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DRAMATIC ART

B 1. PLAYWRITING.

The reading and analysis of plays throughout the year.

First term: The dramatization of the short story.

Second term: One act plays.

Third term: The completion of a full length play.

Emphasis will be placed on the present day life and historical traditions
of Virginia. Students from other sections will be expected to use the
materials and background with which they are familiar. Plays considered
worthy of production will be staged by the Theatre Arts Guild of the
University.

Prerequisites. Only those students may enroll in this course who have
had a personal interview with Mr. Pratt and have secured his approval of
either a one act play or a scenario with several pages of dialogue to be
submitted during the spring term prior to June 10th or between September
10th and 20th. No first year students admitted. Special students
admitted under the usual regulations in the catalogue. All students must
have taken or must take concurrently English B 2 or B 4 or B 5.

(B. A. or B. S. credit 3 session hours)

Laboratory fee $10.

Class will meet in the afternoon.

Associate Professor Pratt

B. 2. PLAY PRODUCTION.

The history of the theatre.

The theory and practice of play directing. The methods employed in
the staging of plays of different periods and types.

Training in the technique of acting.

The essential arts involved in the producing of plays (casting, costuming,
lighting, music, etc.)

Lectures and practical work in the production of revivals and the original
plays written by members of B 1. class.

This course in the theory and practice of the theatre is designed for the
training of students participating in the work of the Virginia Players
and for those who plan to become directors of dramatics in schools and
communities.

Prerequisites are the same as those of B 1, except that no play need be
submitted.

(B. A. or B. S. credit 3 session hours)

Laboratory fee $10.

Class will meet in the afternoon.

Associate Professor Pratt