Women in Ancient Theatre

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Women, such as Clytemnestra, Medea, and Helen of Troy, are among the most interesting characters developed for the ancient stage. We will look at these women as ancient and modern re-presentations. This course approaches Greek and Roman dramatic scripts as vehicles for presentation of social norms and anomalies at public festivals and for general entertainment. We will also examine and practice with ancient theater techniques to better understand the presentation of females by male actors, and we will discuss the venues and genres in which women played female characters to examine the differences gender makes in perception of character and in their real lives as working women. Offered every other year.