DRAM 200 - Drama Department Production

Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)

This course focuses on putting theory and technique into practice through participation in the performance, design, or technical aspects of department productions in the Experimental Theater of Vassar College. Recent and ongoing productions include: The Skin of Our Teeth, Miss Julie, Lysistrata, Euridice by Sarah Ruhl, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Rez Sisters, Ghosts, The Way of the World, Hub Crawl (an original musical), The Passion Play, Servant of Two Masters, Measure for Measure, Las Meninas (Lynn Nottage), A Little Night Music, Crimes of the Heart, The Cherry Orchard, The Importance of Being Earnest.

Students are expected to be available for the following:

Evening rehearsals based on your project production calendar.
Meetings with Design Faculty scheduled based on your production calendar

Fridays from 9:00am–12:00pm. This time is for Design presentations, Makeup workshops, and student production meetings. Attendance is mandatory for all stage managers, designers, and senior project members for the duration of their production process.
All costume calls as posted
All wrap-up discussions
All strike calls
Individual meetings with directing, voice, movement, and acting faculty as needed or requested

Rehearsals:

The Rehearsal schedule will be created based on the needs of the show. Weekly and daily rehearsal schedules will be posted on the callboard. Rehearsal schedules are subject to change.

Hold all rehearsal time in your calendar. Rehearsal plans could change at the last minute.

Rehearsal hours per week are not to exceed 14 hours

Rehearsals run from 7:15-10:45 PM Monday-Thursday

Stage managers are to be out of the building by 11pm

Technical Rehearsal Weekend: You should plan to devote your entire weekend to the technical rehearsals.

21 hours over three days

Friday 6pm-11pm

Saturday 8/10 Day

Sunday 8/10 Day Tania Barrenechea Barreda, Kenisha Kelly, Conrad Schott, Shona Tucker.

Prerequisite(s): DRAM 102 , DRAM 103 , and permission of the department.

May be repeated up to four times; non-drama majors may participate one time without having taken DRAM 102 .

One 3-hour period plus rehearsal and crew calls.

Course Format: OTH