VPA 172 — Play & Performance Analysis
Students will examine plays to find production and performance values as well as analyze for literary structure. Using a variety of plays, students will learn to investigate a script and this will assist them when acting, designing, and directing. This course empowers practitioners with analytical skills to enhance their artistic work. Students will examine various approaches to reading plays as dramatic texts and as the basis for production, focusing on elements such as structure, character, language, theme, and larger social significance. Students will present a final written and oral presentation of their own artistic interpretation of a specific play. This course is recommended for students planning to major in theater but all students can benefit from this course.