Subject matter varies each semester. This course may be repeated once with permission of the Program Director. TH 611 Seminar in Dramatic Literature 4 credits Discussion of selected periods and topics in dramatic literature.
Subject matter varies each semester.
TH 614 Performance and Culture 4 credits An examination of the relationship between performance and cultural identity in a variety of contemporary and historical societies. Among the cultures that will be investigated are South Africa, Italy, Indonesia, France, Japan, and ancient Greece. American topics will include the work of Lenny Bruce, George C. Wolfe, Anna Deveare Smith, Arthur Miller, and Arthur Kopit. Students will conduct research projects on topics of their choice. An introductory course with the dual objectives of developing students' abilities as actors and as coaches and teachers of acting in either classroom or rehearsal settings.