Reading Drama: Chile and Voice

3 credits · Undergraduate

In this course, taught in Spanish, we will study Chilean theater, both on the page and on stage. Approaching contemporary society through dramatic literature provides us with an opportunity to consider language as both an immediate object of study as well as a medium for analyzing how Chilean society is reflected and refracted on stage. The course will be comprised of class meetings addressing the skills of reading and analyzing theater, two field trips to attend theater performances (exact titles and shows TBD), and the study of Dorfman's La muerte y la doncella/Death and the Maiden. We will read and analyze Dorfman's play and then prepare a staged reading, incorporating the skills honed around theater analysis, voice, and language. Suggested pre-req: Spanish 3 or equivalent.