Ashland Center for Theatre Studies
- Current Elective Courses:
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Choreography for Musicals
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Puppetry; Design, Construction and Performance
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Scenic Painting Intensive
- Workshop/Dramatic Literature/Absurdism (online)
- Past Elective Courses:
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Stage Combat
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Costume Crafts: Dyeing and Distressing
- Dramaturgy
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Intelligent Use of Automated Lighting
- Mask Making & Movement
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Shadow Puppetry: Writing, Design, Performance
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Shakespeare: Text to Performance
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Costume Crafts: Millinery
- The Director and the Rehearsal Process
- VectorWorks for the Theatre
- Voice & Movement for the Actor
Workshop/Dramatic Literature/Absurdism
Online January 9 - March 23, 2012
An online 3-credit graduate-level course designed for high school and community college theatre educators:
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Explore the work of some of late modernism's most exciting post- WWII playwrights. In addition, look at Martin Esslin's seminal work The Theatre of the Absurd
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Examine form and meaning in period context
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As a distance class, students will be expected to work independently completing reaction papers (2-3 pages per play) and to discuss the individual plays with peers and undergraduates in a chat room environment
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Familiarity with educational platforms such as Moodle are helpful but not necessary
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The final project will be a research paper on a related topic of the students choosing
Faculty
Eric Levin, SOU theatre arts director of education
Application Information
Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree or permission of the instructor. ACTS Master of Theatre Studies students get first priority. This course may serve as one of the required additional 3-credit courses toward the ACTS Master of Theatre Studies.
Fill out both pages of the application form, sign, and return to us (returning students do not need to complete the second page). Once your student account is set up, we will email you the information needed to register yourself and pay online.
Fees
Tuition: $1,245