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Course: Theatre History

School Type:
High School
School Max Description:
Theatre History
Content Area:
Drama
Description:
Quarter 1 - Students will study the history of theatre from Greeks to Shakespeare, reading selected plays and tracing the history of theatre into dramatic texts generated at particular times and places. Quarter 2 - Students will study the history of Western Europe and the U.S. from the end of the 17th century to present, focusing on the production of theatre in its historical, social and ideological contexts. Students will study representative plays.
Course Code:
117060
Prerequisites:
VPA Theatre, Stagecraft, Acting Studio I
Credits:
0.50
Fine Arts
Dual Enrollment Compatible Course:
No
NCAA Eligible:
No
Textbooks
Title:
The Essential Theatre; Plays for the Theatre; The Wadsworth Anthology of Drama
ISBN:
9781133307280; 9781133310693; 139781428288140
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