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Alan Brody teaches classes in playwriting and in the history of theater, and directs Playwrights-in-Performance each spring, a production of original student-written scripts selected from work developed in 21M.785 Playwright’s Workshop. Professor Brody is himself an accomplished playwright; his plays have won numerous awards and had productions at such theaters as the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, the Aspen Playwrights Conference, the Live Oak Theater in Austin, Texas, the Berkshire Theater Festival, and Theater Forty in Beverly Hills. His play, Invention for Fathers And Sons, was the first winner of the annual Rosenthal Award at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 1989. It was subsequently produced at the American Jewish Theater in New York City. The Company of Angels was the recipient of the 1990 Eisner Award from the Streisand Center for Jewish Culture in Los Angeles. It had its world premiere at the New Repertory Theater in Massachusetts in the spring of 1993, and has been produced at the T. Schreiber Studio in New York and Theater Emory in Atlanta.
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The history of theater in China is a very long one. The earliest historical record of theatrical activity is from the Spring and Autumn period (722-484 B.C.). During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang had 300 performers working in his court at New Year's celebrations. As many as 30,000 performers would take part in the lavish theatrical festivals, performing outdoors stretched out along the roads for 20 miles.
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Professor Errol Hill's seminal work on the history of theater in Jamaica traces the kind of developmental process that took place in the Caribbean from the period of colonialism through the struggles for independence to the establishment of a cultural identity. This is the first and so far only comprehensive work of its kind and Professor Hill must be congratulated for being able to piece together information which must have existed in a very scattered form. The labor of detailed research is evident and Hill illustrates how the fragments of cultures of which the Caribbean is composed gradually coalesce to form the basis of the synergy that can produce a vibrant, indigenous theater form.
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This is the first course in a two-semester survey on the history of theater, from its roots in pre-history through the Greeks, the Middle Ages, the renaissance, and ending with Moliere. This course examines the times of Sophocles, Shakespeare and Moliere, among others, discovering how playwrights were products of their times and how their work contributed to shaping those times. The focus is on western theater, but ... included are theater traditions of East Asia, India, Oceania and Africa, such as Balinese Dance Theater, Noh, Bunraku and Chinese Opera. L C
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The class will study the history of theater and the diverse forms of drama written between 1660 and 1900. Representative plays from the era, as well as theoretical and critical response to the works, will be the major focus of the course. Attention will ... be paid to theatrical conventions and practices, along with discussion of varying interpretations and production problems discovered in each play. The works to be studied include The Misanthrope, Tartuffe, The Illusion , Phedre, The Rover, The Way of the World, The Servant of Two Masters, Faust Part One, Money, Sherlock Holmes, Camille, A Doll’s House, Ghosts , An Ideal Husband, The Importance of Being Earnest , Cyrano de Bergerac, Uncle Vanya, and The Seagull. The plays will be discussed as instruments for theatrical production; as examples of dramatic structure, style, and genre; and, most importantly, as they reflect the moral, social, and political issues of their time. This course is offered in the spring semester, 2005-2006 and alternate years.
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This is the second course in a two-semester survey on the history of theater, from late renaissance to the present. This course examines restoration drama and works of such playwrights as Ibsen, Brecht and Beckett, among others, discovering how they were products of their times and how their work contributed to shaping those times. The focus is on western theater, but ... included are theater traditions of East Asia, India, Oceania and Africa as living traditions and new voices. L C
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