You will discuss the Greeks, the Romans, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Restoration, Realism, Surrealism, American Realism, Expressionism, Feminist Drama, Post-Modernism and more!
Sample of topics covered in this course:
- Aristotle and his love of all things Sophocles
- The death of theatre and the fall of Rome
- The rise of theatre through the Church
- Shakespeare: The man we know nothing about
- Emile Zola: Who really invented realism?
- Henrik Ibsen: The unintentional feminist,
- Pirandello: Why write when there is no sense in the world?,
- Eugene O’Neil: America’s first professional playwright,
- Arthur Miller: American Realism defined,
- Tennessee Williams: The man, the playwright, the rebel
- Edward Albee: at the Intersection of Absurdism and Realism
- Caryl Churchill: What the heck is feminist drama?
- David Mamet: Heightened language in Contemporary playwriting
- Suzan-Lori Parks and Tony Kushner: The Postmodern playwright
You will come away from this course with a comprehensive understanding of basic theatre history and with memorable anecdotes and facts about playwrights and their theatrical styles.
Teacher: Meg Araneo
Prerequisites: None, First Year Conservatory students are required to take Theatre History
Theatre History A
1/31/22-4/25/22
Mondays 230-4pm
12 weeks/12 classes
No Classes Spring Break- 3/12-3/20
Theatre History B
2/2/22-4/27/22
Wednesdays 545-715pm
12 weeks/12 classes
No Classes Spring Break- 3/12-3/20
$500