Classes will explore this evolution from different perspectives: they will consider approaches to the publication and dissemination of drama as a literary form; music, movement, and ritual; the development of theatre spaces; costume, set design, and acting style; the role of the censor; the design of popular advertisement and playbills; and various conceptualizations of the communal audience. Ranging in focus from music theatre to notorious plays and dramatists, from the role of the actor-manager to that of the literary polemicist and the visionary director, this course will also see students exploring original archival materials housed in the Kelly Library, workshopping scenes with guest lecturers, and, when possible, travelling to a relevant theatre production. This course may include a compulsory travel component (location to be determined based on travel restrictions). (An ancillary fee is required to help cover a portion of the travel costs.) This course is Applications are due before the end of April (deadline subject to change). Apply via the JOIN U of T website. https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/program/smc-one-mcluhan-seminar
Classes will explore this evolution from different perspectives: they will consider approaches to the publication and dissemination of drama as a literary form; music, movement, and ritual; the development of theatre spaces; costume, set design, and acting style; the role of the censor; the design of popular advertisement and playbills; and various conceptualizations of the communal audience. Ranging in focus from music theatre to notorious plays and dramatists, from the role of the actor-manager to that of the literary polemicist and the visionary director, this course will also see students exploring original archival materials housed in the Kelly Library, workshopping scenes with guest lecturers, and, when possible, travelling to a relevant theatre production. This course may include a compulsory travel component (location to be determined based on travel restrictions). (An ancillary fee is required to help cover a portion of the travel costs.) This course is Applications are due before the end of April (deadline subject to change). Apply via the JOIN U of T website. https://stmikes.utoronto.ca/program/smc-one-mcluhan-seminar
