Course Info: IA-0185
| Course | IA-0185 Designers Reading Plays: Music |
| Long Title | Designers Reading Plays: Musicals |
| Term | 2025S |
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| Meeting Info | Emily Dickinson Hall 5 on T,TH from 2:30-3:50 |
| Faculty | Peter Kallok |
| Capacity | 16 |
| Available | 0 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time |
| Description | When designing costumes, projections, sound, lighting, or
scenery, do theatre designers read and hear musicals any
differently than a director or an actor? To what does a designer
respond? Theme, character, dialogue, stage directions, place,
time, rhythm, flow, music, and arcs all play into a designer's
process of discovering the visual and aural possibilities of
musicals on stage. How does a designer sift through the body of a
script to discover clues of the physical nature of the play? As
students are introduced to different design areas (scenery,
props, lighting, costumes, projections, or sound) they will read,
listen to, and discuss a variety of musicals representing
different periods and genres. Students will research aesthetic
styles and present initial design ideas for each musical.
Students will expand their design vocabulary and practice design
presentations. Keywords:musicals, design, theatre |