ARTS 201
Worldbuilding: Design for the Theater
Spring 2025
Division I
Cross-listed
THEA 201
Class Details
This course examines designers’ creative processes as they investigate a theatrical text and then dream-into-being the fictional worlds of a hypothetical production. Class will consist of several practical projects in multiple areas of design. We will practice a two-pronged technique in response to a text: developing a personal, intuitive creative response while simultaneously supporting all logistical requirements, resulting in an inventive yet dramaturgically sound design. Emphasis will be on folding this individual work process into a larger group collaboration by refining methods of communication, presentation, and group critique.
The Class:
Format: studio
Limit: 10
Expected: 8
Class#: 3196
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 10
Expected: 8
Class#: 3196
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
Coursework is group class discussion and critiques, paired with several hands-on projects throughout the term.
Prerequisites:
THEA 101 or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences:
Theatre majors
Unit Notes:
this course is a prerequisite for all upper-level design and directing courses; this course does not count toward the Art major
Materials/Lab Fee:
$125 for materials and copying charged to term bill
Distributions:
Divison I
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ARTS 201 Division I THEA 201 Division I
ARTS 201 Division I THEA 201 Division I
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ARTS 201 - 01 (S) STU Worldbuilding for Theatre
ARTS 201 - 01 (S) STU Worldbuilding for TheatreDivision IW 1:10 pm - 3:50 pm
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