Drama (DRAM)

www.wc.edu/academics/programs-study/fine-arts

James Brownlee
Fine Arts Building (FINE), RM 123
817-598-8922

Drama majors should see degree requirements for an Associate of Arts.

Course Descriptions

DRAM 1120, 1121, 2120, 2121: Theatre Practicum

Class Program
Credits 1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours 3
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
50.0506.53 26
Practicum in theatre with emphasis on techniques and procedures with experience gained in play productions. May be repeated for credit up to nine semester hours. Three hours lab per week.

DRAM 1310: Introduction to Theatre

Class Program
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
50.0501.51 26
Survey of all phases of theatre including its history, dramatic works, stage techniques, production procedures, and relation to the fine arts. Three hours lecture per week.

DRAM 1330: Stagecraft I

Class Program
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 2
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
50.0502.51 26

Study and application of the methods and components of theatrical production which may include one or more of the following: theater facilities, scenery construction and painting, properties, lighting, costume, makeup, sound, and theatrical management. Two hours lecture, two hours lab per week

DRAM 1341: Makeup

Class Program
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 2
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
50.0502.52 26
Design and execution of makeup for the purpose of developing believable characters. Includes discussion of basic makeup principles and practical experience of makeup application. Three hours lecture and two hours lab per week.

DRAM 1351: Acting I

Class Program
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
50.0506.51 26
A lab course in all phases of drama theatre, with emphasis on techniques and procedures, with practical experience gained by participating in a play production. Three hours lecture per week.

DRAM 1352: Acting II

Class Program
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
50.0506.51 26
Study with practical experience in problems of creating characterization, with emphasis on developing vocal and physical skill in acting. Three hours lecture per week.

Prerequisites

DRAM 1351.

DRAM 2336: Voice for the Actor

Class Program
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
50.0501.52 26

Principles, practices, and exercises in awareness, relaxation, freedom, flexibility, and expressiveness in the actor's vocal instrument.

DRAM 2355: Script Analysis

Class Program
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
50.0501.52 26

Examination of foundational skills for understanding the structure and content of play scripts for interpretation and conceptualization in theater productions by directors, designers, actors, and technicians. Introduces students to significant plays in the history of dramatic literature in the playwright’s social and cultural context.

DRAM 2361: History of Theater I

Class Program
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
50.0505.51 26
Study of the history of the theater from primitive times through the Renaissance. Three hours lecture per week.

DRAM 2362: History of Theater II

Class Program
Credits 3 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours 0
Clinical Hours
0
CIP
50.0505.51 26
Study of the history of the theater from the Renaissance through today. Three hours lecture per week.