Program Outcomes

Identify the major authors, periods, movements, and issues in drama and theater.

Interpret themes and issues addressed in dramatic works and compare them to personal experiences or historical events.

Apply historical information to the critique of artistic work.

Write English prose with clarity, style, and artistic purpose.

Use dramatic narrative conventions to write and perform monologues, scenes, and plays that are based on personal experiences, real or improvised situations, or historical events.

Apply vocabulary from dance, music, and visual arts, to discuss the visual, aural, or kinesthetic elements of a theatrical production.

Demonstrate mastery of one or more aspects of the theater including, but not limited to: acting, directing, design (sets, lighting, costumes, sound, props, makeup), playwriting, dramaturgy, criticism, scholarship, administration, and management.

Use selected forms, themes, conflicts, and action to create improvised and scripted dramatic works.

Work collaboratively on group projects, effectively drawing from all members’ strengths.

Describe each of the traditional jobs found in the theater (actor; playwright; producer; director; lighting, costume, and set designers) and how they evolved over time in a variety of historical periods and cultures.

Analyze and illustrate ways in which the script, properties, scenery, costumes, lighting, and sound are manipulated to communicate dramatic elements in theatrical productions.

Formulate, apply, and communicate criteria for evaluating personal performances and the performances of others.