Theatre Arts 350WS - Women in Shakespeare

This is a performance seminar focusing on the female characters in Shakespeare and using Tina Packer's (Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company) Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare's Plays as the jumping-off point for exploration of Shakespeare's plays. In her book, Packer traces the evolution of Shakespeare's female characters, while examining his own growth as a writer from youthful misogynist, to lover, to unabashed feminist. This course will explore that journey, both through analysis and performance, and each student will be required to perform three to four scenes and monologues illuminating that idea.

Prereq: 8 credits in Theatre Arts.