| Number | Title | Codes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEATRST 145S | Acting | CCI, ALP | Please note that THEATRST 145S Acting can satisfy either the Gateway requirement of the Theater Major, or its Area 1: Acting, Directing requirement, but not both. |
| 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 190FS | Focus Program Special Topics | ||
| 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 205A | Internship in New York | New Cross-Lists Fall 2024: DANCE 205A, ENGLISH 314A, JAM 392A-20 | |
| THEATRST 211 | Musical Theater Workshop: Performance | ALP | |
| THEATRST 214 | Internship in New York | ||
| THEATRST 219S | Production Management for Theater | ALP | |
| THEATRST 220SA | Korea in Performance: Global Culture and Soft Power | CCI, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 221 | Manifesto Workshop: Climate Change, Afro-/Solar Punk, and Performance | CCI, EI, ALP | New Course Fall 2023 |
| THEATRST 222 | Shakespeare | EI, W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 223S | Modern German Theater and Drama | CCI, FL, 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 226S | World Building for the Theater | CCI, ALP | |
| THEATRST 227 | Drama of Ancient Rome | CCI, ALP, CZ | Primary to Classical Studies |
| THEATRST 232S | Asian American Theater | CCI, ALP | New Cross-List HISTORY 293S Effective Fall 2024 |
| THEATRST 233 | Dance and Dance Theater of Asia | CCI, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 234L | Costume Construction | ALP | Instructor Consent Required Fall 2024 |
| THEATRST 235 | Performance Art History and Theory | CCI, EI, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 236 | Gender in Dance and Theatre | CCI, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 237S | Shakespeare's Nature | EI, ALP | Primary to English |
| THEATRST 242S | The Art of Improvising | ALP | |
| THEATRST 245 | The Body in Art in Early Modern Europe: Power and Limits of Corporeal Representations | CCI, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 246S | Shakespeare Studio | ALP | |
| THEATRST 247 | Alexander Technique for Musicians, Dancers, and Actors | ALP | |
| THEATRST 249S | Understanding Mediation | CCI, ALP, CZ | |
| 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 255S | Directing | ALP | Instructor Consent Required |
| THEATRST 261S | Costume Design | R, ALP | |
| THEATRST 263S | Lighting Design | R, ALP | |
| THEATRST 264S | Puppetry | ALP | |
| THEATRST 273S | Screenwriting | W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 275S | Acting For the Camera | ALP | |
| THEATRST 280S | Dramatic Writing | W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 282S | Writing Movies and Plays: Adaptation | W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 283S | Writing about Performance | CCI, R, W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 285S | Ready for Prime Time: Writing the Dramatic TV Episode | W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 290S-2 | Special Topics in Acting | Spring 2025: Black Theater Workshop | |
| THEATRST 290S-4 | Special Topics in Theater Studies | ||
| THEATRST 290S-5 | Special Topics in Arts Management | ||
| THEATRST 290S-6 | Special Topics in Film | ||
| THEATRST 290S-7 | Special Topics in Dramatic Literature | Spring 2025 Topic "Biography: Page, Stage, and Screen" | |
| THEATRST 291 | Independent Study | ALP | Instructor and DUS consent required |
| THEATRST 309S | Dancing States of Mind: The Self, Social and Political Practice of Dance | R, ALP | |
| THEATRST 320S | Movement in Question: Introduction to Critical Dance Studies | CCI, R, W, ALP, CZ | Primary to Dance |
| THEATRST 322S | Chekhov | CCI, W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 334S | Modern Drama: 1880-1940 | CCI, W, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 335S | Modern Drama: 1940-2000 | CCI, W, ALP | |
| THEATRST 336 | Shakespeare through 1600 | EI, R, ALP | |
| THEATRST 337 | Shakespeare After 1600 | EI, R, ALP | |
| THEATRST 341S | The Black Parades: African Diaspora Parade Culture and Radical Resistance | CCI, ALP, SS | |
| THEATRST 345S | Advanced Acting | ALP | Spring 2025 Topic: Movement and Voice for the Stage. The previously catalogued subtitle "Contemporary Texts" will be removed from the course list in January 2025. Prerequisite THEATRST 145S or consent of instructor. |
| THEATRST 347S | The Moving and Sounding Body | CCI, ALP | |
| THEATRST 350-1 | Mainstage Acting (Top) | CCI, R, ALP | Fall 2023 "Twelfth Night" |
| THEATRST 364 | Performance and Technology: Composition Workshop | STS, ALP | |
| THEATRST 371 | Artists in Healthcare: Collaborations and Complexities | CCI, EI, R, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 375S | Contemporary American Drama | CCI, ALP | |
| THEATRST 380S-1 | Playmaking for Writers: Collaboration from Page to Stage | W, ALP | Prerequisite: One dramatic writing course. See DukeHub. |
| THEATRST 380S-2 | Playmaking for Actors and Directors: Collaboration from Page to Stage | ALP | Prerequisite: THEATRST 145S or THEATRST 255S |
| THEATRST 390S-1 | Special Topics in Directing | ||
| THEATRST 390S-2 | Special Topics in Dramatic Writing | Fall 2025: Writing Memoir & Solo Performance | |
| THEATRST 390S-3 | Special Topics in Design | This course is paired to THEATRST 590S-3, which is open to graduate student enrollment. In Spring 2025, THEATRST 590S-3 is cross-listed to ARTSVIS 590S.01, CMAC 590S.01, DANCE 590S.01, and MUSIC 590S.01. | |
| THEATRST 390S-6 | Special Topics in Theater History | ||
| THEATRST 402S | History of Acting | CCI, R, W, ALP, CZ | |
| THEATRST 493-1 | Research Independent Study | R | |
| THEATRST 495 | Senior Distinction Project | ||
| THEATRST 550S | Black Culture and Performance | CCI, R, W, ALP | open to graduates and advanced undergraduates |
| THEATRST 558S | Business Strategies for the Arts and Artists | R | |
| THEATRST 691 | Independent Study | Instructor and DUS consent required |
