One such skill is learning how to write about the theatre, and will be one of this course's primary goals.
Theatre is a persistent form and some variation of it can be found in almost every culture.
Nevertheless theatrical arts take on a startling array of forms and an equally daunting range of meanings in various ages and societies. It's an evasion to say that theatre is a fine art with a long and noble history, and that it needs no other justification. These are questions we'll ask, explore, and debate over the semester. We might find both common ground and insoluble disagreements. We may also discover that we have no specific or complete answers to such questions.