# Foundations of Theater Practice

Student actors, singers, and musicians share the stage in A Midsummer Night's Dream, performing text by William Shakespeare and music by Felix Mendelssohn. (Photo by Meng Heng Touch. Used with permission.)

### Instructor(s)

Prof. Janet Sonenberg

### MIT Course Number

21M.611

### As Taught In

Fall 2009

### Level

Undergraduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

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## Course Description

The goals of this class are two-fold: the first is to experience the creative processes and storytelling behind several of theater's arts and to acquire the analytical skills necessary in assessing the meaning they transmit when they come together in production. Secondly, we will introduce you to these languages in a creative way by giving you hands-on experience in each. To that end, several Visiting Artists and MIT faculty in Theater Arts will guest lecture, lead workshops, and give you practical instruction in their individual art forms.

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Janet Sonenberg. 21M.611 Foundations of Theater Practice. Fall 2009. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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