THTR 1020 - Introduction to Theatre

1. Anti Realism Dada Expressionism Absurdism WWII and Absurdism, Minimalism and Metaphysics, Samuel Beckett, Beckett and the French Resistance Epic Theatre The Challenge to Aristotle, WWII and Epic Theatre, Bertolt Brecht, Society Can Change
2. Anti Realistic Play (example: Angels in America) AIDS and Politics in the U.S. in the 1990s Gay Culture in the U.S. in the 1990s Religious Values Present in the Play
3. Dramatic Structure Play with a traditional dramatic structure (example: Joe Turner¿s Come and Gone) Setting and Historical/Cultural Background (Slavery in the U.S., Jim Crow Laws, etc.)
4. Non Western Theatre Forms (At least three areastwo from this list) Japan, India, Africa, Peru, Bali, China, Mexico, Native North America Comparison of Non-Western Forms to Western Theatre Forms Comparison of Cultural Values Found in Non-Western and Western Forms
5. Post Modernism Robert Wilson, Politics and the Funding of Avant-Guard Art
6. Protagonist as a Representative of the Cultural, Legal, and Economic Struggles of Black Americans Dramatic Structure
7. Realism American Realism American realistic play ( example: And the Soul Shall Dance) Traditional Culture as Found in the Play Evidence of Cultural Stresses on the Characters Evidence of Racism in the Play U.S. Race and Cultural Relations Contemporary to the Play Playwright¿s Use of Props to Represent Characters
8. Student Scene Projects Playwrights of scenes performed Creating a Ground Plan, Use of Props, Creating Movement, Acting/Performing Basics, Use of Costuming, Rehearsal Etiquette and Expectations
9. What goes into Theatre? What is the nature of performing? Community, Ritual, Professional/Amateur Theatre Production Process Design- Stage Design, Costume Design, Lighting Design Performance- Acting, Directing Theatre History Origins ofTheatre Greece Rome Middle Ages Renaissance Origin and Movement Throughout Europe Shakespeare and Elizabethan England

1. analyze theatre to discover cultural, political, societal, and/or historical influences
2. use terminology and concepts relevant to a practical, cultural, dramatic, and historical discussion of theatre.
3. describe relationships between theatre, society, politics, and culture.
4. demonstrate comprehension of factual information in selected areas of theatre history.
5. describe with some detail, what constitutes theatre, as a unique, temporal art. apply theatre concepts to dramatic literature.

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