THA 125 - Script Analysis

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
Gain an introduction students to the skills and techniques required to read and analyze a play text. Focuses on the critical information that the text provides to inform the work of directors, designers, performers and technicians. This course provides a foundation for further study of the art form.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 /ENG 101A .

Note: Typically offered at MC and OL; fall term.

Course Outcomes:

Appraise the script
- Read the script as a play
- Determine the historical aspects of the play
- Determine the political aspects of the play
Identify themes and necessities for production
- Discover the themes and physical necessities in a script
- Analyze the particular themes and physical items in the play
Explore the potential effect on an audience
- Correlate the historical realities of the period
- Apply the discovered realities to modern society
- Access the effect that these realities will have on an audience
Ascertain the most effective approach to the production of a particular script
- Interpolate the modern and historical aspects of the play and apply it to the script
- Estimate the effects of multiple approaches to a script
Convey the necessities and desired outcome of a particular approach to the script
- Defend the approach and outcomes in written form
- Defend the approach and outcomes verbally