THTR 311 — 20th and 21st Century Playwrights
This course will read and examine several plays written from the beginning of the twentieth century through the present. Secondary readings devoted to specific plays, including the early political and folk plays of the 1910s and 1920s, and protest drama of the 1940s will be studied. Students will explore The Revolutionary Theater Movement of the '60s and how contemporary playwrights have expanded the contours of the American dramatic landscape, addressing complex topics such as race/gender, and gay/lesbian issues. We will also explore research methods and critical theory - fields essential to arts practice and to engaged citizenship in the twenty-first century.