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  • CFA DR 350: Colloquium
    Prereq: none. Weekly meeting of all students by major, with their advisor, to discuss past, current, and future production needs. May be repeated for credit. 1 cr.
  • CFA DR 351: History of Decor
    Prereq: none. Survey covering the history of and significant cultural expression through interior decoration and furniture in major civilizations. Work involves research projects with emphasis on historic fabrics and construction. 3 cr.
  • CFA DR 352: History of Decor
    Prereq: none. Survey covering the history of and significant cultural expression through interior decoration and furniture in major civilizations. Work involves research projects with emphasis on historic fabrics and construction. 3 cr.
  • CFA DR 355: Production Management
    Prereq: none. Roles and responsibilities of Production Managing on a professional level, including scheduling, staffing, budgeting, relationships, and time management. Students will get hands-on experience in each of these through the creation of a theoretical theatre. 2 cr.
  • CFA DR 356: Stage Management
    Prereq: none. Functions and responsibilities of stage managing on a professional level, including development of prompt scripts, union rules, handling of auditions and rehearsals, calling of performances, and relationships within the profession. 2 cr.
  • CFA DR 359: Scenery Rendering Lab
    Prereq: consent of instructor. Advanced work in rendering techniques for scenery design. May be repeated for credit. 1 cr.
  • CFA DR 369: Vectorworks III
    Prereq: CFA DR 269 & 270 or CFA DR 669 & 670 or consent of instructor. Advanced work in Vectorworks CAD; specific rendering techniques for the individual areas of scenery, lighting, and drafting in 3D. 1 cr.
  • CFA DR 371: Systems Design
    Prereq: CFA DR 172 or consent of instructor. Audio systems, video systems, and intercom systems will be examined from input to output in terms of signal flow and interconnection practices, and how they are used. 3 cr.
  • CFA DR 372: Systems Design
    Prereq: CFA DR 172 or consent of instructor. Audio systems, video systems, and intercom systems will be examined from input to output in terms of signal flow and interconnection practices, and how they are used. 3 cr.
  • CFA DR 377: Millinery
    Prereq: CFA DR 161 & 162 or consent of instructor. Millinery crafts are learned through various projects on different styles of design. Skills might include: straw, buckram, wire, paper, and felt. 1 cr.
  • CFA DR 378: Millinery II
  • CFA DR 401: Independent Study
    Provides opportunity for the individual student to study in a specific field or gain practical experience in a specific area of theatrical production. Establishment of an approval of the student's advisor and a study supervisor prior to registration. 1-4 cr, each semester.
  • CFA DR 402: Independent Study
    Prereq: instructor or advisor approval. Meets as arranged. Provides opportunity for the individual student to study in a specific field or gain practical experience in a specific area of theatrical production. Supervisor must approve a plan of study prior to registration. May be repeated for credit. Variable Credit.
  • CFA DR 405: Dramatic Criticism I
    Workshop in critical discussion and writing. The course offers readings in theory, practice, and history of criticism from Plato to Zola. Emphasis on problems of judgment, acute observation, and methods of analysis. Fall Only; 2 credits
  • CFA DR 406: Dramatic Criticism II
    An investigation of the literary theories and dramatic criticism of the twentieth century. The course is designed as an extension of the work of Dramatic Criticism I, which is a prerequisite. Spring Only; 2 cr.
  • CFA DR 407: Dramaturgical Methods and Investigations: Excavating the Classics
    What is dramaturgy? How are its methods useful to theatre practitioners, regardless of specialization? Students in this course will learn the basics of best dramaturgical practice through investigations and excavations of classic plays, juxtaposed against current adaptations and reinterpretations. Instruction will focus on: the development of one’s personal aesthetic; effective research and its presentation; dramaturgical writing and analysis; the creation of casebooks on specific plays; and devising pathways into the world of the play for one’s collaborators. 3.0 credits – Fall semester only
  • CFA DR 408: Contemporary Drama 1
    This discussion course explores the most current trends in theatre from the United States and United Kingdom, with particular attention paid to the voices of African-American, Asian-American, Disabled, Feminist, Gay, and Lesbian playwrights, as well as to plays that break the standard molds of realism and naturalism. Beginning with 1990's Angels in America and moving forward to the present, the course pairs close reading and analysis with other dramaturgical methods in order to provide students with intellectual depth and practical skill for the professional theatre. Attendance of selected performances at B.U. and in Boston-at-large is required. 3.0 credits – Spring semester only
  • CFA DR 411: Voice and Speech IV
    Prereq: CFA DR 311, 312. Continuation in development of vocal instrument, workshops in special topics and individual coaching in support of actor's preformance in productions. 1 cr. each semester.
  • CFA DR 412: Voice and Speech IV
    Prereq: CFA DR 311, 312. Continuation in development of vocal instrument, workshops in special topics and individual coaching in support of actor's preformance in productions. 1 cr. each semester.
  • CFA DR 421: Acting IV: Thesis
    Prereq: DR321 & DR322. Experience in the application of techniques to define and fulfill the actor's work in terms of form and content as required by the play and its performance. 3 cr. each semester.

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