ENG-250 - Theatre Today: Reading and Appreciating the Craft

3 credits

This course will involve the student in the major aspects of the theatre experience. The student will learn how to read and analyze plays, and then how to write each play in a critical manner. The student will then learn about the craft of theatre: writing, directing, acting, and design. Finally, the student will learn how to experience theatre, through watching both plays on video, and live performances, and then, how to write about the production as in a critical manner. By the end of the course, the student will gain an appreciation of theatre as both an art and as a live experience.

Mass Transfer Block: Credits earned in this course are counted towards the MassTransfer Block Humanities and Fine Arts requirements.

Course previously known as: ENGL-361