NOTE TO THE STUDENT

Dear HUX 521 Student:

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself and welcome you to HUX 521, Humanities Encounter: The Living Theatre. My name is Hal Marienthal and I am the instructor for this course. I have been teaching theatre and film courses (and creating plays and film) for over 40 years. If you are interested in one of these areas as the basis for an Independent Study, I will be happy to discuss this with you.

Please study your course guide carefully and return the contract as soon as possible for approval. The course offers 3 units of credit. Please space your encounters with various theaters over the trimester.

You may reach my at the numbers listed below. I welcome personal discussions with you -- as long as you don't call after midnight.

Please enjoy the course.

Sincerely,

Dr. Harold Marienthal
Professor of English & Communications
Home: (303) 477-0842
FAX: (303) 477-0845
Internet: HatHal@aol.com

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This Encounter course is designed to view and analyze several theatrical events with special focus on the techniques and content of the medium. In introduces the relationship of theatre and dramatic plays to the Humanities disciplines and requires extensive written analyses of the students’ theatre-going experiences.

The objectives of this Encounter are as follows:

• to widen your knowledge of the history, art and craft of the theatre;
• to gain critical awareness by attending and responding to theatre events;
• to gain deeper insight into the many elements comprising past and contemporary theatre;
• to increase critical writing skills about theatre events.

BOOKS REQUIRED

See the HUX Registration Information page for the current term for a link to the required textbooks for this course.Specific readings from the text will be assigned for each week of the course, and should reflect the writing you do for each assignment.