IV. Dramatic Art
Dramatic Art B1: Playwriting: No first-year students admitted.—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 Virginia Players.
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 scenario with several pages of dialogue to be submitted during
the spring term prior to June 10th or between September 10th and 20th. Special
students admitted under the usual regulations in the catalogue. All students
must have taken or must take concurrently English B2 or B4 or B5. Class will
meet Monday and Thursday evenings, 7:30 to 9. Laboratory fee $10. (B.A.
or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Dramatic Art B2: Play Production: The history of the theater. 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 the B1 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 B1, except that no play need be submitted.
Those interested in scenic design must take concurrently Freehand
Drawing A2. Class will meet Monday and Thursday afternoons, 4 to 5:30, and
at such other times as may be necessary during the rehearsal period of a production.
Laboratory fee $10. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Dramatic Art B3: Advanced Playwriting; continuation of B1: Laboratory
fee $10. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
Dramatic Art B4: Advanced Play Production; continuation of B2: Laboratory
fee $10. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Associate Professor Pratt.
