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HON 200/400 THEATRE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

Students learn about the history of theatre for social change, beginning with the ancient Greeks. They explore modern events leading to a variety of programs which were intended or resulted in social change, including: Federal Theatre of the New Deal/WPA (1930's), Augusto Boal's "Theatre of the Oppressed " (1950-60'), The San Francisco Mime Troupe and Bread & Puppet Theatre (1960's) , and the Harlem People's Theatre Project. Students study and create their own short plays and/or staged tableaux on "unsafe" topics (such as racism, terrorism, hunger, and unsafe working conditions). They'll stage these with the purpose of igniting dialogue among the audience members.


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Substitutions:
THTR 4XX - Dramatic Literature and the Development of Theatre (required course for Drama ED and Drama related area;
ARTH 160 - Global Visual Culture
Any ANTH or SOC at the appropriate course level

COURSE FEE: $15 -- for make-up, prop and costume needs; flyers; possible royalties

Instructor: DR. MICHAEL FRANCISCONI AND DR. JUDY ULRICH

Time: Spring 2017, Block 8,