| Course ID: | THEA 2110. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Voices of Diversity in American Drama and Theatre |
Course
Description: | Survey of dramatic literature that foregrounds issues of race,
gender, culture, and/or ethnicity. Emphasis is placed on
African American, Asian American, Latino/Latina, and Native
American drama and theatre. The origin and development of
these theatre movements are contextualized within the social
and cultural milieu of the times. |
| Oasis Title: | Voices of Diversity |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in THEA 2110E |
Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | This is a lecture/discussion course with extensive readings of
selected plays, supplemented by media resources, illustrating
the extent of activity of these communities throughout the
U.S. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of works
authored by key men and women, performed by actresses and
actors in various venues from Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-
off- Broadway, as well as in regional theatres, colleges, and
universities. This is a rich indication of the multifaceted
expression of all the cultures under consideration. Students
will be evaluated on the basis of exams and short and long
papers. |
| Topical Outline: | Week One: Introduction and Historical Overview of American
Drama and Theatre
Week Two: African American Theatre History and Development
Week Three: Plays: Charles Gordone's NO PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY,
George C. Wolfe's THE COLORED MUSEUM, and August Wilson's JOE
TURNER'S COME AND GONE
Week Four: Plays: Alice Childress' WEDDING BAND: A LOVE/HATE
STORY IN BLACK AND WHITE and Ntozake Shange's FOR COLORED GIRLS
WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUFF
Week Five: Latino/Latina Theatre History and Development
Week Six: Plays: Luis Valdez' ZOOT SUIT, Jose Rivera's THE
HOUSE OF RAMON IGLESIA
Week Seven: plays: Milcha Sanchez-Scott's ROOSTERS and Nilo
Cruz's ANNA IN THE TROPICS
Week Eight: Asian American Theatre History and Development
Week Nine: Plays: Frank Chin's THE CHICKENCOOP CHINAMAN, David
Henry Hwang's M BUTTERFLY
Week Ten: Plays: Wakka Yamauchi's AND THE SOUL SHALL DANCE and
Philip Kan Gotanda's YANKEE DAWG YOU DIE
Week Eleven: Plays: Anuvab Pal's CHAOS THEORY, Aasif Mandvi's
SAKINA'S RESTAURANT, and Shishir Kurup's MERCHANT ON VENICE
Week Twelve: Selected plays by Filipino and Vietnamese authors
Week Thirteen: Native American Theatre History and Development
Week Fourteen: Selected plays by Native American playwrights
Week Fifteen: Research and Writing Projects and Conclusions |
| Honor Code Reference: | The University of Georgia has a strongly worded policy concerning academic
dishonesty. Please refer to the University Student Handbook regarding this policy.
Violation of this policy will be reported to the appropriate university officials for
investigation and disciplinary action. |