THE 251 - Script Analysis

Description
This course teaches the skills necessary to analyze contemporary and classical scripts for those interested in acting, directing, or designing in the theater.

Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 2
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Pre-Theater, A.A. (General Transfer)

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Discern the important elements of a hypothetical theatrical production of a script and use these elements to formulate a production concept.
Select a piece of transitional music that reflects a production concept.
Synthesize a production concept with the practical needs of a script to produce a design collage for a show.
Use a production concept to assist in flowcharting an actor’s embodiment choices.

Course Outline:
I. Play Structure and Plot Distillation

II. Areas of Research

III. Conceptualizing

IV. Character Analysis Flow-charting

V. Applying concept to Design Metaphor

VI. Creating Period & Geographic transfer

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-20%

Small Group Discussion/Projects: 40-60%

Media Instruction: 10-20%

Learner Presentation: 10-20%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
TH 239

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course-Specific Placement Test:
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: ARW 100 (IRW97/IRW98), IRW 99

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 2
People Soft Course ID Number: 100359
Course CIP Code: 50.05
Maximum Course Enrollment: 15
General Room Request: General classroom is sufficient.

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Theater
Discipline: TH
First Term Valid: 08/01/2025
1st Catalog Year: 2025-2026
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
This course should be taught by a person with a varied artistic background in theater who possesses strong analytical skills and can motivate students to rise to difficult challenges.

Major Course Revisions: Prefix
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250302T15:07:00
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030