Contemporary Political Plays

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This course centers on reading and analyzing an aesthetically and culturally diverse group of political plays. We will ask what “political” might mean in the context of art-making, and examine artistic strategies in the plays that range from documentary or “verbatim” theater, to performance-art interventions, to sci-fi dystopian plays, to plays that decenter white-cis-straight dominant narratives by placing other bodies and lives center stage. The course will involve both creative and critical work, and at least one trip to see a live local performance.