Theater 797D - ST-Special Topics/Dramaturgy

This graduate seminar in dramaturgy each semester goes in depth into a special topic. Topics to include: Multicultural Theater Practice, Performance Theory, Avant-Garde Theater, Production Dramaturgy, Translation, Adaptation, and Dramaturgical Writing. Please check at enrollment time to see what Special Topic is being offered for the coming semester.

COURSE TOPIC, Spring 2023: Theater for Social Change
From mass incarceration to abortion rights, immigration policy to queer liberation, this course will examine plays that engage with social justice movements. We will explore the styles, forms, and aesthetics of the theater in these social movements, as well as what theatrical trends emerged from these moments of social change.