Course description
Year 1
- DART 1F93 and 1F99
- one Science context credit
- one Social Science context credit
- one language credit
Year 2
- DART 2F04 or 2F50
- DART 2F41, 2F94 and 2P42
- DART 2F92 or DART 2P96 and 2P97
- one-half elective credit (DART 3P10 recommended)
Year 3
- One credit from DART 2F92, 2P96, 2P97, 3P90, 3P91, 3P95, 3P96
- two credits from DART 3F50, 3F61, 3F76, 3F77, 3F78, 3P51, 3P53, 3P54, 3P92, 3P08, 3P09, 3P10, 3P42, 3Y43, 3Y44, 3Y45, 3Y46
- DART 3F94
- one elective credit
Year 4
- DART 4F40 or 4F56
- DART 4F90
- three elective credits (DART 4P10, 4P92 recommended)
DART 1F93
Introduction to Drama
Fundamentals of dramatic criticism. Study of selected dramatic texts from ancient Greece to the present emphasizing genre, theatrical and literary conventions and historical context.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Co-requisite for Dramatic Arts stream students: DART 1F99.
DART 1F99
Foundations in Dramatic Arts
Applications of core concepts, methodologies and theories of theatre and drama in education and society emphasizing comparative world views.
Lectures, workshops, 5 hours per week; additional rehearsal time as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Co-requisite for Dramatic Arts stream students: DART1F93.
Note: materials fee required. Students failing to achieve minimum 60 percent in each individual component of this course will automatically be evaluated by the department as to their ability to proceed in the program.
DART 2F04
Introduction to Mime
Study and practice of some aspects of non-verbal theatre performance including mime techniques, mask, pantomime and improvisation. Theoretical component focusing on critical analysis. Development of the ability to express perceptions, both physically in the practical performance work, and verbally in the work on critical analysis.
Lectures, seminar, workshop; additional production and rehearsal time as required.
Restriction: permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DART 1F99, 2P01 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 20 students. Offered as a three-week intensive course in the Spring Session. This course is taught by working theatre professionals (Theatre Beyond Words - resident company at Brock) and reflects some of the methods used in the creation of their productions. Materials fee required. Students must have attained a minimum 60 percent in the relevant component of 1F99.
DART 2F41
Stage Craft
Theory and application of technical theatre production.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites: DART 1F93 and 1F99.
Co-requisite for Theatre stream students: DART 2F50 and 2P42.
Note: enrolment limited to 20 students per section. Materials fee required. Students must have attained a minimum 60 percent in the relevant component of 1F99.
DART 2F50
Performance I
Principles of creating and sustaining dramatic action. Personal clown, mask (various styles) and scene studies exploring ensemble and individual performance.
Lectures, workshop, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 1F99 or permission of the instructor.
Co-requisites for Theatre stream students: DART 2F41 and 2P42.
Note: materials fee required. Students must have attained a minimum 60 percent in the relevant component of 1F99.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 2P51 and 2P52.
DART 2F92
Script Analysis and Interpretation
Variety of scripts across genres and time periods, both in terms of writing techniques and as a point of departure for their interpretation by actors, directors, and designers.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: DART 1F93 or one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90-1(alpha)99.
Note: students with credit in IASC 1F00 may be able to register. Contact the instructor.
*DART 2F94
Theatre as Cultural Practice I
(also offered as GBLS 2F94)
Integrated study of theatre history, theory and dramatic literature from its origins to the advent of realism in the 20th century, concentrating on the context of cultural developments, including theories of acting, dramatic criticism, theatre historiography.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of DART 1F93, one ENGL credit numbered 1(alpha)90-1(alpha)99, one GBLS credit numbered 1(alpha)90-1(alpha)99.
Note: students with credit in IASC 1F00 may be able to register. Contact the instructor.
DART 2M90-2M99
Special Studies in Dramatic Arts
Restriction: permission of a faculty supervisor.
Note: materials fee may be required.
DART 2P01
Foundations in Drama in Education and Society
Introduction to theory and practice focusing on basic theatre elements, practical strategies and active participation.
Lectures, workshop, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined), DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, minors, and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Students must hold a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Note: materials fee required. Drama in Education and Society Certificate students may register without the minimum of 4.0 overall credits. Contact the Dramatic Arts Department.
DART 2P02
Role-playing, Role Drama and Story
The art and structuring of story and other literary sources as catalysts for drama and interactive learning. Combined theory and practice including work experience.
Lectures, workshop, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined), DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, minors and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 2P01 or permission of the instructor.
Note: materials fee required.
DART 2P42
Stage Production
Supervised practical work in technical theatre by assignment to Department production crews.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week; additional crew calls and production time as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and permission of instructor.
Prerequisites: DART 1F93 and 1F99.
Co-requisite: DART 2F41.
Note: enrolment limited to 30 students. Entry is based on academic standing in DART 1F93 and all components of DART 1F99. Materials fee required.
DART 2P70
Research and Practice in Production Styles
Overview of technical and production issues required for performance, ceremony and public presentation.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 1F99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 2F41.
#DART 2P93
Spanish Theatre
(also offered as SPAN 2P93)
Introduction to Spanish dramatic literature and performative culture. Discussion of social and cultural background of each play; play analysis; creative and critical thinking Dramatists include Calderón de la Barca, Lope de Vega and García Lorca.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of DART 1F93, 1F99, SPAN 1F90.
Note: assignments are designed to adapt to the student's major. SPAN majors complete their assignments in Spanish.
*DART 2P96
Aboriginal Theatre
(also offered as ABST 2P96)
Theatrical, dramatic and performative representation of Aboriginal peoples in the Canadian experience.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: DART 1F93 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 2F97.
DART 2P97
Canadian Theatre
Canadian experience as expressed in performance, using English-language plays and French-language plays (in translation).
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: DART 1F93 or one ENGL credit or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 2F97.
DART 2V90-2V99
Special Studies in Dramatic Arts
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: materials fee may be required.
#DART 3F02
Ancient Drama
(also offered as CLAS 3F02)
Greek and Roman tragedy and comedy in English translation, including such authors as the tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Seneca, and the comic playwrights, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus and Terence. Ancient drama in its literary, theatrical and socio-historical contexts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one credit from DART 1F93 CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P95, 1P97.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CLAS 3P02.
DART 3F50
Performance II
Further studies in acting technique emphasizing scene analysis in the creation of character and context.
Seminar, workshop, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DART 2F04 or 2F50.
Note: enrolment limited to 16 students. Materials fee required.
DART 3F61
Design: Theatrical Design
Research techniques and practice of design for the theatre.
Lectures, seminar, workshop lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: DART 2F94; one of DART 2F41, DART 2P02 and 2P70, VISA 2P97 and 2P98 (2F96).
Note: materials fee required.
DART 3F76
Theatre in Education: Children's Theatre
Theoretical study and practical analysis of professional theatre for young audiences.
Lectures, workshop, 3 hours per week; field trips as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: DART 2P01 and 2P02 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited. Materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 3P06.
DART 3F77
Theatre in Education: Theatre for a Community
Processes of putting on a play for a community: the place of the play in the community; choosing the play; finding the production team; running rehearsals; play-building around a theme or topic.
Lectures, workshop, 3 hours per week; additional production and rehearsal time as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: DART 1F99, 2P01 and 2P02 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 20 students. Students with equivalent experience may register without prerequisite. Materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 3P07.
DART 3F78
Theatre in Education: Alternative Forms of Theatre
Adaptation of global theatre into classroom and community settings emphasizing research, discussion and performance.
Lectures, workshop, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: DART 2P01 and 2P02
Note: materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 3F12.
DART 3F94
Theatre as Cultural Practice II
Integrated study of theatre history, theory and dramatic literature from the advent of realism in the 20th century to the present, concentrating on the context of cultural developments, including theories of acting, dramatic criticism, theatre historiography.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: DART 2F94 or one ENGL credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
Note: students with one IASC credit may be able to register. Contact the instructor.
#DART 3F96
Interdisciplinary Workshop
(also offered as IASC 3F96 and VISA 3F96)
Advanced studio workshop in interdisciplinary studio practices, including video, performance, audio and conceptual art, interventions and other time-based or experimental media. Projects involve collaboration and investigation of alternatives in public dissemination of artworks.
Lectures, studio work, reading, movement exercises, off-campus projects, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisites: VISA 2P97 and 2P98 (2F96) or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials which they must supply. Several field trips are organized outside the regular course meeting time. Students participating in field trips are expected to pay their own expenses.
DART 3F99
Advanced Tutorial in Dramatic Arts
Advanced study in an area of mutual interest to the student and the instructor.
Restriction: permission of a faculty supervisor.
Note: a written proposal must be approved by the Department before registration.
DART 3M90-3M99
Advanced Special Studies in Dramatic Arts
Restriction: permission of the Department.
DART 3P03
Structuring for Drama: Creating the Fictional Context
Composing contexts for integrated learning through the arts in schools and elsewhere.
Lectures, workshop, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: DART 2P01 and 2P02 or permission of the instructor.
Note: materials fee required.
DART 3P04
Drama in Applied Contexts
Exploration of Drama in Education theories and practical strategies of interactive learning to an area or areas of application; may extend beyond formal school education and into the wider community.
Lectures, workshop, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 2P01 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 25 students. Materials fee required.
DART 3P05
Drama in Language Arts and History Studies
Drama in Education theories and practical strategies to motivate and enrich learning within these broad areas of study.
Lectures, workshop, seminar, 3 hours per week; field trips as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: DART 2P01 and 2P02 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited. Materials fee required.
DART 3P08
Movement: Applications for Education and Theatre
Theoretical and practical overview of the role of movement in contemporary theatre and in education. Exploration and development of methods for adapting and applying these major theories for creative and educational use.
Lectures, workshop, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 1F99, or DART 2P01 and 2P02 or permission of the instructor.
DART 3P09
Commedia dell'Arte and Improvisation
Character-based improvisation for the creation of narrative structures; and contemporary manifestations of commedia style performance from the foundation of the classical Italian Commedia dell'Arte
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors, and Drama in Education and Society Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 2F04 or 2F50 (may be taken concurrently).
DART 3P10
Voice and Speech
Introduction to using the voice effectively to develop range and power in speaking dramatic text. Topics include breathing, diction, modulation, projection and resonance.
Workshop, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined), and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: DART 1F99 and 2F50 (may be taken concurrently).
Note: limited enrolment.
#DART 3P14
Dramatic Creation for Contemporary Cultural Practice
(also offered as IASC 3P14, STAC 3P14 and VISA 3P14)
Components of dramatic story. Understanding character, dramatic action, structure, direction, improvisation, tempo, rhythm, voice and body potential. Theory and practical application in projects for creators in the arts, media and film.
Seminar, workshop, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: two DART, COMM, IASC, STAC or VISA credits or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply. Students will not receive earned credit in DART 3P14 if DART 2F92, 3P92 or DART 3P53 have been successfully completed.
DART 3P42
Stage Management
Interpersonal relations, preparing a prompt book, recording and calling cues, rehearsal and performance procedures.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: DART 2F41 and 2P42 or permission of the instructor.
Note: requires stage management of a production. Materials fee required.
DART 3P51
Shakespeare: Voice and Text
In depth, embodied study of Shakespeare's verse and prose. Fundamentals of anatomy, breath and exploration of sound bridging to text for performance.
Workshop, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and permission of the Department.
Prerequisites: DART 1F93 and 1F99; one of DART 2F04, 2F50, 3F78; one of DART 2F92, 2F94, DART 2P96 and 2P97 (2F97), 3P10.
Note: enrolment limited. It is recommended that students register concurrently in DART 3P91.
DART 3P53
Directing I: Dramaturgy
Text analysis, visual vocabulary, theatrical conventions and dramatic rhythms used in preparing to direct a play.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites: DART 2F41 or 2P70; DART 2F50.
Note: materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 3F52.
DART 3P54
Directing II
Directing practicum focusing on creating action, total theatre composition, team management and communications.
Lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DART 3P53.
Note: enrolment limited to 16 students. Entry is based on academic standing in DART 3P53. Materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 3F52.
DART 3P90
Postcolonial Theatre
Study of postcolonial theory and theatre.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of DART 2F92, 2F94, DART 2P96 and 2P97(2F97) or permission of the instructor.
DART 3P91
Shakespeare in Performance
Shakespeare: period performance conditions and stage history, based on close analysis of selected texts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: one of DART 2F92, 2F94, DART 2P96 and 2P97 (2F97), two ENGL credits numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99.
Note: also offered as a three-week intensive summer course at the Stratford Festival. Contact the Department for further details.
DART 3P92
Scriptwriting
Theory and practice of writing with action, character and dialogue.
Seminar, workshop, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits and permission of the instructor.
Note: Materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 3F91.
DART 3P95
Studies in Praxis I
Focussed study of performance theories.
Lectures/seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: one of DART 2F92, 2F94, DART 2P96 and 2P97 or permission of the instructor.
Note: students with credit in IASC 3F00 may be able to register. Contact the instructor.
DART 3P96
Studies in Praxis II
Application of performance studies in practice.
Seminar, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 3P95.
Note: Materials fee required.
DART 3P97
Advanced Tutorial in Dramatic Arts
Restriction: permission of a faculty supervisor.
Note: a written proposal must be approved by the Department before registration.
DART 3V90-3V99
Advanced Special Studies in Dramatic Arts
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
DART 3Y43
Theatrical Lighting
Studies in lighting operation and design.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 2F41 or permission of the instructor.
Note: materials fee required.
DART 3Y44
Theatrical Props Production
Study and construction of theatrical props.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 2F41 or permission of the instructor.
Note: materials fee required.
DART 3Y45
Scenic Painting
Theories and practice of painting scenery for theatrical use.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 2F41 or permission of the instructor.
Note: materials fee required.
DART 3Y46
Make-up and Wigs
Introduction to creating character and special effects through make-up; introduction to use and maintenance of wigs.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 2F41 or permission of the instructor.
Note: materials fee required.
DART 3Y92
Costuming for Theatre
Creative, research and technical approaches to costuming for theatre.
Lectures, seminar, workshop, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: DART 2F94 and one of DART 2F41, 2P02 and 2P70, or permission of the instructor.
Note: materials fee required.
DART 3Y97
Sound Design for Theatre
Studies in sound design, its technology and application to theatre.
Lectures, seminar, lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors and DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: DART 2F41 or permission of the instructor.
Note: materials fee required.
#DART 4F40
Arts Management
(also offered as STAC 4F40 and VISA 4F40)
Effective management of arts organizations to fulfill social and artistic mandates.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single and combined), STAC and VISA (single and combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Note: materials fee may be required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in CCST 4F40.
DART 4F56
Advanced Studies in Theatre
Collaborative work in one or more theatre productions.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 5 hours per week; additional production time as required.
Restriction: approval to year 4 and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DART 3F50, or DART 3P53 and 3P54.
Co-requisite for Theatre stream students: DART 4F90.
Note: materials fee required.
DART 4F90
Critical Theory and Practice
Advanced study of critical theory, its roots, its application to theatre, dramatic literature and performance.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined), DART (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), STAC and IASC majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits, a minimum 70 percent major average, a minimum 60 percent non-major average and approval to year 4 (honours).
DART 4F91
Internship in Drama in Education and Society
Internship in either an educational or community setting where students apply Drama in Education and Society theories and practices.
Restriction: open to DART (single or combined) majors with a minimum 75 percent overall average, approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the Department.
Note: students may not concurrently register in DART 4P70. Internship proposal must be submitted no later than March 1st in the third year for approval by the Department. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.
DART 4F94
Honours Thesis in Applied Critical Theory
Critical, historical or creative project in dramatic arts of mutual interest to the student and the instructor.
Restriction: students must have a minimum 75 percent major average and permission of the Chair.
Prerequisite: DART 4F90 (may be taken concurrently).
Note: a written proposal must be approved by the Department before registration.
DART 4P10
Voice and Speech II
Further studies in voice development focusing on texts and dialect. Topics include articulation, phonetics, advanced resonator work and radio drama.
Workshop, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites: DART 3F50 and 3P10 or permission of instructor.
Note: limited enrolment.
DART 4P70
Advanced Praxis in Drama/Theatre in Education and Society
Indepth combination of community-based practical applications of drama and/or theatre in education strategies with continued study of contemporary research.
Practicum, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: DART 3F50 or 3F78.
Note: enrolment limited. Materials fee required. Transportation to practicum is a student responsibility. Students may not concurrently register in DART 4F91.
DART 4P71
Critical and Reflective Processes
Studies in theories of pedagogy. Topics include modes of thinking, identity formation, multiple intelligence, moral development and reflective processes.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisites: DART 2P01 and two and one-half credits in Drama and Theatre in Education studies.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in DART 4F71.
DART 4P92
Text and Performance of Bernard Shaw
Manners and mandate of the Shaw Festival, emphasizing the social imaginary of the period and acting techniques that convey Shavian ideas in the original and contemporary setting.
Lectures, workshop, studio, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: approval to year 4 (honours) and permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: one of DART 3F50, 3F78, DART 3P53 and 3P54.
Note: transportation is a student responsibility.
