SURVEY: THEORIES OF DRAMA

ENGL/THEATRE 732

Problems of scholarship in the dramatic, performance and staging practices of major traditions of world theatre history since 1700, including melodrama, naturalism, the avant-garde, and other movements that helped shaped contemporary theatre.

ENGL 654

Study of the historical, theoretical and practical approaches to theatre and performance dramaturgy. Read and discuss scholarship about the field, and produce dramaturgical research education, production and outreach tasks through diverse written assignments and practical exercises.

THEATRE 324

Multiple approaches to reading plays from a variety of important periods in dramatic literature with an emphasis on the life of older plays in the contemporary repertory. When possible, some course materials are linked to University Theatre production.

THEATRE 219

Undergraduate study in subjects of current interest in design, performance, technology, history, dramatic theory, literature criticism, or theatre/drama education.

ENGL/THEATRE 120

Reading important plays, attending stage productions, writing and thinking critically about theatre and drama. Emphasis on developing analytic skills in dramatic literature and theatre production.