| Number | Title | Codes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEATRST 109 | How Musicals Work | ALP | Previously numbered THEATRST 209 and titled "Dramatic Forms of Musical Theater" or "How Musicals Work." This course can fulfill a Gateway credit or an Area 2 credit for the Theater Studies major, but not both. It satisfies a theory course in the Musical Theater Minor. |
| THEATRST 187A | Reading Theater in New York | CCI, ALP, CZ | Please note that 187A Reading Theater New York can satisfy an Area 2 or Gateway requirement, but not both. |
| THEATRST 187S | Reading Theater | CCI, ALP, CZ | 187S Reading Theater (and its New York-based version, 187A Reading Theater in New York) can be taken as an Area 2 or Gateway class, but not both. |
| THEATRST 201S | American Musicals | ALP | Previously numbered THEATRST 125S. |
| THEATRST 202 | Introduction to Performance Studies | CCI, W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 203A | The Arts, Culture, and Performance of New York | CCI, ALP | New Cross-List Fall 2024: JAM 392A-10 |
| THEATRST 206SA | Duke in New York: New York, New York | W, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 220SA | Korea in Performance: Global Culture and Soft Power | CCI, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 222 | Shakespeare | EI, W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 224 | Sport As Performance | CCI, ALP | New Course Fall 2023 |
| THEATRST 225S | Transformative Ideas: Power, Theater, and Politics | CCI, ALP | Transformative Ideas courses are typically offered in fall semesters. |
| THEATRST 227 | Drama of Ancient Rome | CCI, ALP, CZ | Primary to Classical Studies |
| THEATRST 230 | Drama of Ancient Greece | ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 232S | Asian American Theater | CCI, ALP | New Cross-List HISTORY 293S Effective Fall 2024 |
| THEATRST 237S | Shakespeare's Nature | EI, ALP | Primary to English |
| THEATRST 238 | African American Theater and Performance | CCI, ALP | |
| THEATRST 250S | Queer Theater, Straight Plays | CCI, ALP | New Course Spring 2024 |
| THEATRST 251AS | Duke in London: Arts | CCI, ALP | Students enroll in one course, offering one Duke credit. No pass/fail or satisfactory/unsatisfactory options or auditing are permitted for the course. The course may count towards major requirements in the English Department and the Department of Theater Studies (Theater Studies Major Area 2). |
| THEATRST 252FS | Performance and Citizenship in Asian America | CCI, EI, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 265S | Modern American Drama | CCI, W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 290S-7 | Special Topics in Dramatic Literature | Spring 2025 Topic "Biography: Page, Stage, and Screen" | |
| THEATRST 320S | Movement in Question: Introduction to Critical Dance Studies | CCI, R, W, ALP, CZ | Primary to Dance |
| THEATRST 334S | Modern Drama: 1880-1940 | CCI, W, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 335S | Modern Drama: 1940-2000 | CCI, W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 338S | Globalization and Theater | CCI, EI, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 375S | Contemporary American Drama | CCI, ALP | |
| THEATRST 390S-4 | Special Topics in Performance Studies | ||
| THEATRST 390S-6 | Special Topics in Theater History | ||
| THEATRST 402S | History of Acting | CCI, R, W, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 550S | Black Culture and Performance | CCI, R, W, ALP | open to graduates and advanced undergraduates |
