THTR 250 - Women in Contemporary Theater

FDR: HA
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter 2013 and alternate years.

This course explores the contemporary theater scene, investigating its plays, playwrights, directors and actors. The representation of women in theatrical art, as well as the unique contributions of contemporary women as artists, theorists and audiences, provides the principal focus of study. Traditional critical and historical approaches to the material are complemented by play reading, play attendance, oral presentations, writing assignments, journal writing and the creation of individual performance pieces. Jew.