Drama

Introduction

The Drama Program (Specialist, Major, Minor) offers students the opportunity to combine high standards of practical, professional theatre training with a rich and rigorous academic program. The Program offers courses in dramatic literature, dramaturgy, stage theory, theatre history, production, design, direction, and performance. Students are required to take structured combinations of courses interrelated so as to lead to a broad knowledge of the field as a whole. The Combined Specialist programs in English and Drama also provides a specialist alternative to Drama alone, while a Drama Major or Minor may be valuably combined with programs in a wide variety of other fields, as offered both by language and literature departments (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, etc.) and other departments and programs such as Anthropology, Canadian Studies, Cinema Studies, Classics, Commerce, Fine Art, History, Music, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women’s Studies.

The Drama Program is housed in the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse at University College. Besides providing instruction in theatre studies, the Drama Program has mounted international theatrical events and conferences, and its students have toured Europe and Asia. The Program has also forged links with leading Canadian theatres and has regular contact with world-renowned international theatre artists. More details on the Drama Program, including application forms, can be found on the web site at: www.library.utoronto.ca/uc/ucdp. The Program Director and Academic Undergraduate Secretary are also available for consultation. For enquiries or an appointment call the Drama Program Undergraduate Secretary at 416-978-8099 or send an e-mail to uc.drama@utoronto.ca

DRM courses are staffed by a combination of theatre professionals, members of other university departments, and specific DRM staff members. Some courses are restricted to students in a Drama Specialist, Major, or Combined Specialist program; some are open to all students of the University.

Drama Programs

Drama (Arts program)

Consult Professor P. Kleber, Room 300, 79A St. George St., University College.

Enrolment in the Specialist and Major programs is limited and selection is made after a personal interview and audition. Students will be admitted to the Major only after they have been admitted to DRM200Y1 (with DRM201Y1) or DRM254Y1, and to the Specialist only after they have been admitted to one further Group B course (other than DRM301Y1). Enrolment in the Minor program is unrestricted. Students in the Minor program may only take academic courses.

Specialist program:
(12 full courses or their equivalent, including at least four 300+ series with at least one 400 level)

First Year:
One or both of DRM100Y1, DRM200Y1 (with DRM201Y1 as co-requisite)

Higher Years:
1 DRM200Y1 (and DRM201Y1) if not taken in First Year
2. From Group A (below): DRM230Y1 and three of DRM260H1, DRM262H1, DRM266H1, DRM268H1 and DRM364H1
3. DRM300Y1 and DRM301Y1
4. From Group C: one full-course equivalents
5. From Group D: one full-course equivalents
6. 2.5 courses from Groups A, B, C, D, E, to make up the total of 12 courses

Major program:

(8 full courses or their equivalent including at least two 300+ series courses)

Option A

First Year:
One or both of DRM100Y1, DRM200Y1 (with DRM201Y1 as co-requisite)

Higher Years:
1. DRM200Y1 & DRM201Y1 (if not taken in first year)
2. DRM300Y1 & DRM301Y1
3. From Group A: DRM230Y1 and two of DRM260H1, DRM262H1, DRM266H1, DRM268H1 and DRM364H1
4. From Groups C and/or D: one full-course equivalent

Option B

First Year:
One or both of DRM100Y1, DRM200Y1 (with DRM201Y1 as co-requisite)

Higher Years:
1. DRM200Y1 & DRM201Y1 (if not taken in first year)
2. DRM254Y1
3. From Group A: DRM230Y1 and three of DRM260H1, DRM262H1, DRM266H1, DRM268H1 and DRM364H1
4. From Groups C and/or D: one and a half course equivalents

Option C

First Year: DRM100Y1

Higher Years:
1. DRM254Y1
2. DRM354Y1
3. From Group A: DRM230Y1 and three of DRM260H1, DRM262H1, 266, DRM268H1, and DRM364H1
4. From Groups C and/or D: two and a half course equivalents

Minor program:

(4 full courses or their equivalent including at least one 300+ series course)

1. DRM100Y1 and one full-course equivalent from Groups C, D (below)
2. Two half-courses from Group A (excluding DRM230Y1 and DRM431Y1)
3. One full-course equivalent from Groups A (excluding DRM230Y1 and DRM431Y1), C, D or E

Note:

Students in the Minor program are not eligible for practical courses

Group A:
DRM230Y1, DRM260H1, DRM262H1, DRM266H1, DRM268H1, DRM364H1, DRM431Y1, JDC400H1, 410Y1

Group B:
DRM200Y1, DRM201Y1, DRM254Y1, DRM300Y1, DRM301Y1, DRM328H1, DRM354Y1, DRM400Y1, DRM401H1, DRM402Y1, DRM403Y1; ENG369Y1 (playwriting section) Note: Students taking a practical course (Group B) are required to take an academic co-requisite (Groups A, C, D)

Group C:
ENG220Y1, ENG223H1, 310H1, ENG330H1, ENG332Y1, ENG334H1, ENG338Y1, ENG339H1

Group D:
ABS341H1; CLA 300Y1, CLA382H1, CLA383H1; DRM430H1:EAS233H1; FRE315H1, FRE317H1, FRE359H1, FRE360H1, 372Y0; GER232H1; GRK351H1, GRK352H1, GRK451H1, GRK452H1; HUN450H1; ITA390H1, ITA410H1, ITA415H1, ITA426H1; JDC400H1; LAT351H1/LAT451H1; NEW422Y1; PRT 343H1; SLA337H1, 406Y1, SLA418H1, SLA476H1; SPA452H1: UNI202H1

Group E:
MUS206H1; SLA337H1, SLA424H1, SLA476H1

Other:
DRM100Y1, DRM390Y1/391H1, DRM490Y1/491H1. (These may be applied to Groups A,B,C,D,E on petition to, and approval by, the Drama Program Committee)

Drama and English (Arts program)

Consult Professor P. Kleber, Room 300, 79A St. George Street, University College.

Enrolment in this program is limited and selection is made after a personal interview and audition. Upon admission to DRM200Y1 or DRM254Y1 students may enrol in the double major in English and Drama; upon admission to an additional one of DRM200Y1, DRM254Y1, DRM300Y1, DRM354Y1, DRM400Y1, DRM402Y1, ENG369Y1 (playwriting section), students may change their enrolment to the Drama and English Specialist program.

Specialist program:

(14 to 15 full courses or their equivalent, with at least four 300+ series courses including at least one 400-series course)

English:

Same as the English Major program (see English)

Drama:

First Year:
One or both of (a) DRM100Y1, (b) DRM200Y1 (with DRM 201H1 as co-requisite)

Higher Years:
See Drama Major requirements.