Requirements for the Drama Minor
To minor in drama, a student must complete:
DRAM 111 (Intro to Theatre),
DRAM 211 (Acting I),
DRAM 215 (Intro to Directing),
DRAM 310 (Theatre Participation),
and DRAM 330 (Theatre Technology and Scenography).
Please see the description here for DRAM111, and below for the other required courses.
Requirements for the Drama Major
DRAM 211--Acting I: The course provides the student with the fundamental vocabulary of the actor, with attention technique in general and a focus on a condensed form of Stanislavskian acting in particular. Scene work and various training exercises are required. (3)
DRAM 215--Introduction to Directing: The student is introduced to the fundamentals of play direction: script analysis, basics of blocking, composition, and picturization. Also included are discussions of the role and function of the director as an artist and the skills the director must develop. Scene work with actors outside the class is required. (3)
DRAM 310--Dramatics Participation: Participation in the activities of the Randolph-Macon Drama Department in areas including performance, construction and crew work, stage management, design areas, and other related support and service activities. One credit is awarded upon the satisfactory completion of each semester of activity; four semesters are required for the major or minor. (4)
DRAM 330--Theatre Technology and Scenography I: The course demonstrates the ways in which the changing technology of the theatre affects theatre scenography--the co-ordinated design of scenery, lights, costumes, and other areas. Students learn the vocabulary of equipment, the properties of modern scene materials, the advances in technological fields, and the professional standards in design and technology. Introduced in this semester are the techniques of design and simple scenic and lighting design projects which utilize computer assisted design (CAD) programs, although the greatest use of CAD is in DRAM 331. A hands-on laboratory component is part of the course, as are occasional field trips to neighboring professional theatres. (3)
DRAM 331--Theatre Technology and Scenography II: The course continues and elaborates work begun in DRAM 330, but with greater emphasis on the design and drafting of scenic and lighting design projects utilizing CAD programs; costume design projects are included. Computer intensive. Prerequisite: DRAM 330 (3)
DRAM 341--Theatre History to 1700: The course traces the development of major trends in playwriting, acting, directing, design, and general production practice from classical Greece to 1700. (3)
DRAM 342--Theatre History Since 1700: A continuation of the study begun in DRAM 341. Majors ordinarily take 341 first. (3)
#LITERATURE XXX AND XXX--Dramatic Literature: The student will elect two dramatic literature courses to be chosen from offerings in English, any of the foreign languages, or the FLET courses. The courses must be chosen for diversity: for instance, a student may not elect two contiguous periods or two courses focusing on the dramatic literature of a single country. (6)
#MUSIC XXX--Music OR #ART XXX--Studio Art or Art History: The student will elect any three credit offering from the catalogue under either of these headings, provided the course also meets the collegiate arts requirment. (3)
FINA 481--Senior Arts Seminar: A capstone course which investigates the interdisciplinary relationships of the arts: music, theatre, studio art, art history, and dance. The direction of inquiry will follow concerns in contemporary art with special considerations for the needs of the majors. (3)
DRAM 422--Advanced Topics in Drama: Senior students majoring in the Fine Arts with a drama emphasis will complete one of the following projects: (1) write a major paper on some aspect of the history or theory of drama, or (2) have the primary design or direction responsibilities for a major production, or (3) write an original play of suitable length, or (4) translate into English a play of another author, the play being previously untranslated. (3)
Total hours: 36
#elective should be chosen by consultation and approval of an adviser in the Drama Department.
For descriptions of other drama classes go here.
