MOLLI Winter 2012 Course Listings Fine Arts
Fine Arts
A Backstage Pass with Doubt
Teresa Waldorf
Tuesdays and one Monday, 2:30-4:00 pm, PAR/TV, Room 190, UM
Early Start Date: Tuesdays, Dec. 27, Jan. 3, 10, 17, Monday, Jan. 23; and Opening Night, Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 pm
Textbook: A copy of Doubt from Dramatists Play Service Inc.
Take an intimate, backstage look at the workings of a professional theatre company. Learn about the historical period of this play, with regard to the play’s content and the other award-winning plays that year. Characters and motivations will be analyzed, and time permitting, portions of the play will be staged and read aloud in class in a Reader’s Theatre format. Director Greg Johnson will meet with the class to share his in-depth script analysis and how it informed his directorial decisions. Students will also meet with the Design Team (Lighting, Set, Sound, Props, and Costumes), take a backstage tour of the Scene and Lighting Shops and the Montana Theatre, and attend interviews with the cast members. Students are invited to Blocking Rehearsals at their convenience, and to attend the Opening Night performance in the Montana Theatre. A private talk-back session with the director, cast, and designers will follow the play. About the instructor: Teresa Waldorf is the Educational Outreach Coordinator for the Montana Repertory Theatre and adjunct instructor for the UM Drama/Dance Department. Teresa’s directing credits at UM include Gypsy, Batboy, Rocky Horror Show, and Still Life With Iris. Teresa received her M.F.A. from UM in 1991 in Acting/Directing, and continues to act as much as possible. She can frequently be seen on stage acting in Montana Rep Missoula productions at the Crystal Theatre.
“Enhanced my understanding, appreciation, and love of music.” ~MOLLI member, Mad About Mahler with Darko Butorac In Prokofiev’s Footsteps
Darko Butorac
Thursdays, 11:00 am-12:30 pm, Todd Building, UM
Join Darko Butorac, Music Director of the Missoula Symphony, for an in-depth look at one of the most fascinating and brilliant composers of the 20th century, best known for his beloved musical tale “Peter and the Wolf.” The course will explore a wide-ranging group of works of Prokofiev’s prolific output in numerous genres within context of his turbulent life – beginning as a child prodigy in Russia, leaving after the October Revolution, and achieving career affirmation in Paris and a perplexing return to the Soviet Union on the eve of the Second World War.
MOLLI Textbooks Textbooks are available for purchase at the UM Bookstore. Textbook prices have been discounted 10% for MOLLI members.
About the instructor: Recently praised by the Tanjug News Agency for his “exceptional energy and musicianship,” Maestro Darko Butorac is quickly establishing himself as one of the world’s most soughtafter young conductors. Following his debut with the Belgrade Philharmonic in January of 2011, he has been invited to both close the 2011 and open the 2012 concert season. Since 2007, Maestro Butorac has served as the Music Director of the Missoula Symphony and has propelled the orchestra to a new level of musical achievement, with an expanded repertoire and local premieres of works by established and emerging composers.
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