A general introduction to theatre as a social institution and collaborative performing art. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, class exercises, and excursions to see theatre together throughout Toronto, this course will investigate why and how people commit their lives to make theatre. It will also orient students to the four areas of focus in the Theatre and Performance program's curriculum, providing a background for further theatre studies.

An introduction to the actor’s craft. This course provides an experiential study of the basic physical, vocal, psychological and analytical tools of the actor/performer, through a series of group and individual exercises.

This course challenges students to "wrestle" with the Western canon that has dominated the practice of theatre-making in colonized North America. In wrestling with it, students will become more conversant in its forms and norms, and thus better able to enter into dialogue with other theatre practitioners and scholars. They also learn to probe and challenge dominant practices, locating them within the cultural spheres and power structures that led to their initial development.

Intercultural & Global Theatre will be a study of theatre and performance as a forum for cultural representation past and present. Students will think together about some thorny issues of intercultural encounter and emerge with a fuller understanding of the importance of context and audience in interpreting performances that are more likely than ever to travel beyond the place they were created.

This course explores the history of performance on this part of Turtle Island as a way of reimagining its future. Through a series of case studies, students will grow their understanding of theatre a powerful arena for both shoring up and dismantling myths of the "imagined nation" of Canada. With a special focus on Indigenous-settler relations and the contributions of immigrant communities to diversifying the stories and aesthetics of the stage, the course will reveal theatre as an excellent forum for reckoning with the past and re-storying our shared future.

By performing characters and staging scenes in scripted plays, students in this course develop and hone the physical, psychological, analytical, and vocal skills of actors.

This course engages students in an experiential study of devised theatre, a contemporary practice wherein a creative team (including actors, designers, writers, dramaturgs, and often a director) collaboratively create an original performance without a preexisting script. We will explore how an ensemble uses improvisation, self-scripted vignettes, movement/dance, and found materials to create an original piece of theatre.

This course introduces students to improvisation across a range of theatrical contexts. In a sequence of short units, the course will explore improv comedy, improvisation-based devising work, and the improvisation structures commonly used in the context of applied theatre work (including forum theatre and playback theatre). Simultaneously, students will read scholarly literature that addresses the ethical dilemmas, cultural collisions, and practical conundrums raised by these forms. Students will reflect on their own experiences as improvisers through the vocabulary that has been developed in this literature.

Students will study a wide range of "applied theatre" practice, which might include community-based theatre, prison theatre, Theatre for Development (TfD), Theatre of the Oppressed (TO), and Creative Drama in Classrooms. They will grow as both scholars and practitioners of this work, and will emerge as better able to think through the practical and ethical challenges of facilitating this work. Case studies will reflect the diversity of global practices and the importance of doing this work with marginalized groups.

An introduction to the elements of technical theatre production. Students in the course will get hands-on experience working in the theatre in some combination of the areas of stage management, lighting, sound, video projection, costumes, set building and carpentry.

This course is an intensive study of theatrical production from the vantage point of the actor. It engages students in the experiential learning process inherent in rehearsing and performing in a major theatrical production.

This course is an intensive study of theatrical production from the vantage points of producers, directors (and assistant directors), designers (and assistant designers), stage managers (and assistant stage managers), and dramaturgs. It engages students in the experiential learning process inherent in conceiving of, planning for, rehearsing, and producing a major theatrical production. Students are required to submit an application. Applications are available in August and can be found on the Arts, Culture, and Media website and in the timetable.

Selected advanced topics for intensive study of some specific aspects of performance. The topics explored in this course will change from session to session.

Selected advanced topics for intensive study of some specific aspects of performance. The topics explored in this course will change from session to session.

This course invites students to consider how theatre can help to close the gap between the just world we envision and the inequitable world we inhabit. Case studies illuminate the challenges that theatre-makers face when confronting injustice, the strategies they pursue, and the impact of their work on their audiences and the larger society.

This course immerses students in the local theatre scene, taking them to 4-5 productions over the term. We study the performances themselves and the art of responding to live performances as theatre critics. We position theatre criticism as evolving in the increasingly digital public sphere, and as a potential tool for advocates of antiracist, decolonial, feminist, and queer cultural work.

A study abroad experiential education opportunity. Destinations and themes will vary, but the course will always include preparation, travel and critical reflection. Students must complete an application form made available on the UTSC Timetable and on the ACM website.

This course introduces students to the principles of theatrical design, including set design, lighting design, costume design, and sound design. Students learn how to envision the aesthetic world of a play, in collaboration with other artists.

This course introduces students to the principles and creative processes associated with Theatre of the Oppressed – a movement blending activism and artistry to advance progressive causes. Students train as Theatre of the Oppressed performers and facilitators, and through a combination of lectures, readings, discussions, and field trips, they process the history, ideology, and debates associated with this movement.

This course introduces students to the principles and creative processes of integrating theatre into K-12 classrooms and other learning environments. Lectures, readings, discussions, and field trips complement active experimentation as students learn the pedagogical value of this active, creative, imaginative, kinesthetic approach to education.

A local experiential education opportunity in theatre practices. Specific nature and themes will vary, but the course will always include preparation, collaboration with local artists, educators, or community arts facilitators and critical reflection. Students must complete an application form made available on the UTSC Timetable and on the ACM website.

Students stretch themselves as theatrical performers and producers as they engage in structured, practical experimentation related to the departmental production.

This course is an intensive study of theatrical production from the vantage point of the actor. It engages students in the experiential learning process inherent in rehearsing and performing in a major theatrical production.

This course is an intensive study of theatrical production from the vantage points of producers, directors (and assistant directors), designers (and assistant designers), stage managers (and assistant stage managers), and dramaturgs. It engages students in the experiential learning process inherent in conceiving of, planning for, rehearsing, and producing a major theatrical production. Students are required to submit an application. Applications will be available in August and can be found on the Arts, Culture, and Media website and in the timetable.

This course introduces students to the work of the director. A combination of lecture, discussion, reading, and practical work will challenge students to consider how to lead the creative teams that create performance. Students taking this course will need to devote a considerable amount of time outside of class to rehearsing class projects and will need to recruit collaborators for these projects.

Building on concepts introduced in THRB30H3, THRB31H3, and THRB32H3, this course offers advanced acting training.

This course is an intensive study of theatrical production from the vantage point of the actor. It engages students in the experiential learning process inherent in rehearsing and performing in a major theatrical production.

This course is an intensive study of theatrical production from the vantage points of producers, directors (and assistant directors), designers (and assistant designers), stage managers (and assistant stage managers), and dramaturgs. It engages students in the experiential learning process inherent in conceiving of, planning for, rehearsing, and producing a major theatrical production. Students are required to submit an application. Applications will be available in August and can be found on the Arts, Culture, and Media website and in the timetable.

A study of key ideas in theatre and performance theory with a focus on pertinent 20th/21st century critical paradigms such as postcolonialism, feminism, interculturalism, cognitive science, and others. Students will investigate theory in relation to selected dramatic texts, contemporary performances, and practical experiments.

Advanced scholarly projects open to upper-level Theatre and Performance students. The emphasis in these courses will be on advanced individual projects exploring specific areas of theatre history and/or dramatic literature.