Methods and Materials in Theatre Research (4) Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Essential research tools in theatre and related fields; bibliographies, primary sources; methods of evaluating and presenting evidence; delineating research areas in the field.

Theory of Dramatic Art: Modes of Production (4) Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Introduces students to literature of theatrical practice, cultural and aesthetic theory, as related to practical stage performance.

Theory of Dramatic Art: Signification and the Body (4) Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Introduce students to analysis of the body in performance, drawing on theoretical models from various fields.

Theory of Dramatic Art: Technologies of Difference (4) Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Introduce students to history, theory, practice of staging social and cultural difference.

Theory of Dramatic Art (4) Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Theory and aesthetic principles of dramatic art as a fine art. Offered in alternate years. (Former course 265.)

Modern Theatre (4) Seminar--3 hours; term paper. The theatre of Europe and America, 1860-1940, with emphasis on the relationship of the dramas of the period to the physical circumstances under which they were produced. Offered in alternate years.

Approaches to Collaboration (4) Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Exploration of different approaches to collaboration among artists in different media and their influence on the creative process.--I.

Performing Identities/Personae (4) Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Historical and contemporary theories of constructing stage identities. Discussion and project collaborations based on theories. Questions of identity related to ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.

Topics in Contemporary Theatre and Performance (4) Seminar--3 hours; term paper. Special topics designed to study in depth aspects of contemporary performance including performance analysis, cultural and historical context, modes of production, theoretical and political entailments, and issues of spectatorship (e.g., "Brecht and After," "British Theater," "Race and Gender in Performance." May be repeated five times for credit.

Group Study (1-5) Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Individual Study (1-12) (S/U grading only.)

Dissertation Research (1-12) (S/U grading only.)

Teaching Assistant Training Practicum (1-4) Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)