Dramatic Arts Programs (BA)

Chair
Jennifer Roberts-Smith

Professors Emeriti
Joe Norris, Robert C. Nunn

Professors
David Fancy, Jennifer Roberts-Smith

Associate Professors
David Vivian, Danielle Wilson

Assistant Professors
Matthew MacKenzie, Priya Thomas

Adjunct Professors
Karen Fricker, Gyllian Raby

Lecturer
Mike Griffin

Production Manager
Brian Cumberland

Technical Director
Gavin Fearon

Head of Wardrobe
Bobbi Pidduck

Head of Scenic Construction
Ed Harris

Theatre Technician
Sandra Marcroft

Production Coordinator
Chelsea Mahon

Academic Advisor
Elizabeth Maddeaux

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Cindy Rorke

905-688-5550, extension 5255
Marilyn I. Walker
brocku.ca/miwsfpa/dramatic-arts

All Dramatic Arts degree offerings integrate theory and practice to provide students with a broad educational base combining research, practice, and creative development. Pedagogical practices and performance, design, and technical skills are theorized and integrated with critical thinking, theatre history, dramaturgy and dramatic literature.

The Department of Dramatic Arts offers a BA Honours in Dramatic Arts. For honours students, Concentrations are available in Performance, Design and Production, and Theatre Creation. The Department also offers a four-year (20 credit) BA with Major Dramatic Arts degree and a three-year BA Pass degree. A Minor in Dramatic Arts is offered for non-DART majors.

The Department of Dramatics Arts offers a six-year Concurrent BA in Dramatic Arts (Honours)/BEd Intermediate/Senior program. Additionally, students in the Concurrent BA Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd Junior/Intermediate and the Concurrent BA Interactive Art & Science (Honours)/BEd Junior/Intermediate program can also declare a teachable subject in Dramatic Arts. Students in other Concurrent BEd Intermediate/Senior programs can also declare Dramatic Arts as a second teachable subject.

Each year the department produces two Mainstage departmental productions, a student festival of one-act plays, and a collaboratively developed student production, in addition to other public performance outcomes, giving students numerous opportunities to engage in performance, production, design, and creative roles.

Program Notes

1. All DART majors must complete at least one-half credit in a collaborative theatre creation course, ie. at least one half-credit from DART 3F90, 3F96, 3F97, 3P90, 3P96, 3P97 or 4D56. In order to complete five credits in Year 4, students who complete one-half credit from list must complete elective credits; those who complete one full credit from list must complete 2.5 elective credits; those who complete one and one-half credits from list must complete 2 elective credits.
2. A maximum of 1.5 PROJECT course credits may be counted towards DART major, Concurrent Education requirements. A maximum of 0.5 PROJECT course credits may be counted towards DART minor, second teachable requirements. PROJECT courses may not be counted towards second teachable requirements.
3. In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
   
   In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
   
   In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.