The Department of Theater offers a wide range of courses that cover all areas of the theatre: acting, directing, design, theatre history and criticism, theatre technology, dramatic literature and playwriting. All theater courses are open to all Dartmouth students; one does not have to be a theater major to enroll in theater courses.
Not all theater courses are offered every term, or even every year. Please consult the Organization, Regulations, and Courses (ORC) on line to discover which classes are being offered for a particular term.
Following is a list of courses offered by the Dartmouth Department of Theater. If you would like to read the full descriptions for these courses, please visit the Theater section of the On-Line ORC.
Theater 1. Introduction to Theater Studies: How Performance Happens
Theater 7. First-Year Seminars in Theater
Theater 10. Special Topics in Theater
Theater 15. World Theater History I: Classical and Medieval Theater
Theater 16. World Theater History II: Early Modern Theater
Theater 18. Modern Drama I (Comp Lit 33)
Theater 19. Modern Drama II
Theater 22. Black Theater, USA (AAAS 31)
Theater 23. Topics in African Theater and Performance (AAAS 54)
Theater 24. Asian Performance Traditions
Theater 26. Movement Fundamentals I
Theater 27. Movement Fundamentals II
Theater 28. Dance Composition
Theater 29. Dance Studies in Performance
Theater 30. Acting I
Theater 31. Acting II
Theater 32. Acting III
Theater 34. Acting for the Camera
Theater 36. The Speaking Voice for the Stage
Theater 40. Technical Production
Theater 41. Stage Management
Theater 42. Scene Design I
Theater 43. Scene Design II
Theater 44. Lighting Design I
Theater 45. Composition and Design
Theater 46. Costume Production
Theater 48. Costume Design I
Theater 50. Playwriting I
Theater 51. Playwriting II
Theater 54. Directing
Theater 60. Classical Performance I (FSP)
Theater 61. Classical Performance II (FSP)
Theater 62. Plays in Performance- Perception and Analysis (FSP)
Theater 65. Drama in Performance
Theater 80. Independent Study
Theater 90. The Senior Seminar
Theater 91. Honors Thesis
