THTR 232 - Dramatic Literature and Theatre Histoy

4 Credit(s)

This course provides students with an understanding of the development of drama – from its ancient roots, world-wide, in ritual and dance, to its emergence as a performing art in ancient Greece, and through its present-day forms world-wide, such as Africa, Japan, and India. Plays by Native Americans will be examined, as will films by and about Native People. Students will read and analyze plays scripts from a variety of time periods and cultures, while considering social context, and concurrent technologies. They will learn about performance spaces and progressions in theater architecture, as well as a wide range of production practices. Some attention will be given to the comparison of theater and other arts. A portion of the course is devoted to the development of films, and current film content and technology. $35

(fall even years)