Calendar

We will have some video screenings and (I hope) at least one trip to the theater during the semester; I am also hoping to arrange for you to meet some theatrical professionals. For this reason and in order to allow flexibility in our conversations, this is a tentative schedule of class discussion topics: Please check in if you miss a session, so that you can participate fully in class.

CLASS # READINGS / VIEWINGS ASSIGNMENTS 1 Introductions. 2 Chekhov, Anton. The Cherry Orchard. 3 Chekhov, Anton. The Cherry Orchard. 4 O’Casey, Sean. The Plough and the Stars. Response essay #1 (2-3 pp.) 5 O’Casey, Sean. The Plough and the Stars. 6 Pirandello, Luigi. Henry IV. Response essay #2 (2-3 pp.) 7 Pirandello, Luigi. Henry IV. 8 Brecht, Bertolt. Galileo. Response essay #3 (2-3 pp.) 9 Brecht, Bertolt. Galileo. Outside plays chosen. 10 Beckett, Samuel. Waiting for Godot. 11 Beckett, Samuel. Waiting for Godot. 12 Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. Streetcar Screening. 13 Williams, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. Outside Play Essay due 14 Fugard, Athol and John Kani. The Island (in Statements). 15 Churchill, Caryl. Top Girls. Top Girls Video. 16 Churchill, Caryl. Top Girls. 17 Stoppard, Tom. Arcadia. 18 Stoppard, Tom. Arcadia. 19 Wilson, August. The Piano Lesson. Piano Lesson Video. 20 Wilson, August. The Piano Lesson. Revisions due 21 Smith, Anna Deveare. Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. Deveare Smith Video. 22 Kushner, Tony. Angels in America, Millennium Approaches. 23 Kushner, Tony. Angels in America, Millennium Approaches and Perestroika. 24 Frayn, Michael. Copenhagen. 25 Brief reports. Comparative/Research Essay due 26 Conclusions. Brief reports.