Jewish American Theatre

(Cross-listed as TPS 113) Explores how “Jewish” theatre has changed over different periods of United States history, in the context of the broader history of Jewish culture in the United States. Definitions of “Jewishness” in the United States and how those definitions have been used to help, harm, or unite communities. Representation of Jewish characters on the U.S. stage over the past three centuries and how Jewish-American artists have negotiated their Jewish and American identities in the theatre.