Date		Material	Reading
Aug.	18	Orientation/Roll Pick Identification #'s (Please write this #down!!!)
	20	Imgagination Defining Art Forms of Imitation Differences Among the Arts	p. vii-viii p. 4-18
	23	The Artist  Responding to Art Power of Art Creative Process and the Arts	p.18-38
	25	Theatre as a Place  Live Theatre A Walk in the Woods-video clip	p. 67-75
	27	Survival of Theatrical Imagination  Theatre Artist Imaginations at Work	p. 76-89
	30	Theatregoers: Profiles of Historic/Contemporary  Rent-video clip	p. 94-111
Sept.	1	Who Doesn't Go and Why?  Multicultural Theatregoers	p. 111-136
	3	Why They Choose Theatre  Public Imagination Quiz: 'night Mother	p. 137-147
	6	Off-Labor Day
	8	Imaginations Captured  History of the Audience	p. 368-387
	10	Off-USITT-SE
	13	Modern Audiences  Audience at Work Review for Exam	p. 387-397
	15	Exam #1 (Chapters 1, 3, 4, 10) Quiz: Hisself
	17	The Definition of Drama  Origins of the Dramatic Impulse The Power of Drama Oedipus, Roxanne, Cyrano-video clips	p. 44-54
	20	Genre and Point of View  Serious Drama	p. 54-56
	22	Serious Drama-video clips
	24	Comic Drama/Tragicomedy
	27	Comic Drama-video clips
	29	Plays for the Page  Plays for the Stage  The Dramatic Imagination at Work The Art of Playwriting: Historical Perspectives Playmaker's Working Methods	p. 56-62 p. 152-163
Oct.	1	Why They Write Plays  Limitations and Possibilities  Protecting Choices Finishing the Script The Playwright at Work	p. 163-184 p. 193-198
	4	Dramatic Structure Elements of Drama	p. 185-192
	6	Critics and Criticism  Critical Skills Quiz: Bus Stop	p. 402-409
	8	History of Theatrical Criticism Artistic Symbiosis  The Critical Conundrum The Critic at Work	p. 409-425
	11	Frank Rich Interview-video clip Review for Exam
	13	Exam #2 (Chapters 2, 5, 11)
	15	The Theatre Catalyst  History of Producing Art Art and Business of Commercial Producing	p. 202-222
	18	Art and Business of Not-for-Profit Producing  Passion for Playmakers The Producer at Work	p. 222-238
	20	Brief History of Directing  Current Practice of Directing	p. 242-268
	22	Off-Fall Break
	25	Imprint of Directorial Choices The Necessity of Entrusting The Director at Work	p. 268-271
	27	Page to the Stage-video Acting Exercises
	29	Imitative Need to Perform  Historical Perspectives on Acting Modern Acting and the Stanislavsky System	p. 278-294
Nov.	1	Other Modern Styles of Acting  Demand for Skills Standing Publicly with Their Choices The Actor at Work	p. 294-321
	3	Musical Theatre -video clips Quiz: Death of a Salesman
	5	Off-NCTC
	8	Master Harold and the Boys-video
	10	Master Harold and the Boys-video (cont.) Acting Process-video clip Review for Exam
	12	Exam #3 (Chapters 6, 7, 8)
	15	Setting the Stage-video Crazy For You-video clip Design Process
	17	Setting the Stage  Suggestion vs Illusion Theatrical Styles	p. 326-341
	19	Scenic Choices  Scenic Terms	p. 341-348
	22	Costume Choices  Makeup Choices Renderings Quiz: It's a Weird and Wacky World	p. 349-355
	24	Off-Thanksgiving Break
	26	Off-Thanksgiving Break
	29	Theatre Fundamentals: Costume -video
Dec.	1	Lighting Choices  Noises Off: The High and Low Technology of Sound Design Unity The Designer at Work	p. 355-362
	3	The Brief History of Playing Time  A Century of Long Runs	p. 428-441
	6	Revivals: New Choices for Old Ink  Adding it All Up Closing a Show The Art of the Present The Reviver at Work	p. 441-462
	8	Wind in the Willows, Smile, Phantom-video
	14	Final Exam (Chapters 9, 12)  Tuesday 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.