Theatre Theory and History (THEA-330)
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Course Description
We will trace the role of theatre in Western culture from the Greeks to the present American stage, focusing on how important artists broke through theatrical plateaus, creating new forms to communicate with their audiences. The vehicles for our lecture discussion-based journey might include plays and writings by Aeschylus, Shakespeare, Moliere, Strindberg, and Miller; designs from the Romans, the Elizabethans, Reinhardt, Craig, Appia, and Mielziner; and theorists such as Aristotle, Stanislavsky, Brecht, Beck, and the Bread and Puppet Theatre. A major term project will wrap up the course with students’ thoughts on how to push beyond present plateaus to re-establish the vitality of theatre for our culture today. Four class periods. Open to Seniors and Uppers. Lowers may enroll with permission of the instructor.
