PMA 4660 - Adaptation: Text/Theatricality

(crosslisted)
(also VISST 4260) (LA-AS)

Spring. 4 credits.

Permission of instructor required.

B. Milles.

Mounting a script into a show is a process of adaptation from page to stage. This course challenges the boundaries of text to discover the possibilities of performance. Asks: How do we translate inspiration into tangible (or intangible) theatrical imagery? Working in workshop format as actors and writers, students explore the process of developing theatre pieces based on a variety of sources. (AU)