ADVANCED THEATRE HISTORY 1700 TO PRESENT

ENGL 859

Topics related to advanced research in theatre and performance studies. Topics vary by semester.

THEATRE 431

Theatre architecture, scenery, costume, acting, directing, and modes of staging in Europe from 500 B.C.

THEATRE 424

Considers important current trends in performance and dramatic literature worldwide. Writing component includes both literary and performance criticism. When possible, some course materials are linked to University Theatre productions.

ENGL/THEATRE 731

Problems of scholarship in the dramatic, performance and staging practices of major traditions of world theatre history between 500 BCE and 1700 including the theatres of ancient Greece and Rome; medieval, Renaissance and early modern Europe; and the Muromachi and Tokugawa eras in Japan.

ENGL/THEATRE 576

Selected major critical and theoretical sources, from Aristotle to the present day; the influences of theories upon playwriting and modes of theatrical production.