the legacy of Greek tragedy in the modern world.
Same as ENGL 412
PATH 444 ORIGINAL PRACTICE IN RENAISSANCE DRAMA (3)
Three hours lecture per week
In this class, students will learn about the theaters of the Renaissance, the playwrights whose plays were performed in them, and explore the differences that occur when the plays are performed in a venue resembling those of the original Rose, Blackfriars and Globe theaters.
Same as ENGL 444
GenEd: C2, Interdisciplinary
PATH 481 PRODUCTION (3)
Six hours activity per week
Prerequisites: PA 360 or consent of instructor
Directing, acting or implementing technical projects in 海角社区CI musical theatre productions. Repeatable up to 6 units.
Graded Credit/No Credit
PATH 499 PERFORMING ARTS CAPSTONE IN THEATRE (3)
Three hours seminar per week
Prerequisites: PA 350, PA 360, Senior Status
Students will join in the capstone experience course and blend their knowledge and practice to produce an interdisciplinary performing arts project.聽 Alternatively, students may receive an internship with a theatre company.