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Master of Arts, Applied Theatre Arts
The Master of Arts in Applied Theatre Arts explores the intersection of theatre arts and cultural fieldwork, encompassing the fields of theatre and therapy, theatre in education and theatre for social change/community-based theatre. This combined area of study weaves all three disciplines together under the aegis of training practitioners in the art of popular theatre with primarily marginalized communities. Practitioners of applied theatre arts supplement their work as classroom teachers, therapists, social workers, case managers, community organizers and social activists to engage public groups to obtain their goals and desires by using the tools of theatre to expedite dialogue and foster an atmosphere of greater critical consciousness and increased agency.
Curricula for the Master of Arts Degree
| APPLIED THEATRE ARTS | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| THTR 505 | Staging Communitybased Theatre | 3 |
| THTR 521 | Engaging Community Narratives | 3 |
| THTR 544 | Embodied Poetics | 2 |
| THTR 568 | Popular Theatre for Education and Development | 3 |
| THTR 577 | Theatre and Therapy for Cultural Fieldwork | 3 |
| THTR 578 | Theatre Games for Cultural Fieldwork | 3 |
| THTR 579 | Scripting Community Narratives | 3 |
| THTR 587 | Liberation Arts and Community Engagement — Theory | 4 |
| THTR 588 | Liberation Arts and Community Engagement — Praxis | 3 |
| THTR 589 | ATA: L.A. Residency | 2 |
| THTR 594abz | Master's Thesis | 2,2,0 |
| THTR 598 | ATA: International Externship | 2 |
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