Writing About Drama

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This course is designed to strengthen your reading, analytic, and writing skills, as well to familiarize you with plays written by a range of modern and contemporary playwrights. We will examine the cultural context, history, style etc. of each playwright and play, as well as considering critical approaches to them. In order to expand students’ exposure beyond the limited number of playwrights we can cover together as a class, each student will prepare a presentation on one contemporary playwright. This project will foster an understanding of the diverse voices that have shaped the contemporary stage and will encourage critical thinking about the role of theater in society today.