Studies in Theater Arts (THEA)
Director: Professor Ruth Weiner, fall and spring, Lecturer Walter Wojciechowski, winter
Professor: Ruth Weiner
Lecturers: Mary Ann Kelling, Walter F. Wojciechowski
Visiting Teacher: Michael B. Dixon
Visiting Artist-in-Residence: Carlyle Brown
Studies in Theater Arts offers courses in each of the major areas of interest: design-technical, acting, and directing, as well as courses in literature, history, and criticism that are cross-listed with other departments.
Although there is no major in Theater at Carleton College, students can work out programs of study with theater arts as the essential component of a special major that might include courses from a variety of departments, such as English, Classics, Romance Languages and Literatures, German and Russian (See below).
Theater Courses
ENGL 240. Directing Cross-listed with THEA 240. An introduction to the process of directing plays. 6 credits cr., ND, Winter—Staff
ENGL 241. American Drama of the Last Decade Cross-listed with THEA 241. . This exploration of contemporary dramatic literature will focus on theatrical experimentation, political expression, and the depiction of social realities in works by American playwrights of the past decade. Plays by Naomi Iizuka, Mac Wellman, Jane Martin, Naomi Wallace and others will be examined in terms of production dramaturgy -- the research, analysis and interpretation required to produce these plays on stage. 6 credits cr., AL, Winter—M. Dixon
ENGL 243. Classic Theater: Aeschylus to Shakespeare Cross-listed with THEA 243. The study of dramatic literature in historical context, focusing not only on the plays but on the spaces, conditions, and conventions of theatrical performance from the ancient Greeks to Shakespeare. The class will also examine contemporary attempts to restage these works. 6 credits cr., AL, Not offered in 2002-2003.
ENGL 244. Classic Theater: Shakespeare to Modernism Cross-listed with THEA 244. The study of dramatic literature in historical context, focusing not only on the plays but on the spaces, conditions, and conventions of theatrical performance from Shakespeare through the beginnings of modernism. 6 credits cr., AL, Not offered in 2002-2003.
ENGL 246. Playwriting Cross-listed with THEA 246. A laboratory to explore the craft of playwriting, concentrating on structure, action and character. The class uses games, exercises, scenes, with the goal of producing a short play by the end of the term. 6 credits cr., S/CR/NC, AL, Not offered in 2002-2003.
ENGL 351. Women Playwrights/Women's Roles Cross-listed with THEA 351,WGST 351. A study of images of women in plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Strindberg, Tennessee Williams, and a number of women playwrights from Hellman and Clare Booth Luce to Caryl Churchill to Ntozaue Shange. 6 credits cr., AL, Not offered in 2002-2003.
Courses in other departments applicable to Studies in Theater Arts. For course descriptions, see departmental listings.
ENGL 291: Independent Study
ENGL 310: Shakespeare: The Histories and Comedies
ENGL 380-381: London Program
FREN 358: Theater of Derision (Not offered in 2002-2003.)
GERM 355: Topics in German Drama: Twentieth Century Theatrical Experiments (Not offered in 2002-2003.)
GRK 204: Greek Tragedy
SPAN 248: Drama and Performance in Latin America (Not offered in 2002-2003.)