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THEATER COURSES FOR SPRING 2026
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1C / Introduction to Dance for Music Theater
Studio, four hours. Designed for Theater majors. Introduction to basic music theater dance technique. May be repeated once for credit. Letter grading.
11 / Approaches to Interpretation of Theater and Performance: Global Perspective
Seminar, four hours. Introduction to basic methods of interpretation in theater and performance throughout world. Topics illustrated by faculty members and guest speakers, visits to off-campus theaters, and reading from contemporary plays. Letter grading.
14C / Introduction to Design
Lecture, three hours; studio, six hours. Exploration of visual interpretation of drama. Study of styles and techniques of design, collaborative role of designer, principles of design for scenery, lighting, costumes, and sound. Both technical and aesthetic groundwork for further study. Letter grading.
20 / Acting Fundamentals
Studio, four hours. Introduction to interpretation of drama through art of actor. Development of individual insights, skills, and disciplines in presentation of dramatic material to audiences. P/NP or letter grading.
23B / Advanced Musical Literacy for Singing Actors
Studio, three hours. Requisite: course 23A. More advanced sight-singing, incorporating minor keys, chromatic scales, internal key changes, and bass clef; exploration of song form, musical theater score formats, and harmonic/contrapuntal singing. Letter grading.
27B / How American Vaudeville Gave Rise to Physical Comedy
Studio, three to four hours. Requisite: course 27A. Designed to build confidence and ease in advanced performance skills. Exploration of the art of physical comedy through the lens of American Vaudeville traditions, acts, and performers. Examination of the importance of rhythm, timing, delivery, speech, and body language in American comedy. Emphasis on imagination, physical improvisation, and the integration of diverse art forms such as stunts, music, dance, storytelling, clowning, and tumbling. P/NP or letter grading.
30 / Dramatic Writing
Studio, three hours. Intended for Theater minors and other nonmajors. Exploration and development of creative writing skills for one or more of various forms of entertainment media. May be repeated once. Letter grading.
34C / Ballet II
Studio, five hours. Development of dance and movement techniques for musical theater. Letter grading.
50A / Theater Production
Laboratory, three to six hours. Laboratory experience in various aspects of theater production, including stage management or member of production crew. Combination of courses 50A, 50B, 50C, and 50D may not be taken for more than 8 units. Letter grading.
50B / Theater Production
Laboratory, six to nine hours. Laboratory experience in various aspects of theater production, including stage management or member of production crew. Combination of courses 50A, 50B, 50C, and 50D may not be taken for more than 8 units. Letter grading.
95 / Introduction to Community or Corporate Internships in Theater, Film, and Television
Tutorial, six to 12 hours. Limited to freshmen/sophomores. Internship at various theaters, studios, or entertainment organizations accentuating creative contributions, organization, and work of professionals in various specialties. Students meet on regular basis with faculty member and provide periodic reports of experience. May be taken for maximum of 4 units. Individual contract with supervising faculty member required. P/NP grading.
99 / Student Research Program
Tutorial (supervised research or other scholarly work), three hours per week per unit. Entry-level research for lower-division students under guidance of faculty mentor. Students must be in good academic standing and enrolled in minimum of 12 units (excluding this course). Individual contract required; consult Undergraduate Research Center. May be repeated. P/NP grading.
101B / Global Histories of Theater and Performance II
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to histories and historiographies of theater and performance from across world, with emphasis from 18th century through 21st century. Introduction to representational modalities from melodrama to performance art and theoretical approaches from Marxism to poststructuralism. Letter grading.
103K / Asian American Theater: Technologies and Migrations in Trans-Pacific Performance
Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Exploration of Asian American theater through critical lens of aesthetics and politics. Study of race in intersectional contexts with particular emphasis on technology and migration. Letter grading.
104D / New Playwrights, New Playwriting
Seminar, three hours. Required for students in playwriting sequence. How to approach diverse range of new plays currently changing landscape of theater. Contemporary look at plays written in last 15 years and how they reflect society. Reading of plays to build skills of manuscript analysis; development of working vocabulary of dramaturgical concepts; exploration of different styles of acting, directing, and design that playwrights of today draw from. Letter grading.
C104E / History of Design Décor Part I: Architecture and Décor--Antiquity to Early Neoclassical
Lecture, four hours. Requisites: courses 14A, 14B, 14C. Study of pre-Renaissance architectural and interior décor as manifestation of cultural, social, economic, and political influences to provide historical framework for design of scenery, costumes, and lighting for theater, film, and television. May be repeated once for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C404E. Letter grading.
C112C / Speculative Stages: Shaping Future Technology through Performance
Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course C112A or C112B. Exploration of how stories, particularly in embodied speculative fiction, shape the way technologies are imagined, built, and used in real life. Through theory, discussion, and experimentation, exploration of the interplay between fiction and reality. Focus both on how 20th- and 21st-century speculative fiction has impacted the technology that we use today and how staging new and different fictions could impact collective imaginaries and future technologies. Concurrently scheduled with course C212C. Letter grading.
115B / The Actor's Imagination II
Studio/lecture/discussion, six hours. Requisites: courses 24, 25, 115A. Continued cultivation of dramatic imagination and clarity of intention, with increased emphasis on relationship, partnering, and scene work. Letter grading.
116B / The Actor's Toolbox II
Studio, six hours. Requisites: courses 24, 25, 116A, 124C. Continuation of course 116A, including an introduction to heightened language and/or post-realist texts. Letter grading.
118C / Applied Theater: Arts in Action
Laboratory, four hours. Investigation of applied theatre and methods through which the arts are used to address social issues. Emphasis is placed on culturally sustaining practices and communal activities supporting people to speak toward their experiences through the transformative process of theatre-based techniques. Letter grading.
119C / Puppetry and Wearable Technology
Studio, four hours. Highly recommended requisite: course 119A. Hands-on exploration of the expressive potential of embedded and wearable technologies in live performance, using puppetry as a practice through which to examine how these technologies can engage with agency, presence, and interaction. Students build responsive systems that sense body and object and actuate through sound, light, and mechanics. Focus on the practice of critical making to support narrative intent and develop emotional resonance. Letter grading.
121 / Actor-Director Workshop
Studio, three to six hours. Enrollment by audition or instructor consent. Courses 160, 163A, 163B, and 163C may be taken concurrently. Workshop that provides students with opportunity to rehearse, perform, criticize scenes, and reflect on actor-director collaboration. May be repeated once for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
123 / Intermediate Acting for Stage
Lecture/studio, four hours. Requisite: course 20. Study and practice of art of acting through perfecting of techniques and application of those techniques to acting problems. P/NP or letter grading.
124B / Vocal Power and Clarity II
Studio, three to four hours. Requisites: courses 24, 25, 124A. Continued cultivation of personal vocal practice, voicing dramatic and nondramatic texts, with greater focus on contemporary dramatic texts. Letter grading.
124D / Vocal Dexterity II
Studio, three hours. Vocal challenges associated with devised and/or post-realist texts. P/NP or letter grading.
124E / Dialects
Studio, three to four hours. Requisite: course 124B. Development of techniques in approaching dialects in performance. Letter grading.
125B / Physicality for Actors II
Studio, three to four hours. Requisites: courses 24, 25, 124A. Continued somatic and martial practices for cultivating greater physical presence, balance, power, and awareness. Letter grading.
125D / Skills for Actors II
Studio, three hours. Continuation of course 125C, with motif development as it relates to the actor's process. P/NP or letter grading.
125H / Martial Arts Weaponry and Combat for Stage and Film
Studio, three hours. Movement-based skill sets for the actor emphasizing the use of Asian weapons for stage and film. Letter grading.
126B / Acting Classical Texts
Studio, six hours. Requisite: course 126A. Advanced study of characterization, approach to verse, scansion, use of embodiment in classic texts. Personalization within heightened reality. Letter grading.
131A / Intermediate Playwriting: Full-Length Play Part I
Studio, three hours. Requisite: course 130A. Introduction to process of conceiving, researching, and developing full-length plays. Students begin drafting full-length plays. May be repeated twice for credit. Letter grading.
134C / Dance for Musical Theater II
Studio, five hours. Designed for Theater majors. Development of dance and movement techniques for musical theater. Letter grading.
134F / Dance for Musical Theater III
Studio, five hours. Designed for Theater majors. Development of dance and movement techniques for musical theater. Letter grading.
135A / Musical Theater Vocal Styles: Gospel
Studio, three hours. Designed for Theater majors. Part of five-course series of musical theater performance techniques in which students explore and master variety of vocal styles and/or acting approaches necessary to be competitive in field of professional musical theater. Exploration of strategies and techniques for singing gospel and rhythm and blues music, with solo and group improvisation as foundation. Letter grading.
135F / Singing: Individual Instruction
Studio, one hour. Requisite: course 35B. Designed to advance proper vocal technique, focusing on breath support, vowel shape, range expression, and overall mastery of vocal instrument. May be repeated four times for credit. Letter grading.
135G / Musical Theater Duets: Singing in Relationship
Studio, three hours. Designed for Theater majors. Study and practice of musical theater duets with emphasis on establishing, exploring, and maintaining relationship and intention while singing. Development of vocal technique and the ability to hold melody and harmony lines while singing in relationship. Research of duet history using song selections covering history of musical theater from early 20th century through contemporary, incorporating and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion values while not being restricted to original casting models in practice. Letter grading.
137 / Acting for the Camera
Lecture/studio, four to six hours. Requisite: course 116B. Designed to aid the actor in the transition from stage to film work. Examination of film production and its physical characteristics and the acting style needed for work in film and television. Students may perform in simulated studio setting on camera. May be repeated once for credit with instructor change. Letter grading.
C146A / Art and Process of Entertainment Design
Lecture, three hours. Conceptualization, design, and prototyping of interactive theatrical events. Exploration of original forms of media-rich entertainment experience through lectures, presentations, and seminar participation. Students form collaborative teams to conceive and propose interactive entertainment events. Concurrently scheduled with course C446A. Letter grading.
148 / Special Courses in Design and Technical Theater
Lecture, four hours. Group study of selected subjects in design and technical theater. May be repeated twice for credit. P/NP or letter grading.
150A / Theater Production and Performance
Laboratory, three to six hours. Laboratory experience in various aspects of theater production, including performance in project or production, stage management, assistant director, dramaturg, member of crew, or assignment as designer or assistant on production. May be repeated 15 times for credit. Combination of courses 150A, 150B, 150C, and 150D may not be taken for more than 16 units. Letter grading.
150B / Theater Production and Performance
Laboratory, six to nine hours. Laboratory experience in various aspects of theater production, including performance in project or production, stage management, assistant director, dramaturg, member of crew, or assignment as designer or assistant on production. May be repeated seven times for credit. Combination of courses 150A, 150B, 150C, and 150D may not be taken for more than 16 units. Letter grading.
150D / Theater Production and Performance
Laboratory, 12 to 16 hours. Laboratory experience in various aspects of theater production, including performance in project or production, stage management, assistant director, dramaturg, member of crew, or assignment as designer or assistant on production. May be repeated three times for credit. Combination of courses 150A, 150B, 150C, and 150D may not be taken for more than 16 units. Letter grading.
C151C / Production Design for Film, Television, and Video
Lecture/studio, four hours. Study of role of art director, scenic design for single-camera and multicamera production, and set decoration. May be repeated twice for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C451C. Letter grading.
C153C / Costume Design for Film and Television
Lecture/studio, four hours. Requisites: courses 14A, 14B, 14C; for transfer students: course 149. Study of current professional costume design and wardrobe practices in film and television, including effect of differing media on design choices. May be repeated twice for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C453C. Letter grading.
C153E / History of Costume Design in Movies
Lecture, three hours; screenings, two to six hours. History of costume design within context of 20th-century fashion and film history, including evolution of role of costume designer since early days of film industry. Role of costume designer and contribution of costume design to cinematic storytelling. Concurrently scheduled with course C453E. Letter grading.
C154B / Sound Design for Musicals
Lecture/studio, four hours. Requisites: courses 14A, 14B, 14C, C154A. Exploration of sound design for theater and techniques for mixing, reinforcement, and signal processing. Topics include use of delay, equalization, and microphone placement for theater sound reinforcement with focus on mixing musicals. Covers paperwork needed to complete show. Tuning space, equalization, and some advanced projects involving programming and mixing on various consoles. May be repeated once for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C454B. Letter grading.
C154E / Sound Design for Themed Entertainment
Lecture/studio, four hours. Requisites: courses C154A, C154B. Study of sound design for themed entertainment and its unique needs. How to organize and design for a non-linear attraction. Advanced projects in programming and control systems. Concurrently scheduled with course C454E. Letter grading.
C154G / Music Technology for Sound Design
Lecture/studio, four hours. Requisites: courses C154A, C154B. Overview of music, musical genres, and their structure with goal of understanding music composition. Students use software to create musical ideas and sound design components. Concurrently scheduled with course C454G. Letter grading.
C155F / Graphic Representation of Design: Costume Rendering
Studio, four hours. Requisite: course 147A or 147B. Study of techniques for rendering theatrical costumes, with emphasis on figure, clothing, and fabrics. May be repeated twice for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C455F. Letter grading.
C155H / Selected Topics in Graphic Representation of Design
Studio, six hours. Group study of selected subjects in techniques for interpretation of design for theater. May be repeated once for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C455H. Letter grading.
C156E / Advanced Computer-Assisted Drafting
Studio, four hours. Requisite: course 147A. Investigation of drafting techniques for scenic and lighting designs using Vectorworks. Concurrently scheduled with course C456E. Letter grading.
C156F / Introduction to Computer-Assisted Rendering
Studio, four hours. Investigation of three-dimensional lighting and scenic design previsualization: wire-frame perspective drawing and photo-realistic computer rendering techniques using Vectorworks. Concurrently scheduled with course C456F. Letter grading.
159 / Design Portfolio Project
Lecture/studio, four hours. Requisites: courses 14A, 14B, 14C. Preparation of complete designs and drawings for production and assembly of design portfolio and résumé. Projects prepared under guidance of faculty adviser. Letter grading.
160 / Fundamentals of Play Direction
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, four hours. Requisite: course 15 with grade of C or better. Course 121 may be taken concurrently. Basic theories of play direction and their application through preparation of scenes under rehearsal conditions. P/NP or letter grading.
163B / Directing for Stage
Lecture/studio, four hours. Requisite: course 15. Further development of craft elements of directorial method, with additional emphasis on psychological aspects of director/actor communication. Students direct scenes under laboratory conditions in alternative stage configurations. Letter grading.
172 / Production Practice in Theater, Film, Video, and Digital Media
Studio, three to eight hours. Exploration and laboratory experience in one or more various aspects of production and postproduction practice for entertainment media, including theater, film, video, and digital media. May be repeated for maximum of 24 units. Letter grading.
173A / Design Assignment: Assistant Designer
Studio, six hours. Requisites: courses 14A, 14B, 14C. Laboratory experience as assistant designer, including participation in preparation and realization of scenic, lighting, costume, or sound designs. May be repeated twice. Letter grading.
173B / Production Design Assignment: Designer
Studio, six hours. Requisites: courses 14A, 14B, 14C. Laboratory experience as designer, including preparation and realization of scenic, lighting, costume, or sound designs. May be repeated twice. Letter grading.
174B / Project in Stage Management
Studio, nine hours. Requisite: course 174A. Laboratory experience in professional duties of assistant stage manager, including participation as assistant stage manager in preproduction, rehearsal, and performance phases of productions. May be repeated once for credit. Letter grading.
174C / Project in Stage Management
Studio, 12 hours. Requisite: course 174A. Laboratory experience in professional duties of stage manager, including participation as stage manager in preproduction, rehearsal, and performance phases of productions. Problems of unions, auditions, organization, scheduling, and responsibilities of lengthy run. May be repeated three times for credit. Letter grading.
174D / Advanced Stage Management Techniques
Lecture, two hours; studio, two hours. Requisites: courses 147A, 174A. Professional duties of stage management. Practical training, including paper techniques, dry techniques, cue 2 cue, preshow setup, performance reports, and quick change rehearsals. Letter grading.
C176A / Production Practice in Theater with Emerging Technologies I
Studio/laboratory, four to six hours. Collaborative creative and technical development of all aspects of theatrical production incorporating emerging and/or advanced technologies, culminating in rehearsal and public presentation. Offered as series of up to three courses in cases where multiple quarters are needed to prepare production. May be repeated once for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C476A. Letter grading.
180 / Senior Project
Lecture or studio, three hours. Requisites: courses 101A, 101B. Preparation of conceptual or creative project to provide culminating experience in production of creative or research work. May be repeated twice for credit. Letter grading.
195 / Community or Corporate Internships in Theater, Film, and Television
Tutorial, eight, 16, or 24 hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Internship at various theaters, studios, or entertainment organizations accentuating creative contributions, organization, and work of professionals in their various specialties. Students meet on regular basis with instructor and provide periodic reports of their experience. May be taken for maximum of 8 units. Individual contract with supervising faculty member required. Letter grading.
199 / Directed Research or Senior Project in Theater
Tutorial, to be arranged. Limited to juniors/seniors. Research under guidance of faculty mentor. Supervised individual research or investigation. Culminating paper or project required. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required. P/NP or letter grading.
C212C / Speculative Stages: Shaping Future Technology through Performance
Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course C212A or C212B. Exploration of how stories, particularly in embodied speculative fiction, shape the way technologies are imagined, built, and used in real life. Through theory, discussion, and experimentation, exploration of the interplay between fiction and reality. Focus both on how 20th- and 21st-century speculative fiction has impacted the technology that we use today and how staging new and different fictions could impact collective imaginaries and future technologies. Concurrently scheduled with course C112C. Letter grading.
216B / History and Historiography
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, one hour. Study of global theater and performance histories while engaging with diverse historiographic approaches. Examination of how archives, repertoires, oral histories, and embodied practices become crucial sites of knowledge production and circulation. Exploration of how history is written and whose histories are remembered. Students develop diverse research approaches to design ethically conscious and historically informed research projects. Letter grading.
220 / Graduate Forum
Seminar, one to four hours. Limited to graduate theater students. Presentation and discussion of issues informing and affecting contemporary theater. May be repeated four times for credit. S/U grading.
230C / Writing for Contemporary Theater: Performance and Text
Lecture, three hours; studio, two hours. Designed for graduate students. Exploration of structural strategies, political implications, and technical demands of selected contemporary American plays leading to guided completion and critique of student work. Letter grading.
263 / Production Project in Direction for Stage
Discussion, one hour; studio, 12 to 30 hours. Designed for graduate students. Direction of dramatic work, with discussion and critique of work in progress. May be repeated for maximum of 20 units. Letter grading.
298A / Special Studies in Theater Arts
Lecture/discussion, two or four hours. Designed for graduate students. Seminar study of problems in theater arts, organized on topic basis. May be repeated once for credit. S/U or letter grading.
C404E / History of Design Décor Part I: Architecture and Décor--Antiquity to Early Neoclassical
Lecture, four hours. Requisites: courses 14A, 14B, 14C. Study of pre-Renaissance architectural and interior décor as manifestation of cultural, social, economic, and political influences to provide historical framework for design of scenery, costumes, and lighting for theater, film, and television. May be repeated once for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C104E. Letter grading.
430C / Advanced Studies in Playwriting
Lecture, three hours. Limited to MFA playwriting program students. Guided completion of full-length scripts for stage. S/U or letter grading.
C433A / Script Development Workshop
Lecture, three hours; studio, four to 24 hours. Designed for graduate students. Guided process of script development, with emphasis on communication, artistic growth, and professional process. May be taken for maximum of 8 units. Concurrently scheduled with course C133A. Letter grading.
433B / Script Development Workshop
Lecture, three hours; studio, four to 24 hours. Designed for graduate students. Guided process of script development, with emphasis on communication, artistic growth, and professional process. May be taken for maximum of 8 units. Letter grading.
435AS / Problems in Advanced Writing for Stage
Lecture, two hours. Limited to MFA candidates. Review discussion and critique of playwriting projects. May be repeated for maximum of 6 units. S/U grading.
443C / Advanced Scenic Design
Studio, four hours. Advanced study and practice of scenic design for theater, with emphasis on cultivating imagination as impetus for design, text analysis, metaphor, and conceptualization. Investigation of design research process, composition, and style leading to visual presentation of design, as well as exploration of students' individual cognitive and artistic process and refinement of techniques. May be repeated twice for credit. S/U or letter grading.
445C / Production Design for Film, Television, and Entertainment Media
Lecture/studio, four hours. Study and practice in design of scenic environment for film, video, and entertainment media, including effect of differing media on design choices, role of production designers and art directors, and design for single- and multiple-camera production. May be repeated once for credit. Letter grading.
C446A / Art and Process of Entertainment Design
Lecture, three hours. Conceptualization, design, and prototyping of interactive theatrical events. Exploration of original forms of media-rich entertainment experience through lectures, presentations, and seminar participation. Students form collaborative teams to conceive and propose interactive entertainment events. Concurrently scheduled with course C146A. Letter grading.
448C / Costume Design for Film, Television, and Entertainment Media
Lecture/studio, four hours. Study and practice in design of costumes for live and virtual characters in film, television, and entertainment media, including effect of differing media on design choices. May be repeated twice for credit. Letter grading.
449C / Design Thesis Project
Lecture/studio, four hours. Series of group design projects that serve as comprehensive examination for MFA degree in entertainment design. Review and evaluation of projects by design faculty members from all areas of curriculum. Letter grading.
449D / Thesis for Costume Design in Theater, Film, and Television
Lecture/studio, four hours. For costume design students. One major scenography design project that serves as comprehensive examination for MFA degree in entertainment design. Review and evaluation of projects by design faculty members from all areas of curriculum. May be repeated once for credit. Letter grading.
C451C / Production Design for Film, Television, and Video
Lecture/studio, four hours. Study of role of art director, scenic design for single-camera and multicamera production, and set decoration. May be repeated once for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C151C. Letter grading.
C453C / Costume Design for Film and Television
Lecture/studio, four hours. Study of current professional costume design and wardrobe practices in film and television, including effect of differing media on design choices. May be repeated twice for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C153C. Letter grading.
C453E / History of Costume Design in Movies
Lecture, three hours; screenings, two to six hours. History of costume design within context of 20th-century fashion and film history, including evolution of role of costume designer since early days of film industry. Role of costume designer and contribution of costume design to cinematic storytelling. Concurrently scheduled with course C153E. Letter grading.
C454B / Sound Design for Musicals
Lecture/studio, four hours. Exploration of sound design for theater and techniques for mixing, reinforcement, and signal processing. Topics include use of delay, equalization, and microphone placement for theater sound reinforcement with focus on mixing musicals. Covers paperwork needed to complete show. Tuning space, equalization, and some advanced projects involving programming and mixing on various consoles. May be repeated once for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C154B. Letter grading.
C454E / Sound Design for Themed Entertainment
Lecture/studio, four hours. Requisites: courses C454A, C454B. Study of sound design for themed entertainment and its unique needs. How to organize and design for a non-linear attraction. Advanced projects in programming and control systems. Concurrently scheduled with course C154E. Letter grading.
C454G / Music Technology for Sound Design
Lecture/studio, four hours. Requisites: courses C454A, C454B. Overview of music, musical genres, and their structure with goal of understanding music composition. Students use software to create musical ideas and sound design components. Concurrently scheduled with course C154G. Letter grading.
C455F / Graphic Representation of Design: Costume Rendering
Studio, four hours. Requisite: course 147A or 147B. Study of techniques for rendering theatrical costumes, with emphasis on figure, clothing, and fabrics. May be repeated twice for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C155F. Letter grading.
C455H / Selected Topics in Graphic Representation of Design
Studio, six hours. Group study of selected subjects in techniques for interpretation of design for theater. May be repeated once for credit. Letter grading.
C456E / Advanced Computer-Assisted Drafting
Studio, four hours. Requisite: course 147A. Investigation of drafting techniques for scenic and lighting designs using Vectorworks. Concurrently scheduled with course C156E. Letter grading.
C456F / Introduction to Computer-Assisted Rendering
Studio, four hours. Investigation of three-dimensional lighting and scenic design previsualization: wire-frame perspective drawing and photo-realistic computer rendering techniques using Vectorworks. Concurrently scheduled with course C156F. Letter grading.
457D / Advanced Historical Costume Interpretation and Construction
Lecture/studio, four hours. Introduction to costume design as tool for interpretation of one renowned artwork and as intrinsic element of art history to gain expertise in costume and pattern making, while creating half-scale costume inspired by masterwork and to gain familiarity with artist's life and social milieu. Letter grading.
460AS / Contemporary Issues in Direction
Discussion, three hours. Designed for graduate students. Discussion of role of director in contemporary professional practice. Review discussion and critique of directing projects. May be repeated for maximum of 4 units. Letter grading.
463 / Production Project in Direction for Stage
Studio, 24 hours. Designed for graduate students. Creative participation as director in conceptualization and preparation of dramatic work. Letter grading.
472 / Production Practice in Theater, Film, Video, and Digital Media
Studio, three to eight hours. Exploration and laboratory experience in one or more various aspects of production and postproduction practice for entertainment media, including theater, film, video, and digital media. May be repeated for maximum of 24 units. Letter grading.
474 / Advanced Projects in Design and Production
Lecture/studio, four hours. Study and practice in preparation and execution of designs for theater, film, video, and related entertainment forms. As contributing artistic member of design team, creative responsibilities include designer, technical supervisor, or production manager. May be repeated for maximum of 16 units. Letter grading.
475C / Graduate Design Portfolio Project: Costume Design
Lecture, four hours; studio, four to eight hours. Preparation: at least six master costume design courses. Preparation of complete designs and drawings for theatrical, film, operatic, and theoretical productions and assembling of design portfolio and résumé. Information about industry demands and protocol for portfolio presentation and review, with projects prepared under guidance of respective design faculty adviser. Letter grading.
C476A / Production Practice in Theater with Emerging Technologies I
Studio/laboratory, four to six hours. Collaborative creative and technical development of all aspects of theatrical production incorporating emerging and/or advanced technologies, culminating in rehearsal and public presentation. Offered as series of up to three courses in cases where multiple quarters are needed to prepare production. May be repeated once for credit. Concurrently scheduled with course C176A. Letter grading.
596A / Directed Individual Studies: Research
Tutorial, to be arranged. Designed for graduate students. May be repeated with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading.
596B / Directed Individual Studies: Writing
Tutorial, to be arranged. Designed for graduate students. May be repeated with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading.
596C / Directed Individual Studies: Directing
Tutorial, to be arranged. Designed for graduate students. May be repeated with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading.
596D / Directed Individual Studies: Design
Tutorial, to be arranged. Designed for graduate students. May be repeated with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading.
596E / Directed Individual Studies: Acting
Tutorial, to be arranged. Designed for graduate students. May be repeated with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading.
596F / Directed Individual Studies: Production
Tutorial, to be arranged. Designed for graduate students. May be repeated with consent of instructor. S/U or letter grading.
597 / Preparation for PhD Qualifying Examinations in Theater Arts
Tutorial, to be arranged. Writing of prospectus and three reading lists. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.
599 / PhD Dissertation in Theater Arts
Tutorial, to be arranged. Preparation: advancement to PhD candidacy. Research for and writing of PhD dissertation. May be repeated for credit. S/U grading.