THTR 209 — Theatre History: Early World
This course surveys major plays, figures, and movements in early world theater, considering them in their original social and political context as well as examining their implications for contemporary audiences and artists. Through the course materials, students will pay attention to rituals, play texts and proceedings, playwrights, theatre architecture, design elements, acting, as well as theatrical conventions of the world. Course requirements will ask students to use both scholarly and practical research methods to explore material intellectually and experientially.