Contemporary theatre in London including traditional and experimental work, American plays, plays from the international repertoire. Attending and discussing productions. Meeting with playwrights, actors, directors, designers, producers to investigate current trends in theatrical writing, production, criticism. Introduction to dramatic writing. Reading assignments from classical, modern, and contemporary plays as well as from commentaries on the playwright's art, Aristotle to the present.
Students write scenes and exercises throughout the semester, culminating in a final project.
Series examining significant works of world drama with a focus on Western traditions. Major performance styles and physical theatres and evolving interpretations of genre. Students participate in scene readings and staging demonstrations. Reading of 12 to 15 plays each semester. Critical emphasis on student responses through discussion.