Theatre 236 - Anti-Racist Theatre

In this course we will look at the practice, the history, and the future of theatre as an anti-racist activity. We will seek to define and understand the concept of anti-racism, and to look at how theatre--through performance, through structure, through training, and in other ways--can be racist or anti-racist. We will look most of all at contemporary thinking, writing, organization, and making around this topic. Learning together, we will seek to explore and imagine how theatre--in professional, educational, and other settings- -can be part of the work of anti-racism. Prerequisite: One previous course in the Theatre Department. (E)