THD 07440Contemporary World Theatre - WI

Catalog

Designed to examine significant developments in world theatre and drama since 1956, this course focuses on writers, actors and groups who have influenced theatre in the last half century. Starting with the angry young men and women of England in the 1950s, the course moves through the work of the absurdist's, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam and the Age of Protest (the Rock revolution). It delves into environmental theatre, the Women's Movement, gay and lesbian theatre, the Aids epidemic, and considers postmodern theatre practice throughout the world.