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IV. Dramatic Art

Dramatic Art B1: 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 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 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 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.
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.