This course aims to explore the main features of drama both as a literary form and a performative art by giving students an opportunity to work on scenes from a selective range of plays from the classical times to the present day. The course is designed to engage students intellectually and creatively with dramatic texts and to provide them with practical skills of performance and play production techniques.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Lecturer Dr. Esin Akalın
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
This course is not offered this semester
Office Hour(s)
This course is not offered this semester
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Oral presentations, Group discussions and Performance
Principle Sources
- Sophocles, Antigone
Thomas Middleton, from The Changeling
Shakespeare, from Henry VIII
John Dryden, from All For Love
William Congreve, from Way of the World
Henrik Ibsen, from A Doll’s House
Anton Chekov, from Three Sisters
Bernard Shaw, from Mrs. Warren’s Profession
Tennessee Williams, from A Streetcar Named Desire
Caryl Churchill, from Top Girls
Ann-Marie MacDonald, from Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
Margaret Atwood, from Penelopiad
Overview of the principles of drama with reference to the playwrights, the dramatic styles and time periods of the plays on the reading list.
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
3. Week
Readings from the text/s by focusing on structure, style, meaning and major issues.
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
4. Week
Improvisations and Development of Creative Scenes from the text/s.
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
5. Week
Improvisations and Development of Creative Scenes from the text/s.
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
6. Week
In-Class Performance of memorized monologues - AUDITION
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
7. Week
Specification of the Production aspect of the play - i.e. sound, lighting, costumes, props and sets.
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
8. Week
In-Class Performance of memorized scenes
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
9. Week
In-Class Performance of memorized scenes
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
10. Week
In-Class Performance of memorized scenes
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
11. Week
Rehearsal on stage.
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
12. Week
Rehearsal on stage.
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
13. Week
Rehearsal on stage.
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
14. Week
Costume Rehearsal on Stage
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
15. Week
Technical Rehearsal with lights and Sound. Cue to cue.
Readings, discussions and scene preparations
16. Week
Performance.
Performance.
17. Week
Performance.
Performance.
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
2
30
Project(s)
1
30
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Show knowledge of a substantial range of authors, movements and texts from different periods of literary history.
PO-2
Identify the intellectual, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature
is written and read.
PO-3
Employ the necessary skills in the reading, analysis and in appreciation of literature.
PO-4
Recognize, interpret, and comment on rhetorical and figurative language.
PO-5
Identify, distinguish between and assess the distinctive characteristics of texts written in the principle literary genres.
PO-6
Recall and define key terms and concepts relating to language, literature and/or culture.
PO-7
Recognize the role of different social and cultural contexts in affecting meaning.
PO-8
Demonstrate responsiveness to the central role of language in the creation of meaning.
PO-9
Recognize different structures and discourse functions of the English language.
PO-10
Display competence both in written and/or oral expression and in the
communication of ideas in a variety of contexts.
PO-11
Demonstrate critical skills in the close reading, description, interpretation,
and analysis of literary and non-literary texts.
PO-12
Use logical thought, critical reasoning, and rhetorical skills to effectively
construct arguments.
PO-13
Apply guided research skills including the ability to gather, sift, organize and
present information and material.
PO-14
Show competence in planning, preparation and revision of essays,
presentations, and other written and project work.
PO-15
Reflect on ethical and philosophical issues raised in literary, critical, and
cultural texts.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
1. Show knowledge of the basic elements of drama from
Ancient Greeks to contemporary society by acquiring a sense
of theatre history.
LO-2
2. Identify the progression of literature written for the stage
through a critical reading of the plays and by developing skills
in theatre practice.
LO-3
3. Identify the intellectual, political, cultural and socio-
historical contexts which have affected drama and theatre
across cultures.
LO-4
4. Identify the way theatre addresses issues of gender, race
and class.
LO-5
5. Recall and define critical terms and seminal concepts
relating to drama, theatrical process and production
techniques.
LO-6
6. Show competence in planning and preparation of scene
work and develop methods of interpreting plays and
characters during the the process of preparing for a theatrical
performance at the end of the term.
