THTR 2450 — Theatre Histories 1: Early Evidence Through 1750
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Examines trends in performance and theatrical production beginning with the earliest evidence and concluding at around 1750. Uses a global perspective to study many elements of theatre and performance including environments, architecture, scene and costume design, acting styles, textual and nontextual performance scripts, theory, and audiences. Considers the specific social and cultural conditions out of which these conventions emerged. Examines a wide range of sources and dramatic texts; engaging canonical pieces; as well as works that amplify the voices and stories of Black, Indigenous, people of color, women-identified, LGBTQIA+, neurodiverse, and disabled people and communities. Challenges students to recognize that history is never singular and that multiple histories of theatre necessarily coexist.