DR 839 Performance Studio IV
Working with Contemporary Styles and Living Playwrights. Beginning with an exploration of contemporary style work and absurdist texts, the course will continue into more contemporary works by important emerging playwrights in the American theatre from the 1980's to today. Contemporary styles include such writers as Pinter, Beckett, Stoppard, Pirandello and Mamet. More recent and emerging contemporary playwrights include such writers as: Durang, Greenspan, Grimm, Howe, Emily Mann, Mac Wellman, Paula Vogel and others. Students will develop a one-person show, first by exploring an existing performance project and then by mounting a solo performance piece.
Prerequisite
Open to graduate drama students