THEA 309 - Theater of the Millennium

FC ARHU

4 credits
This class will explore dramatic literature written by living American playwrights: Tony Kushner, George Wolfe, Anna DeVeare Smith, Emily Mann, Horton Foote, Jose Rivera, Oliver Mayer, Eve Ensler, August Wilson, Caryl Churchill, Maria Irene Fornes, Adrienne Kennedy, Amiri Baraka, Kia Corthron, and Suzann Lori-Parks, among others. Plays will be contextualized and complemented by critical and historical readings. In addition to discussions and written assignments, scene work will be an important component of the class.