Contemporary librettists are also addressed. American drama considered primarily as a criticism of American society, values, and life. Covers the period from 1918 to 1962, including plays by Eugene O'Neill, Clifford Odets, Lillian Hellman, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, and Edward Albee. This course begins where DRA 2880 leaves off, but either can be taken independently. Fall A performance course for using classic, modern, and contemporary plays, which covers rehearsal techniques, monologues, duologues, and short scenes.
Students critique campus productions in written essays.
What would now be called actors, playwrights, producers, directors, designers, and theatre architects are all considered. Written analyses of texts and performances. Required attendance at live shows on campus. A study of the mystery plays, morality plays, and interludes of the 14th and 15th centuries. Analysis of texts is combined with consideration of theatrical production in light of the ideological, religious, and historical contexts of the plays.