S01: TTH 9:30-11:50 am | Lyman 002, the CAVE

Connie Crawford: constance_crawford@brown.edu

S02: TTH 3 - 5:20 PM | Lyman Hall 007

Jessie March

Explores basic acting/directing concepts from a variety of perspectives including the use of the actor's imagination/impulsivity in the creation of truthful, dramatic performance; the body, as a way of knowing and communicating knowledge; and the voice, as a means of discovering and revealing emotion/thought. There is a mandatory tech requirement and some evening hours are required. Please refer to the Additional Course Information page for specifics on admission and the technical requirement.

Section 1: F 1 - 3:50 PM | Julia Jarcho 

Section 2: MW 10:30-11:50 am |  Savannah Lyons Anthony

A workshop for students who have little or no previous experience in writing plays. Students will be introduced to a variety of technical and imaginative considerations through exercises, readings and discussions. Course is not open to those who have taken Advanced Playwriting

T 1 - 3:50 PM | Lyman Hall 212

James La Bella

This course is an artistic laboratory and seminar that builds upon the fundamentals of Playwriting I. In this course we will bolster our writing practice with a toolbox of strategies to generate new writing, develop a revision process using peer feedback and exercises, read and discuss various plays and their mechanics, cultivate and act upon our creative curiosities to discover the forms that our ideas and stories want to be held in.

MWF 10 - 11:50 AM | 50 John Street

Alexander Eizenberg:  alexander_eizenberg@brown.edu 

This course is an introduction to the basic principles of stagecraft, lighting and sound technology and the different elements of theatrical design.

MTWTH 1 - 2:20 PM | Lyman Hall 026, Ashamu Dance Studio

Michelle Bach-Coulibaly: michelle_bach-coulibaly@brown.edu

Introduction to the art of movement. Focuses on building a common vocabulary based on ballet, vernacular forms, improvisation, Laban movement analysis, American modern dance, and the body therapies. Individual work is explored. One and one-half hours of class, four days a week.

M 1-3:20 pm | Location Becker Library Lyman 212

Instructor Aileen McGroddy: aileen_mcgroddy@brown.edu

An introduction to the breadth of topics covered in the TAPS Department, this class is a gateway to the concentration open to all students interested in live arts. We will explore how, where, and why theatre, dance and performance are made and investigate their relationship to broader culture and society. Students will learn basics: how to read a play, how to appreciate dance, and how to approach the variety of venues, histories, and methods involved in production. Overlaps with other media will be explored. Visits from TAPS faculty will dovetail with the season of offerings on the TAPS main stage.

TTH: 10-11:50 am | Lyman 007

Leon Hilton: leon_hilton@brown.edu

In this class, we will explore the history, present, and future of one of the quintessentially American artforms—the Broadway musical—by investigating its unique combination of music, drama, dance, spectacle, and commerce. Our focus will be on investigating the different ways that the musical produces social meanings. To do so, the course will introduce concepts from semiotics—a method for studying the production and communication of meaning through various systems of “signification.” Surveying the history of the artform in four broad phases, we will how musical theater has represented quintessentially human conflicts around identity and belonging. Assignments will include weekly response posts, a midterm paper, in-class presentations, a final project, and opportunities to perform.

M: 10a-12:50p | Granoff Center for Creative Arts N430

Barbara Reo: barbara_reo@brown.edu

To introduce students to the principles and techniques of modern stage management from script selection to closing. Through the study of various models of stage management (both professional and academic), students will develop an appreciation of the role of the stage manager as the facilitator, mediator and organizer of the production process. Students will apply theory learned in the classroom by stage-managing or assistant stage-managing a TAPS production and/or observing other TAPS and Trinity Rep stage managers during the production process.

This course cultivates and mobilizes interoceptive awareness as a means of self-expression. By slowing things down, calming the mind and focusing attention on the breath and bodily sensations we practice an open-hearted release from self-judgment. Our daily training in Somatic Studies includes Body-Scanning, Authentic Movement, Yoga, Ideokinesis, Laban Movement Analysis, Continuum, Narrative Medicine, Feldenkrais, Automatic Writing and the Visual Arts. S/NC

Section 1: TTH 9:30 - 11:50 AM | Location: Lyman 002 (The Cave)

Connie Crawford: Constance_Crawford@brown.edu 

Section 2: TTH 3 - 5:20 PM | Lyman 007

Kayla Bennett

Explores basic acting/directing concepts from a variety of perspectives including the use of the actor's imagination/impulsivity in the creation of truthful, dramatic performance; the body, as a way of knowing and communicating knowledge; and the voice, as a means of discovering and revealing emotion/thought. There is a mandatory tech requirement and some evening hours are required. Please go to the TAPS website for specifics on admission and the technical requirement (http://brown.edu/go/TAPS0030).

Section 1: F 1 - 3:50 PM | James La Bella: james_la_bella@brown.edu

A workshop for students who have little or no previous experience in writing plays. Students will be introduced to a variety of technical and imaginative considerations through exercises, readings and discussions. Course is not open to those who have taken Advanced Playwriting

T 1 - 3:50 PM | Lyman Hall 212

Savannah Lyons Anthony: savannah_lyons_anthony@brown.edu

This course is an artistic laboratory and seminar that builds upon the fundamentals of Playwriting I. In this course we will bolster our writing practice with a toolbox of strategies to generate new writing, develop a revision process using peer feedback and exercises, read and discuss various plays and their mechanics, cultivate and act upon our creative curiosities to discover the forms that our ideas and stories want to be held in.

MW 2-3:50p | Lyman Hall 026, Ashamu Dance Studio

Michelle Bach-Coulibaly: michelle_bach-coulibaly@brown.edu

Focuses on building the individual's creative voice. A movement vocabulary is developed from Western techniques (ballet, American modern dance, Laban/Bartenieff movement analysis, vernacular forms, space-harmony/movement physics, and the body therapies) along with group improvisations and collaboration with artists in other disciplines. Enrollment limited to 20. S/NC.