Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionIntroduces students to the essential elements of dramatic structure as manifest in the playscript. Students will learn how to read a play for its structure, scrutinizing the playwright's methods of creating theatre through plot, character and imagery, and understanding what scripts "mean" to the professional theatre artist and theatre-goer as distinct from other forms of literature. Students will undertake an in-depth study of dramatic play structure from both an historical and an aesthetic perspective, analyzing and understanding play scripts in a variety of genres and styles intended for production. Principles, theories and techniques of play script analysis for theatrical production will be the focus of the course. Formerly THA-2. Not open to students who have completed THA-2 with a grade of "C" or better. 