THETR-248 Introduction to Queer Theatre
This course will examine the evolution of queer perspectives and performance practices in dramatic literature and performance, from proto-queer characters in Marlowe and Shakespeare to the origins and growth of the GLBTQ movement, to an "out theatre." We will study works that depict GLBTQ characters and plotlines, their resistance to heterosexist values, and their relation to larger American social and political issues and movements. Playwrights and artists to be discussed include Williams, Crowley, McNally, Durang, Lucas, Miller, Ludlam, Kushner, Vogel, Kron, Huges, and Mac.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
Theatre 100, or consent of instructor.
Offered
Spring