Drama
DRA 515 - Play Analysis and Introduction to Mise-en-Scène 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Play scripts as “scores” for production and performance. Techniques used by directors and designers to develop ideas for shaping the elements of theatrical art into viable production concepts. Constructive production criticism.
PREREQ: DRA 115
DRA 520 - Graduate Scene Study I 0-3 credit(s) Every semester
Problems in characterization, period, and language posed by masterworks of prose drama. Scenes from Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw, etc.
DRA 521 - Acting Workshop (London) 3 credit(s) Every semester
Training sessions with British adjunct teachers in areas of skills and technique not available on the Syracuse campus. Each teacher offers several sessions in a special area.
DRA 522 - Acting Workshop (London) 3 credit(s) Every semester
Training sessions with British adjunct teachers in areas of skills and technique not available on the Syracuse campus. Each teacher offers several sessions in a special area.
DRA 523 - Audition Technique 3 credit(s) Every semester
Audition procedures and techniques necessary for a career in theater, film, and television. Course will include readings, lecture/discussion, and practice. Student must have passed sophomore evaluations.
PREREQ: DRA 220 TWICE
Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
DRA 524 - Acting: Drama in the Elizabethan and jRomantic Modes 0-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Character study, scene work, rehearsal, and performance of plays in the Elizabethan and/or romantic modes. Plays may be either of the historical periods or modern works in the same style. Instructor determines credit load of each student individually.
PREREQ: DRA 126
Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
DRA 525 - Acting: Drama in Classic and Classicist Mode 0-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Character study, scene work, rehearsal, and performance of plays in classic or classical modes. Plays may be Greek, Roman, neoclassical, or modern works in the same style. Instructor determines the credit load of each student individually.
PREREQ: DRA 126
Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
DRA 526 - Acting: Drama in the Naturalistic Mode 0-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Character study, scene work, rehearsal, and performance of plays in the naturalistic tradition. Instructor determines the credit load of each student individually.
PREREQ: DRA 126
Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
DRA 527 - Dialects 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Standard foreign dialects for dramatic purposes using phonograph records and phonetic transcriptions of foreign dialects. Permission of instructor.
DRA 528 - Dialects Workshop 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Continuation of DRA 527.
PREREQ: DRA 527
DRA 529 - Acting for the Frame 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Acquisition and development of specialist screen acting skills. Techniques are explored and practiced extensively in front of the camera. Offered only in London. Admission to the London Drama Program by permission of department chair.
PREREQ: DRA 355 AND 356
DRA 530 - Advanced Actors Workshop 3 credit(s) Every semester
Scene study. Selection by audition and interview.
Repeatable 3 time(s), 15 credits maximum
DRA 531 - Introduction to Directing 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Basic directing theory and practice. Projects and exercises in fundamental directing skills. Permission of instructor.
PREREQ: (DRA 105 AND 106) OR (DRA 125 AND 126) AND DRA 515
DRA 532 - Directing: Special Problems 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Specific area of directing selected by the department and announced before registration. Direction of assigned scenes with actors from DRA 320. May be repeated for credit, if problems differ.
PREREQ: DRA 515
Repeatable
DRA 539 - Directors’ Workshop 3 credit(s) Every semester
Increasing conceptual skills and rehearsal techniques by directing assigned materials under close faculty supervision. Selection by interview.
DRA 540 - Theater Dance Repertory 1-2 credit(s)
Studio study of significant choreography from the musical theater repertoire. Emphasizing technical accuracy, stylistic integrity, and performance quality. Permission of instructor
PREREQ: DRA 126
DRA 550 - Professional Practices 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Focus on career development, practical skills and auditioning: including master classes with professionals, lectures, discussions, and site visits to professional venues. Specifically related to theater in New York City (Tepper Semester)
DRA 554 - Emergnce of Modrn Theater 3 credit(s) Irregularly
Sources of the modern theater and development of styles and movements from the nineteenth century. Influential social and cultural forces in historical context.
DRA 555 - History American Theatre 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Development of American theater from colonial origins to present. Emergence of a distinctive national tradition.
DRA 560 - Music Theater Production 0-3 credit(s) Every semester
Character study, scene work, music and dance work, rehearsal and performance of musical theater works. Admission by audition and permission of instructor only. Instructor to determine credit load of each student individually.
PREREQ: DRA 126
Repeatable
DRA 561 - Music and Shakespeare 3-4 credit(s)
Crosslisted with: HOM 561
A discussion-based course investigating the place of music in Shakespeare’s plays. Also considers the role of music in early modern English culture as well as later musical adaptations of Shakespeare.
DRA 575 - Choreography/Musicl Stage 1 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Improvisation and basic rules of dance composition to familiarize future directors and choreographers with dance production in musical theater. Dance films, contributions of important choreographers. Weekly and semester group and solo assignments.
DRA 576 - Choreography/Musicl Stage 1 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Improvisation and basic rules of dance composition to familiarize future directors and choreographers with dance production in musical theater. Dance films, contributions of important choreographers. Weekly and semester group and solo assignments.
DRA 581 - Intro to Playwriting 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Structure, characterization, dialogue. Practice in writing the short play.
PREREQ: DRA 315 OR DRA 515
DRA 582 - Play Writing 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Continuation of DRA 581.
PREREQ: DRA 581
DRA 585 - Creative Dramatics 0-3 credit(s) Irregularly
Theater activities for young children and adolescents in educational and community settings. Readings, discussion, practice, and supervised field experience in theater games, improvisation, and play-making techniques.
DRA 586 - Creative Dramatics 0-3 credit(s) Irregularly
Theater activities for young children and adolescents in educational and community settings. Readings, discussion, practice, and supervised field experience in theater games, improvisation, and play-making techniques.
PREREQ: DRA 585
DRA 591 - Development of the Full-Length Play 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Building on principles learned in DRA 391 and 392, student playwrights will investigate genre, structure, magnitude and voice in developing the full-length play.
PREREQ: DRA 392
DRA 592 - Writing and Revising the Full-Length Play 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Building on the knowledge and skills developed in DRA 391, 392, and 591 students will complete and revise a fully realized standard length play.
PREREQ: DRA 591
DRA 600 - Selected Topics 1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
DRA 620 - Graduate Scene Study II 0-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Problems in acting the classic repertoire, especially masterworks of poetic drama. Assignments selected from Shakespeare and other Elizabethans, French neoclassical tragedy and comedy, and more modern works presenting similar problems.
Repeatable
DRA 622 - Interp Shakespeare/Perfrm 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
An intensive study of tonal qualities and motivation in three of Shakespeare’s plays as well as discriminating oral interpretation of passages from these plays.
PREREQ: DRA 225
DRA 631 - Advanced Directing 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Seminar and practicum. Reading, discussion in directorial concepts, and rehearsal methods. Class discussion and criticism of assigned scenes.
PREREQ: DRA 531
DRA 632 - Advanced Directing 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Continuation of DRA 631.
PREREQ: DRA 631
DRA 633 - Adaptation and Performance of Nondramatic Literature 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Aesthetics and techniques of interpreting drama and nondramatic literature through staged group reading. Permission of instructor
DRA 639 - Projects in Directing 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Directing projects proposed by advanced students, usually graduate students, for developing and/or demonstrating their skills. Projects must be approved by faculty member who serves as advisor-critic and by department.
DRA 651 - Graduate Seminars in Theatrical and Dramatic History 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Exploration of a period, stylistic development, or other aspect of history of theater and drama selected by department and announced before registration.
PREREQ: DRA 355, 356
Repeatable
DRA 652 - Graduate Seminars in Modern Theater and Drama 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Exploration of an aspect of the development of theater and drama of our time, selected by department and announced before registration.
PREREQ: DRA 355, 356
Repeatable
DRA 655 - Dramatic Criticism 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Representative forms and exponents of dramatic criticism from major periods of dramatic history. Permission of instructor.
DRA 656 - Dramatic Criticism 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Representative forms and exponents of dramatic criticism from major periods of dramatic history. Permission of instructor.
DRA 660 - Music Theater Practicum 1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Individual coaching in performance techniques. Student-proposed projects in directing and other areas related to musical productions. Permission of instructor.
DRA 670 - Experience Credit 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Participation in discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Permission of instructor.
DRA 690 - Independent Study 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Permission of instructor.
Repeatable
DRA 710 - Graduate Readings 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Repeatable
DRA 715 - Seminar in Mise-en-Scène 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
For graduate directing and design students. Production theory and practical approaches to research, script analysis, and conceptualization of theatrical productions. Required of all M.F.A. candidates before beginning thesis project.
PREREQ: DRA 355, 356, DRA 515 , DRA 531 , DRA 651 , DRA 652
DRA 996 - Graduate Research Project(s) 1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Project(s) demonstrating M.F.A. candidate’s mastery of chosen field: theatrical design or directing. Selected with advice and consent of departmental advisors. Written presentation and oral defense of major paper, documenting research into relevant philosophic and historical perspectives and their use in forming production concepts and resultant performance(s). Required of all M.F.A. candidates.
Repeatable
DRD 501 - Design for Directors 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Basic theory and techniques of design for the stage. Communicating ideas to designers and vice versa. Required of all students in directing.
PREREQ: DRA 355 AND 356 AND DRA 515 AND DRA 531
DRD 541 - Prjcts/Tech’L Practice 3 credit(s) Every semester
Solution of advanced problems in all phases of technical practice, fitted to the needs of the individual student as far as possible. Permission of instructor.
DRD 542 - Prjcts/Tech’L Practice 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Continuation of DRD 541. Permission of department.
PREREQ: DRD 541
DRD 555 - Evolution of Stage Design 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Study of the modern history of scenography, putting contemporary stage design into cultural and historical context through exploration of period style, dramatic literature, director methodology, art and architecture, and theater technology.
DRD 599 - Internship in Theatrical Design, Technology, or Management 3-9 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Qualified senior and graduate students are assigned to staff positions with Syracuse Stage for semester or year in areas of students’ individual professional training and goals.
DRD 617 - Advanced Practicum in Scene Painting 2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Problems and practice in scene painting for production, supervised by Syracuse Stage professional staff and faculty advisor. Permission of instructor.
DRD 618 - Advanced Practicum in Properties Construction 2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Problems and practices in the procuring or design and construction of stage properties, supervised by Syracuse Stage professional staff. Permission of instructor.
DRD 627 - Advanced Practicum in Costume Construction 2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Problems and practice in costume construction for production, supervised by Syracuse Stage professional staff and faculty advisor. Permission of instructor.
DRD 631 - Stage Lighting I 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: DRD 331
Elementary physics of lighting and electricity. Lighting instruments and controls. Function of theatrical lighting. Outstanding lighting designs of past and current productions. Students design complete light plots.
DRD 632 - Stage Lighting II 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: DRD 332
Continuation of DRD 631/331. Required of all majors in design/technical theater, and graduate students in stage design.
PREREQ: DRD 631 /DRD 331
DRD 637 - Advanced Practicum in Stage Lighting 2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Problems and practice in stage lighting for production, supervised by Syracuse Stage professional staff and faculty advisor. Permission of instructor
DRD 638 - Advanced Practicum in Theater Sound 2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Problems and practice in theater sound for production, supervised by Syracuse Stage professional staff and faculty advisor. Permission of instructor.
DRD 641 - Advanced Projects in Design and Technical Theater 3-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Individual projects in design of sets, lights, or costumes for actual production, assigned and supervised by faculty advisor. Permission of instructor.
Repeatable
DRD 692 - Production Management 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
The role of the production manager in the process of producing a theatrical season and administering a production department. Student will develop a mock seasonal production plan as a final project.
PREREQ: DRD 251, 340, 450
DRD 711 - Scene Design III 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: DRD 411
Individual problems in scene design. At least three completely designed plays prepared as if for actual production.
PREREQ: DRD 612/312
DRD 721 - Theatr’l Cost. Des. III 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: DRD 421
Advanced studio problems in theatrical costume design.
PREREQ: DRD 622/322
DRM 640 - Stage Management Rehearsal Techniques 2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: DRM 340
Exploration of techniques used by stage manager in rehearsal process. Topics include technical script analysis, blocking, prompting, scheduling, and effective use of assistants. Additional work required of graduate students.
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