TAPS 1250 TWENTIETH-CENTURY WESTERN THEATRE AND

PERFORMANCE
Spring 2013. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-2:20 p.m. Golub
Cour! D!"rip#ion$ or% &I pr!'!r #(! #)g!* +!rion o' #(! ,--).u/0
History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken. Stephen Daedelus in
Joyces lysses
!eriods of happiness"are the #lank pages of history.$ %.&.'. Hegel in (ectures on the
!hilosophy of History
Its a poor sort of memory that only works #ackwards. (ewis )arroll
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*his course looks at the #road spectrum of theatre and cultural performance in twentieth$
century &estern +urope and the nited States3 using the stage as a focusing structure and
mechanism and film as its dialogic partner. In the process3 we will encounter :arious
definitions and e;amples of modernism and the a:ant$garde3 including 1#ut not limited
to5 naturalism and realism3 sym#olism3 e;pressionism3 futurism3 constructi:ism3 dada and
surrealism3 each mo:ement regarded as #eing e;perimental in its time. &e will consider
the historical conte;ts3 as well as the aesthetic and cultural perspecti:es and concerns that
constituted the e:entful century referred to #y )harlie )haplin and intellectual historians
as 2odern *imes.
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Cour! R!1uir!2!n#$
= -egular class attendance. 2issing more than three classes may result in a grade of 0).
= See rele:ant productions on campus and at local theatres.
=*wo take$home short essay e;ams 1to #e prepared outside of class> you may use
sources5. *he first e;am will #e handed out in class on *hursday3 2arch ? 1&eek @?5 and
will #e due at the #eginning of class on *uesday3 2arch <A 1&eek @B5. *he second e;am
will #e handed out in class on *hursday3 /pril <B 1&eek @<C5 and will #e due at the
#eginning of class on *uesday3 /pril AC 1&eek @<D5. *hese two e;ams together will
count for a total of DEF of your final grade for the course.
= ,ne <E minute oral report to #e presented in class from one of the topics listed after
each lecture. .ou should speak to me to reser:e a topic for your report. If you ha:e a
preference3 you should plan on talking to me right away. *he oral report will #e
accompanied #y a one$page fact sheet to #e turned in to me on the day of the report. It
may #e necessary to stagger reports in a way other than noted on the sylla#us. I will let
you know as the course de:elops if and when we need to do this. *opics should #e
narrowed appropriately3 in conference with me3 and where:er possi#le the report should
contain meaningful reference to a specific historical production. If you prefer3 you may
work in com#ination with another student or students to present a more
creati:eGperformati:e :ersion of the topics material #ut the presentation cannot last more
than <H minutes. In such cases3 the students who are colla#orating on the presentation
will su#mit one fact sheet for the entire group. !lease note too that the listing of more
possi#le report topics on one date rather than on another in the course outline does not
necessarily mean that more reports must #e presented on that day. It Iust means that I
ha:e listed more report topic options. %enerally3 there should not #e more than two 1and
only occasionally three5 student reports presented on any gi:en day. *he oral report will
count for CEF of your final grade for the course.
= ,ne B$<E page final paper. *his can #e a historicalGcritical paper or an imaginati:e
written recreation of an historical performance. &hiche:er option you choose3 your final
paper must #e accompanied #y a #i#liography of the sources you consulted in writing the
paper. *his final paper is due to me in my office #y noon on *hursday3 2ay A and will
count for CEF of your final grade for the course.
R!1uir!* #!3# )+)i-).-! )# #(! 4ro5n 4oo6#or! 7448 on T(),!r S#r!!# )r! -i#!*
.!-o59 )opies of all reJuired readings will also #e placed on C$hour reser:e in the
-ockefeller (i#rary 1hereafter -( in the )ourse ,utline5.
= /rtaud3 /ntonin. The Theatre and Its Double. %ro:e !ress3 <KKD.
= 7eckett3 Samuel3 Waiting for Godot. 0ew .orkL %ro:e !ress3 AE<<.
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= 7raun3 +dward. The Director and the Stage: From Naturalism to Grotowski. 0ew .orkL
/M) 7lack3 AEEC.
= 7recht3 7ertolt. Brecht on Theatre. 0ew .orkL Hill and &ang3 <K??.
= )aputi3 /nthony3 ed. ight !odern "la#s. And ed. 0ew .orkL &. &. 0orton3 <KK<
1<KNN5.
= )ardullo3 7ert and -o#ert 9nopf. Theatre of the $%ant&Garde '()*&')+*. 0ew Ha:enL
.ale ni:ersity !ress3 AEE<. 1/lso a:aila#le in electronic form through Josiah5
OJarry3 /lfred. Ubu. (ondonL 0ick Hern 7ooks3 <KK?. 1*his is the complete Ubu trilogy.
I ha:e also put the single play Ubu Roi on -ock course reser:e. .ou are only reJuired to
read Ubu Roi3 #ut may #e interested in reading the other two plays as well. &ith this in
mind3 I also ordered the Ubu trilogy5.
= )hekho:3 /nton3 The ssential "la#s3 trans. 2ichael Henry Heim. 0ew .orkL 2odern
(i#rary3 AEEC 1/lso a:aila#le in electronic form through Josiah5
= +tchells3 *im. ,ertain Fragments: Forced ntertainment. 0ew .orkL -outledge3 <KKK.
1/lso a:aila#le in electronic form through Josiah5
= Handke3 !eter3 -as.ar and /ther "la#s. 0ew .orkL Hill M &ang3 <K?E.
= Houghton3 0orris3 ed. Seeds of !odern Drama. 0ew .orkL /pplause 7ooks3 AEEE
1<KNC5.
= I#sen3 Henrik. Four !a0or "la#s. 0ew .orkL ,;ford ni:ersity !ress3 AEEB.
= +ugene Ionesco3 The Bald So.rano and /ther "la#s. 1Includes The Bald So.rano and
The 1esson5 0ew .orkL %ro:e !ress3 <KBA.
= 9ane3 Sarah3 Blasted. 0ew .orkL 2ethuen Drama3 AE<<.
= 2Pller3 Heiner3 2amletmachine. 0ew .orkL !erforming /rts Journal3 AEE<.
= !arks3 SuQan$(ori. The $merica "la#. 0ew .orkL *heatre )ommunications %roup3
lKKH.
= !inter3 Harold3 /ld Times. 0ew .orkL %ro:e !ress3 <KKD.
= Shattuck3 -oger. The Ban3uet 4ears. 0ew .orkL 6intage 7ooks3 lKNB.
= Shepard3 Sam3 Buried ,hild. 0ew .orkL 6intage3 AEEN.
= &ilde3 ,scar3 The Im.ortance of Being arnest. Simon M 7rown3 AE<A 1/lso a:aila#le
in electronic form through Josiah5
= &ilder3 *hornton. /ur Town. 0ew .orkL Samuel 'rench3 AE<E.
A p)"6!# 7P:8 o' )**i#ion)- r!1uir!* r!)*ing 2)#!ri)- ")n .! or*!r!* )# A--!gr)
Cop, C!n#!r on T(),!r S#r!!# 7n!)r #(! "orn!r o' T(),!r S#r!!#). I will also
place a copy of the pacet on reser!e in the "ecer #ibrary
$"%) in #yman &all, which must be read in the library durin'
library hours.
O#(!r .oo6 on r!!r+!$
)opies of se:eral #ooks not at the 7rown 7ookstore are on reser:e at the -ockefeller
(i#rary. Some of these are noted in the schedule #elow as recommended readings. 7ooks
of general interest that will also #e a:aila#le on reser:e at the -ock includeL
= 7rockett3 ,scar %. and -o#ert -. 'indlay3 ,entur# of Inno%ation: $ 2istor# of
uro.ean and $merican Theatre and Drama Since '(5*
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=Drain3 -ichard3 Twentieth ,entur# Theatre: $ Sourcebook
=Dukore3 7ernard '.3 Dramatic Theor# and ,riticism: from the Greeks to Grotowski
6 9nowles3 -ic and Joanne *omkins3 &. 7. &orthen3 eds.3 !odern Drama: Defining the
Field 1on order at the -(5
= Harding3 James 2.3 ed.3 ,ontours of the Theatrical $%ant&Garde: "erformance and
Te7tualit#
= 7erghaus3 %unter. $%ant&Garde "erformance: 1i%e %ents and lectronic Technologies
= &e##er3 /ndrew J.3 The uro.ean $%ant&garde
=Innes3 )hristopher3 $%ant Garde Theatre '()8&'))8.
=&orthen3 &illiam 7.3 2arcourt Brace $ntholog# of Drama
0.7. 0ot all recommended readings ha:e #een placed on reser:e. *hese are #ooks that
you can find for yoursel:es in the stacks of the -ockefeller (i#rary 1and occasionally3 the
John Hay (i#rary5 if you are interested in learning more a#out a particular topic. *his
source referral is intended to help you with your research proIects in this course #ut also
#eyond.
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)ourse ,utline
0oteL Selections marked with a caret 1R5 are a:aila#le at the #ookstore. Selections
marked with an asterisk 1O5 are in the packet a:aila#le at /llegra )opy )enter. Selections
marked with 1@5 are on reser:e at the -ock and3 in the case of the course packet3 in the
7ecker (i#rary. Some plays are a:aila#le in :arious translations and in anthologies. .ou
may read any translation that you can find.
/ll readings are due on the day that they are listed as relating to that classs lecture and
discussion topic.
*his schedule is su#Iect to change during the course of the semester.
&eek @<
*hurs. <GADL Introduction to the course> Stage 'rightGStage 2emoryGStage Death> / #rief
modern history of time and space. Film cli.sL e.g.3 Hitchcocks Stage Fright and The 9)
Ste.s.
&eek @A
*ues.3 <GAKL 0aturalismL Sola3 Dumas fils> early Strind#erg. *he rise of the stage
director> *he Independent *heatre 2o:ementL 1'rance> %ermany> +ngland> Ireland>
Scandina:ia5L /ntoine3 7rahm3 %rein3 Shaw3 Synge3 Hauptmann3 Synge3 %orky. Film
,li.s: ,hildren of "aradise: S#nge 1*heatre History5.
-eJuired -eadingL
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0aturalism arose largely in reaction to melodrama. 'or some film images of
melodramatic acting3 though later than Solas day3 seeL
httpLGGwww.iath.:irginia.eduGutcGonstageGfilmsGm:EChp.html
= +dward 7raun3 Director and the Stage;<2einingen )ourt *heatre 1chapter <5
and /ntoine and the *heatre (i#re 1chapter A5. R @
= Strind#erg3 /ugust3 e;cerpt from the !reface to !iss =ulie 1<KBB5 from
Dukore3 Dramatic Theor# and ,riticism: from the Greeks to Grotowski; pp. HNN$
H?D. O
= Strind#erg3 /ugust3 !iss =ulie 1<BBB53 trans. +. 2. Sprinchorn 1<KN<5 in
Houghton3 pp. <KN$ADC. R @
= 7y way of comparision with !iss =ulie3 take a look at an earlier naturalistic
play3 +mile Sola3 Th>r?se @a3uin 1<B?C5 in Houghton3 ed.3 Seeds of !odern
Drama; pp. <K$KC. R@
=0ew .ork *imes re:iew of !iss =ulie at /ntoines theatre in !aris.
httpLGGJuery.nytimes.comGgstGa#stract.html4
resTKHE?+<DD<?C<+ECC/AH?HN)E/KNDK)KDNAK+D?)'
-ecommendedL
= /ntoine3 /ndrU. +;cerpt from V*he 'ree *heatreV 1<BKE5 from -ichard Drain3
ed.3 Twentieth ,entur# Theatre: $ Sourcebook; pp. ;:ii$;:iii. @
= (eo 7raudy 3 Sola on 'ilmL *he /m#iguities of 0aturalism. 4ale French
Studies; DA. 1<KNK53 pp. NB$BB. /ccesssi#le at httpLGGlinks.Istor.orgGsici4siciTEEDD$
EE?BFAB<KNKFAKEFC/DAFC)NBFC/S,'*/,FC+A.E.),FC7A$0
= John ,s#orne3 The !einingen ,ourt Theatre; esp. pages <B$HC and <D<$<?C. @
= (ukWcs3 %eorge3 e;cerpt from V*he Sociology of 2odern Drama.V 1<KEK5 from
7ernard '. Dukore3 ed. Dramatic Theor# and ,riticism; pp. KCN$KD<. @
= 7urke3 9enneth3 e;cerpt from V*he )ontainer and the *hing )ontainedV 1<KDH5
from The Grammar of !oti%es; pp. C$K3 <H$<N. @
*hurs.3 <GC<L 6ictorian -ationalismGIrrationalismL *he )ase of Sherlock Holmes and
Dracula> ,scar &ilde and Decadence. Shaw 1and I#sen5. Film ,li.L 7illy &ilders The
"ri%ate 1ife of Sherlock 2olmes 1The ,ase of the A.side&Down @oom5
-eJuired -eadingL
= ,scar &ilde3 The Im.ortance of Being arnest 1<BKH5 R@
= 7y way of comparison to another play written in the same year as arnest3 take
a look at Shaw3 ,andida 1<BKH5 in the )aputi3 ed. B @
-ecommendedL
= &ilde3 Salom> C'()9D 1a:aila#le in -( and3 most likely3 7( stacks5
= Shaw3 !an and Su.erman 1<KEC5 1a:aila#le in -( and3 most likely3 7( stacks5
&eek @C
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*ues.3 AGHL %hostsL 2yth into -ealism. 0ietQsche3 &agner and I#sen. Film cli.s: Ibsen;
Theatre 2istor# !abou !inesE Dollhouse.
-eJuired -eadingL
=I#sen3 Ghosts 1<BB<5 and 2edda Gabler 1<BKE5 in Ibsen: Four "la#sBF
=7y way of comparison to I#sens Ghosts3 take a look at Shepard3 Buried ,hild
1<K?B5 BF
*hurs.3 AG?L Stanisla:sky3 )hekho: and the 2oscow /rt *heatre. Film cli.s fromL Gan#a
on H8
nd
Street 1<KKE5 and 2annah and 2er Sisters 1<KBN5. Film ,li.s: Theatre 2istor#.
-eJuired -eadingL
= +dward 7raun3 Director and the Stage; <Stanisla:sky and )hekho: 1chapter H53
pp. HK$?N. R @
= )hekho:3 /nton3 The Seagull 1<BKB53 trans. -o#ert &. )orrigan 1<KNA5 in
Houghton3 ed.3 Seeds of !odern Drama; pp. CDK$D<C R3 or in ,hekho%: The
ssential "la#s R@
= )hekho:3 /nton3 (etters to 2aria 9isele:a and /le;ei Su:orin in )aputi3 ed.3
pp. DHK$DNC R @
= Stanisla:sky3 )onstantin
= VInner Impulses and Inner /ctionsV 1<K<N$<KAE5 from Drain3 Twentieth
,entur# Theatre: $ Sourcebook pp. AHC$AH? O>
=+;cerpt from Building a ,haracter; Hu;ley and &itts3 pp. CNE$CNA.O
= 7riuso:3 6alery3 /gainst 0aturalism in the *heater3 )ardulo and
9nopf3 pp. ?A$?N. R @
= &. 7. &orthen3 )hekho:s )ameraL *he -hetoric of Stage -ealism in
!odern Drama and the @hetoric of Theatre; lKKA.O
-ecommendedL
= )hekho:3 /nton3 The ,herr# /rchard 1<KED5 in ,hekho%: The ssential "la#sBF
= )hekho:3 The Three Sisters 1<KE<53 trans. +lisa:eta 'en 1<KH<5 in )aputi3 ed.3
pp. ?B$ <CA. /lso in ,hekho%: The ssential "la#sBF
= Stanisla:sky3 )onstantin $n $ctor "re.ares; pages CC$HC3 ANC$KA
= Da:id -ichard Jones3 V9onstantin Stanisla:sky and The SeagullL *he !aper
StageV in Great Directors at Work; pp. <H$??. @
= Styan3 !odern Drama; 6ol <3 pp. DH$HA3 NK$K. @
= !aul %ray3 Stanisla:ski and /mericaL / )ritical )hronology. *he Drama
-e:iew3 6ol. K3 0o. A. 1&inter3 <KND53 pp. A<$NE. Sta#le -(L
httpLGGlinks.Istor.orgGsici4siciTEBBNBEE8
FAB<KNDADFAKKFC/AFC)A<FC/S///))FC+A.E.),FC7A$H
&eek @D
*ues.3 AG<AL Strind#erg and The Ghost Sonata3 .eats3 the 2ysterium. Film ,li.L )arl
Dreyers Gam.#r.
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-eJuired -eadingL
= )ardullo and 9nopf on Strind#erg3 pp. <A?$<CC. R @
= Strind#erg3 /ugust3 The Ghost Sonata 1<KE?53 in )aputi3 pp. <BC$AEK or )ardullo
and 9nopf pp. <CD$<NE R @
= Styan3 J.(. !odern Drama in Theor# and "ractice3 6ol. AL Sym#olism3 pages AD$
A?. O
= .eats3 &illiam 7utler3 e;cerpt from V*he !lay3 the !layer and the SceneV
1pu#lished <KAD53 from /ughtry3 1andmarks in !odern Drama; pp. CKA$CKH. O
= .eats3 &illiam 7utler3 $t The 2awkIs Well 1<K<?5 from The ,ollected "la#s of
W.B. 4eats 1<KHC5. O or .eats3 &illiam 7utler3 "urgator# 1<KCB53 from Harrington3
pp. CC$CK. O
-ecommendedL
= +sQgter SQalcQer3 0atures Dream !layL 2odes of 6ision and /ugust
Strind#ergs -e$Definition of the *heatre. Theatre =ournal HC3 no. <3 AEE<L CC$
HA. /ccessi#le atL
httpLGGmuse.Ihu.eduGIournalsGtheatreXIournalG:EHCGHC.<sQalcQer.html
= I#sen3 Henrik3 The Wild Duck 1<BBD53 trans. Dounia 7.3 )hristiani . In )aputi3 ed.3
pp. C$??. R @
,ral -eport and 'inal !aper *opicsL
Strind#ergs )ham#er !lays
Strind#ergs $ Dream "la#
Strind#ergs The @oad to Damascus
.eats and the Irish *heatre 2o:ement
*hurs.3 AG<DL Sym#olist *heory and DramaL )ontinental +uropean :ersion 12allarmU3
2aeterlinck5> )hekho:> 9andinsky> -ussian sym#olism 1I:ano:3 7riuso:3 7lok5. Film
,li.s: 9andinskys 4ellow Sound: Dance 1*heatre History5
Sym#olist StagingL /ppia3 )raig3 (ugne$!oe3 early 2eyerhold. Film ,li.s: $..ia; ,raig
1*heatre History5
-eJuired -eadingL
= Daniel %erould3 *he /rt of Sym#olist Drama in Doubles; Demons; and
Dreamers. 0ew .orkL !erforming /rts Journal !u#lication3 lKBH. !p. ?$<C.O
= /ppia3 /dolph
= e;cerpt from !usic and the $rt of Theatre 1<BKK5; pages <E$ABO
= e;cerpt from VHow to -eform our Staging !racticesV 1<KED5 from Drain3
Twentieth&centur# Theatre: $ Sourcebook; pp. AC?$ACK O
= e;cerpt from V/ctor3 Space3 (ight3 !ainting 1<K<K53 in 2ichael Hu;ley
and 0oel &itts3 eds.3 The Twentieth ,entur# "erformance @eader; pp3 A<$
AD. O
= 2aeterlinck3 2aurice3 The Intruder 1<BKE5 and *he 2odern Drama in
)ardullo and 9nopf3 pp. D<$N<. R@
= 2aeterlinck3 2aurice3 V*he *ragical in Daily (ifeY 1<BKN5 from Dukore3 ed.3
?
Dramatic Theor# and ,riticism: from the Greeks to Grotowski; pp. ?AN$?C<.O
= -ichard 7eacham3 !rologue from $dol.he $..ia: Theatre $rtist; <$?. O
= +dward 7raun3 Director and the Stage3 *he Sym#olist *heatre 1chapter C53 pp.
HK$?N. R @
= +dward 7raun3 Director and the Stage3 +dward %ordon )raig 1chapter N53 pp.
??$KD. R @
= )raig3 %ordon
= V*he /ctor and the #ermarionetteV from /n the $rt of the Theatre
1<KE?53 HD$KD O
= e;cerpt from V-earrangementsV 1<K<H53 from Drain3 <?$<B O
= 'uller3 (oZe3 e;cerpt from V(ight and DanceV 1<KEB53 from Drain3 ed.3 pp. ADH$
AD?.O
= Duncan3 Isadora3 VDepth3V from Drain3 pp. ADB$ADK O
-ecommendedL
= Styan3 J. (.3 !odern Drama in Theor# and "ractice; 6ol. A3 pp. <$CH @
= )ardullo3 7ert3 +n %arde[L *he *heatrical /:ant %arde in Historical3
Intellectual3 and )ultural )onte;t in )ardullo and 9nopf3 pp. <CK R @
= /rthur Schopenhauer3 The World as Will and Idea; pu#lished in %erman in <B<K
and influential on 0eitQsche and &agner and modern art 1a:aila#le in -( stacks5
= 2aeterlink3 The Blind; see httpLGG#rown#lind.#logspot.comGAEE?GEAGhere$is$
draft$of$script$we$will$#e.html
= 2aeterlink3 ">lleas and !>lisande 1<BKA5
= 'ratisek Deak3 S#mbolist Theater 1<KKC5
= +sQgter SQalcQer3 0atures Dream !layL 2odes of 6ision and /ugust
Strind#ergs -e$Definition of the *heatre. Theatre =ournal HC3 no. <3 AEE<L CC$
HA. /ccessi#le atL
httpLGGmuse.Ihu.eduGIournalsGtheatreXIournalG:EHCGHC.<sQalcQer.html
= !aul 2arJueritte3 "ierrot: $ssassin of 2is Wife 1<BBA5; in Doubles; Demons;
and Dreamers3 edited #y Daniel %erould. DH$HE. 0ew .orkL !erforming /rts
Journal !u#lication3 lKBH.O
= 'riedrich 0ietQsche3 e;cerpt from @ichard Wagner in Ba#reuth 1<B?N5. O
=&agner3 -ichard3 e;cerpt from V*he /rt$&ork of the 'utureV 1<BDK53 from
Dukore3 ed.3 pp. ?BN$?K<.O
= 9andinsky3 &assily3 The 4ellow Sound 1<KEK5 and V,n Stage )omposition
1<K<A5V in )ardullo and 9nopf3 pp.<NK$<BN. R @
= /ppias full !usic and the $rt of the Theatre; translated #y )orrigan and Dirks @
= -ichard ). 7eacham3 $dol.he $..ia; Theatre $rtist
= 7eacham3 ed. $dol.he $..ia: ssa#s; Scenarios and Designs
= J. 2ichael &alton3 ed.3 ,raig on Theatre 1<KBC5
= (aurence Senelick3 Gordon ,raigEs !oscow 2amlet
= )hristopher Innes3 dward Gordon ,raig.
,ral report and final paper topicsL
-uth St. Denis3 *ed Shawn3 and Delsarte
2ary &igman in the *heatre
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!roductions of 2aeterlinckYs plays
!roductions of Strind#ergYs Dream !lays
)hekho: and Sym#olism
&ildeYs Salom> in production
Strind#ergs dream plays and their influence on Ingmar 7ergman
)raigYs influence as a designer and editor
)raig and Stanisla:sky and 2amlet at the 2/*
!ask magaQineL itYs ad:ocacy and its impact
9andinsky as a painter and theatre artist
(oZe 'uller> Isadora Duncan
+mile JaJues$DalcroQe3 +urythmics and /ppia
&agnerYs 7ayreuth and the 2odern *heatre
&eek @H
*ues.3 AG<KL 0, )(/SS. (,0% &++9+0D.
*hurs.3 AGA<L &orld &ar I and %erman +;pressionism in theatre and filmL
7Pchner3 9aiser3 *oller. Film ,li.s: The ,abinet of Doctor ,aligari> 'ritQ (angs
!etro.olis: %unter 7erghauss production of 9okoshkas !urderer the WomanEs 2o.e:
%uy 2addens ,areful.
%ermany in the <KAEsL &eimar )ulture 1&edekind and 1ulu53 7auhaus. Film ,li.s: 'ritQ
(angs !> %.&. !a#sts 1ulu> Wedekind 1*heatre History5> Bauhaus 1*heatre History5.
-eJuired -eading
= J. (. Styan3 !odern Drama; %ol. 9; pp. <$DN. @
= 7Pchner3 %eorg3 Wo#Jeck 1<BCN3 first performed3 <KEK5. .ou may read this in
any translation. ,ne translation will #e put on -( reser:e.
= 'rank &edekind3 1ulu.@
= &edekind3 'rank3 S.ring $wakening 1<BK<3 produced <KEN5@
1&e will attempt to put copies of #oth of these plays on reser:e in -( and 7(.5
-ecommendedL
= +;pressionist /nthologies edited #y 2el %ordon and &alter Sokel@
= 9okoshka3 ,skar3 !urderer the WomenIs 2o.e 1<KE?G<KEKG<K<N53 trans.
2ichael Ham#urger from &alter H. Sokel3 ed.3 $ntholog# of German
7.ressionist Drama; pp. <?$A<. @
= !eter Jela:ich3 !unich and Theatrical !odernism F.
= ,skar Schlemmer3 (asQlo 2oholy$0agy3 'arkas 2olnWr3 The Theatre of the
Bauhaus 1<KN<5
,ral report and final paper topicsL
0ietQsche and +;pressionism
+;pressionism and Surrealism
*he -eception of The ,abinet of Dr. ,aligari
+;pressionism on Stage and in the 6isual /rts
K
+rnst *oller
-einhardt and +;pressionism
+;pressionism in %erman )inema
+;pressionism in 6ienna and %ermany
,skar 9okoshka and !urder; The 2o.e of Women
-einhardt and +;pressionism
&eek @N
*ues.3 AGANL *he 7irth of the /merican /:ant$%arde3 ca. <K<E$<KCEL ,:er:iew of
/merican DramaL %eorge !ierce 7aker3 Susan %laspell3 +lmer -ice3 the *heatre %uild3
the 0ew Stagecraft3 *he !ro:incetown !layers and early 1and e;pressionist5 +ugene
,0eill. *he Harlem -enaissance. Film cli.sL +disons 9inescope> +arly /merican 'ilm>
Kiegfeld Follies: Showboat: Fann# Brice: ddie -antor: Bert Williams: Shuffle $long:
thel Waters: The 2arlem @enaissance: ,0eills The m.eror =ones CTheatre 2istor#D
-eJuired -eadingL
= J. (. Styan3 !odern Drama3 6ol <3 pp. <EK$<D?.O
= J. (. Styan3 !odern Drama; 6ol. C3 pp. K?$<A<.O
= Ira /. (e:ine3 e;cerpt from 1eft Wing Dramatic Theor# in the $merican
Theatre; pp. <H<$<?N.O
= +ugene ,0eill3 The m.eror =ones L
=(angston Hughes3 The m&Fuehrer =ones O
= James 6. Hatch3 VIntroductionV 'rom James 6. Hatch and (eo Hamalian3 eds.
1ost "la#s of the 2arlem @enaissance; ')8*&')H*; pp. K$AE.O
= &.+.7 Du7ois3.3 V!rogram 0ote for 9rigwa !layersL / (ittle 0egro *heatre3
Season of <KAN3V from James 6. Hatch and (eo Hamalian3 eds. 1ost "la#s of the
2arlem @enaissance; ')8*&')H*; pp. DDK$DHE. O
= (angston Hughes3 V*he 0egro /rtist and the -acial 2ountainV 1<KAN5 from
Hatch and Hamalian3 eds.3 pp. DEB$D<A. O
-ecommendedL
= %laspell3 Susan. Trifles 1<K<N53 in 2arcourt Brace $ntholog# of DramaF
= 2ordecai %orelik3 New Theatres for /ld 1<KDEG<KNA5
= +lmer -ice3 Street Scene 1<KAB53 from 7urns 2antle3 ed.3 The Best "la#s of
')8(&')8); pp. AN$HC.
= (ee Simonson3 The Stage is Set 1<KCA5
,ral report and final paper topicsL
*he syndicate and /merican theatrical production
*he tradition of 2elodrama and /merican -ealism
I#sen3 Strind#erg3 and /merica
Da:id 7elasco and naturalistic staging
*he !ro:incetown !layers in relation to the tradition of realism
&omen dramatists at the !ro:incetown !layers and on 7roadway
<E
Steele 2ackaye and the Delsarte system in /merica
*he (ittle *heatre mo:ement
+disonYs kinescope3 early film and its impact on the tradition of theatrical realism
6aude:ille3 2instrelsy3 and the 2usical -e:iew in the early AEth century
*he staging of Showboat
2a;well /nderson and the theatricality of the Sacco and 6anQetti case.
*he audience of the Harlem -enaissance *heatres
(angston Hughes as playwright
&. +. 7. Du7ois and the stage
Sora 0eale Hurston3 Hughes and The !ulebone )ontro:ersy
7ert &illiams3 7lack 2instrels and the Stage
Irish *heatre and the Harlem -enaissance
&omen in the Harlem -enaissance andGor 7lack *heatre 2o:ement
*hurs.3 AGABL Surrealism and DadaL Jarry3 Duchamp3 7reton3 /pollinaire3 (orca3 *Qara3
Dali3 (ouis 'euillardes 1es Gam.ires. /lso3 Film ,li.s: Surrealism: !iro: 1orca
1*heatre History5.
-eJuired -eadingL
= Jarry3 Ubu Roi 1<BKN5> *Qara3 *ristan3 The Gas 2eart 1<KAE5 and Dada
!anifesto 1<K<B5 in )ardullo and 9nopf3 pp. ANH$ABK. R @. *he complete #u
trilogy is a:aila#le in a separate edition that I also ordered for the class.
= (isten to 2arie ,smond performing Hugo 7alls 9arawane
httpLGGu#u.artmo#.caGsoundG#allXhugoG2arie$,smondXHugo$7allX9arawane.mpC
See other reconstructions at httpLGGwww.u#u.comGsoundG#all.html
-ecommendedL
= 2el %ordon3 ed.3 Dada "erformance 1<KB?5
= /le;is3 / 6isit to the )a#aret Dada 1<KAE53 from Joel Schechter3 ed3
"o.ular Theatre: $ Sourcebook3 1AEEC53 pp. <BN$<BB
= Dickerman3 (eah and 2atthew S. &itko:sky3 The Dada Seminars
= /nna#elle 2elQer3 1atest @age the Big Drum: Dada and Surrealist "erformance
1<KBEG<KKD5
= -ichter3 Hans3 Dada: $rt and $nti&$rt; pp. <<$ND. @
= -ichard Hulsen#eck on Dada in %ermany in Dadas on $rt3 pp. DH$HN.
0.7. *here are a great many pu#lished sources on surrealism3 many of which
should #e a:aila#le in the -(.
,ral report and final paper topicsL
7all3 *Qara3 Dada and the )a#aret 6oltaire
'uturist !erformances and their reception
/ndrU 7reton3 Surrealism and !olitics from the mid$AEs
*he &omen of Surrealism and %ender
'ederico %arc\a (orcas Impossi#le *heatre
<<
Surrealism and the films of (uis 7u]uel
-o#ert &ilson and Surrealism
Dada in 7erlin
&eek @?
*ues.3 CGHL /rtaud and the *heatre of )ruelty> Film cli.L )arl Dreyers The "assion of
=oan of $rc5. /lso3 Film ,li.: $rtaud 1*heatre History5 and audio ta.e of $rtaud.
-eJuired -eadingL
= +dward 7raun3 The Director and the Stage3 chapter on /rtaud3 pp. <BE$<KE. R @
= /ntonin /rtaud3 The Theatre and Its Double3 pp. ?$<<C. R @
= /ntonin /rtaud3 S.urt of Blood 1<KAH5 in )ardullo and 9nopf3 pp. C?B$CB<. R @
-ecommendedL
= Styan3 J. (.3 !odern Drama; Gol. 8; pp. <EH$<<?> <DH$<HN
= )hristopher Innes3 $%ant Garde Theatre '()8&'))8.F
,ral reports and final paper topicsL
2ichel de %helderode and /rtaud
/rtaud and the 7alinese *heatre
/rtaudYs production of ShelleyYs The ,enci
-oger 7lin and the links #etween /rtaud and %enet
!eter 7rook and )harles 2arowitQs *heatre of )ruelty &orkshop
/rtaud and %rotowski
/rtaud and Surrealism
*hurs.3 CG?L
First take&home e7am is handed out in class.
Italian and -ussian 'uturism and )onstructi:ismL 2arinetti3 2ayako:sky3 2eyerholds
#iomechanics and constructi:ist productions of the <KAEs3 +isenstein and the montage of
attractions.
)u#ism and the landscape playL !icasso and %ertrude Stein> 6akhtango:s 'antastic
1Imaginati:e5 -ealism> Film ,li.s: Georges Bra3ue and ,ubism. 6akhtango:s
Turandot 1*heatre History5.
-eJuired -eadingL
= -oselee %old#erg3 'uturism. 'rom "erformance $rt; pp. <<$CE.O
= '. *. 2arinetti3 '.*.3 e;cerpt from V*he 6ariety *heatreV 1<K<C53 from Drain3 pp.
<?<$<?D O
= !rampolini3 +nrico3 e;cerpt from V'uturist ScenographyV 1<K<H53 from Drain3
pp. AC$AD. O
= 'uturist !lays and 2anifestos #y m#erto 7occioni3 'rancesco )angiullo3
<A
'ilippo 2arinetti3 +milio Settinelli3 and 7runo )orra3 and commentary in
)ardullo3 pp. <B?$AEN. R @
= '. *. 2arinetti> 'rancesco )angiullo> %ianni )alderone> 6ictoria 0es 9ir#y3 and
2ichael 9ir#y. 2arinettis Short !lays. The Drama @e%iew: TD@ <?3 0o. D
1<K?C53 pp. <<C$<AH. Sta#le -(L httpLGGlinks.Istor.orgGsici4siciTEE<A$
HKNAFAB<K?C<AFAK<?FC/DFC)<<CFC/2S!FC+A.E.),FC7A$'
= 2ighl# recommended: 7erghaus3 %unter. $%ant&Garde "erformance: 1i%e
%ents and lectronic Technologies; pp. C<$D? O@
= +dward 7raun3 Director and the Stage3 2eyerholdL *heatre as !ropaganda
1chapter K5. R @
= 2eyerhold3 e;cerpts from !e#erhold on Theatre M/ut of .rintN; pp. KB$<EC>
<AA$<AB> AED$AEH. O
= &orrall3 0ick. 2eyerholds !roduction of The !agnificent ,uckold.O The
Drama @e%iew CTD@D <?3 no. <3 <K?C. O
= ,khlopko:3 (ee Stras#erg3 Sidney 9ingsley3 2olly Haskell3 Jay (eyda.
2eyerholdYs 7io$2echanic +;ercises 1/ !hotographic Series5. The Drama
@e%iew: TD@3 6ol. <?3 0o. <3 -ussian Issue. 12ar.3 <K?C53 pp. <<C$<AC.
httpLGGlinks.Istor.orgGsici4siciTEE<A$
HKNAFAB<K?CECFAK<?FC/<FC)<<CFC/27+FAB!SFC+A.E.),FC7A$S
=*o see actors rehearsing 2eyerholds #iomechanics3 go toL
httpLGGma;.mmlc.northwestern.eduG^mdennerGDramaGdirectorsGstanA.mo:
= /lain !iette3 /lain. )rommelynck and 2eyerholdL *wo %eniuses 2eet on the
Stage. !odern Drama CK3 lKKN.
= %erould3 Daniel. +isensteins &isseman. The Drama @e%iew: TD@ <B3 0o. <3
<K?D53 pp. ?<$?N. Sta#le -(L httpLGGlinks.Istor.orgGsici4siciTEE<A$
HKNAFAB<K?DECFAK<BFC/<FC)?<FC/+FAAFC+A.E.),FC7A$!
= +isenstein3 Sergei. 2ontage of /ttractions. *he Drama -e:iewL *D-3 6ol.
<B3 0o. <3 <K?D53 pp. ??$BH. Sta#le -(L httpLGGlinks.Istor.orgGsici4siciTEE<A$
HKNAFAB<K?DECFAK<BFC/<FC)??FC/2,/'FAASFC+A.E.),FC7A$9
= %olu#3 Spencer. )harlie )haplinL So:iet Icon. In The "erformance of .ower:
Theatrical Discourse and "olitics. +dited #y Sue$+llen )ase and Janelle -einelt.
Iowa )itiyL ni:ersity of Iowa !ress3 lKK<.O
= /rnold /ronson3 chapter <3 $merican $%ant&garde Theatre. O
= %ertrude Stein3 Dr. Faustus 1ights the 1ights; in )ardullo3 DAH$DDK. R @
= %ertrude Stein3 !lays in )ardullo3 DHE$DNH. R@
= %ertrude Stein3 Stein reading If I *old HimL / )omplete !ortrait of !icasso.
,n #uwe#L httpLGGmedia.sas.upenn.eduGpennsoundGauthorsGSteinG<KCHGStein$
%ertrudeXIf$I$*old$Him.mpC
= %ertrude Stein 2iss 'urr and 2iss Skeene from Geogra.h# and "la#s3
rendered #y &arren 7urt on #uwe#L
httpLGGwww.u#u.comGsoundGsoftpalateXstein.html
-ecommendedL
= The Theatre of !e#erhold: @e%olution on the Stage3 #y +dward 7raun
= )rommelyncks play The !agnanimous ,uckold 1on order at the -ock5
<C
= 7anu3 %eorges3 2ei (anfangL / )ase /gainst and a 2odel for the ,ccidental
State 1<KBN53 from $sian Theatre =ournal3 C3 A pp. <HC$<?<
= /lma (aw and 2el %ordon3 !e#erhold; isenstein; and Biomechanics : $ctor
Training in @e%olutionar# @ussia
=!aul Schmidt3 / Director &orks with a !laywrightL 2eyerhold and
2ayako:sky. ducational Theatre =ournal; 6ol. AK3 0o. A. 12ay3 <K??53 pp. A<D$
AAE. Sta#le -(L httpLGGlinks.Istor.orgGsici4siciTEE<C$
<KBKFAB<K??EHFAKAKFC/AFC)A<DFC//D&&/!FC+A.E.),FC7A$2
= 2eyerhold3 6se:lod. 2eyerhold SpeaksL ,#ser:ations on /cting and
Directing. The Drama @e%iew: TD@3 6ol. <B3 0o. C. 1Sep.3 <K?D53 pp. <EB$<<A.
Sta#le -(L httpLGGlinks.Istor.orgGsici4siciTEE<A$
HKNAFAB<K?DEKFAK<BFC/CFC)<EBFC/2S,,//FC+A.E.),FC7A$K
,ral report and final paper topicsL
2eyerholdYs productions of The !agnanimous ,uckold and TarelkinEs Death
7io$2echanics and 2eyerholdYs e:ol:ing aesthetic
2ayako:skyYs !#ster# Bouffe and The Bedbug
2ayako:skys !a#ako%sk#: $ Traged#
2ichael )hekho: and /cting> *airo: and )onstructi:ism> ,khopko: and
*heatrical Space> 7ulgako: and Stalin> *he crime of VformalismV or modernism
in the SS-> So:iet Socialist -ealism
!icasso3 /rp and the )u#ists in relation to !erformance
6akhtango:Ys production of Turandot
%ertrude Stein and 6irgil *homsons Four Saints in Three $cts
%ertrude Stein and -ichard 'oreman
&eek @B
*ues.3 CG<AL
First take&home e7am is handed in at the beginning of toda#Es class
/merican Social Drama of the <KAEs and <KCEs3 !art <L *he Harlem -enaissance 1tent.53
)lifford ,dets and *he %roup *heatre. 2/* in /merica3 2ichael )hekho:3 -ichard
7olesla:sky and the /merican (a#oratory *heatre. Film ,li.s: The Stock !arket ,rash:
The ,radle Will @ock: The 1i%ing News.a.er: 2arlem in the ')9*s: The 2arlem Anit of
the Federal Theatre "ro0ect: The 4iddish Theatre: The Grou. Theatre 1*heatre History5
0o -eJuired -eading for *his &eekL *his is su#Iect to change.
,ral -eport and final paper topics
2/* in the .S.
!roductions of -ussian plays in the .S.
2ichael )hekho:s )areer in the .S.
*he %roup *heatre and Stanisla:sky
*he effect of realism on the /merican musical comedy
Screw#all )omedy and the Depression
<D
*he first performance of ,detss Waiting for 1eft#
*hurs.3 CG<DL /merican Social Drama of the <KAEs and <KCEs3 !art AL *he %reat
Depression and the 'ederal *heatre !roIect *he (i:ing 0ewspaper3 ,rson &elles and the
2ercury *heatre. Film ,li.s: arl# $merican ,inema: )harlie )haplins !odern Times
1*heatre History5.
0o -eJuired -eading for *his &eekL *his su#Iect to change.
,ral report and final paper topics
*he /merican *heatre and 2ar;ism in Depression
*he genesis and program of the 'ederal *heatre !roIect
&elles3 Houseman and the 2ercury *heatre
&eek @K
*ues.3 CG<KL 7recht3 !iscator3 epic theatre. Film cli.sL Brecht 1*heatre History5> (eni
-eifenstahls Trium.h of the Will 1*heatre History5> 1 Hans$Jurgen Sy#er#ergs /ur
2itler 1<K??5.
-eJuired -eadingL
= 7recht3 7ertolt3 Brecht on Theatre; pp. N$K3 DC$H<3 H?$NA3 K<$KK3 <CN$D?3 ACN$CB3
<?K$AEH. R @
= 7recht3 7ertolt3 !other ,ourage 1<KD<5 in )aputi3 ed.3 pp. CD?$DEA.R @
= +dward 7raun3 The Director and the Stage3 chapter on !iscator3 pp. <DH$<N<.R@
= !iscator3 +rwin3 e;cerpts from The "olitical Theatre; pp. AE$AH>CE$CN> ?<$??>
B<$BD> K<$KB> <<B$<AC<BH$<BB> A<C$A<H> AHD$NK. O
= +dward 7raun3 The Director and the Stage3 chapter on 7recht3 pp. <NA$<?K.R@
-ecommendedL
= 7recht
= Baal 1<KAC5
6 In the =ungle of the ,ities 1<KAC5
6 !an Is !an 1<KAN5
6 J. (. Styan3 !odern Drama; :ol C3 pp. <$?H> <AB$<DK
6 )hristopher Innes3 rwin "iscatorIs "olitical Theatre: The De%elo.ment of
!odern German Drama
6 2aria (ey$!iscator3 The "iscator 7.eriment 1<KN?5
6 John &illet3 The Theatre of rwin "iscator: 2alf a ,entur# of "olitics in the
Theatre> John 'uegi3 Bertolt Brecht: ,haos $ccording to "lan
6 7enIamin3 &alter3 e;cerpt from V&hat Is +pic *heaterV 1<KCK53 from Hu;ley
and &itts3 Twentieth&,entur# "erformance @eader3 pp. ND$?E.
6 J.(. Styan3 !odern Drama; 6ol C3 pp. <HE$<BD
6 Denis )alandera3 +;cerpt from 9arl 6anentine and 7ertolt 7recht3 from Joel
Schecter3 ed.3 "o.ular Theatre: $ Sourcebook; pp. <BB$<K<3 <KB$<KK
<H
6 Da:id -ichard Jones3 V7ertolt 7recht and the ,ouragemodell <KDKV in Great
Directors at Work; pp. ?B$<C?.
6 John &illett3 The Theatre of Bertolt Brecht 1<KHK5
6 John 'uegi3 Bertolt Brecht: ,haos; $ccording to "lan 1<KB?5.
6 7rechtYs !odellbuchs for !other ,ourage and Galileo in 7ecker.
,ral report and final paper topicsL
*he 7erliner +nsem#le
Specific 7recht !roductions
7recht and the +ast %erman go:ernment
7rechtYs legacy in +ngland
7recht in the S/
7recht as director
!iscatorYs !roduction of The Good Soldier Schweik
!iscator and Documentary *heatre
*heatre at the 7auhaus3 +;pressionism and 7recht
7rechts lehrstucke
*he reception of The Three "enn# /.era.
7recht in e;ile.
+;pressionism and 7recht
*hurs.3 CGA<L *hornton &ilder3 (uigi !irandello and 2etatheatre. Film ,li.s: "irandello
1*heatre History5> *he &ooster %roups production of /ur Town C@oute ' and )D .
-eJuired -eadingL
= !irandello3 (uigi. Si7 ,haracters in Search of an $uthor 1<KA<5 in )aputi3 pp.
A<E$AHN. R @
= Styan3 J. (.3 !odern Drama; 6ol. A3 pp. ?N$BD> K<$<EH. O
= !irandello3 (uigi3 V!refaceV to Si7 ,haracters in Search of an $uthor 1<KAH5
from )harles +dward /ughtry3 ed.3 1andmarks in !odern Drama; pp. DNK$D?B.O
= *hornton &ilder3 /ur Town B
,ral -eport and final paper topics
*hornton &ilder and %ertrude Stein
0ikolai +:reino: and (uigi !irnadello
*he &oosters %roups production of /ur Town C@oute ' and )D
Week #10: March 26 and March 28: NO CLASS. SPRING BREA.
&eek @<<
*ues.3 DGAL /merican *heatre and )ulture in the <KDEs and <KHEsL Hellman3 ,0eill3
&illiams3 2iller 1and /ugust &ilson53 the /ctors Studio3 the #om#3 the )old &ar and
*6. Film cli.sL the 2ar; 7rothers3 Screw#all )omedy 12is Girl Frida#D; ,0eills 1ong
<N
Da#Es =ourne# into Night 1*heatre History5> 'ilm noir 1-iss !e Deadl#D.
0o -eJuired -eading *his &eek
-ecommendedL
.ou should #e familiar with at least one play #y *ennessee &illiams3 one play #y
/rthur 2iller and one play #y /ugust &ilson.
,ral report and final paper topicsL
2elodrama and 'ilm noir
Screw#all comedy as an /merican comedy of manners
/rthur 2iller3 2c)arthyism and The ,rucible
/rthur 2iller3 /ugust &ilson and the )ommon 2ans History
(illian Hellmans melodramas
*hurs.3 DGDL !ost &orld &ar II *heatre and DramaL +;istentialism and /#surdism in
+urope 1Ionesco3 %enet3 2roQek5> /nger and /fter in the .9. 1,s#orne3 !inter3 7ond5.
-eJuired -eadingL
Ionesco3 The 1esson and The Bald So.rano 1*wo one$act plays5 R
!inter3 /ld Times R
,ral report and final paper topicsL
Sartre3 )amus and +;istentialism
Sartres plays
Sartres Saint Genet
-ichard Schechners production of %enets The Balcon#
2roQeks Tango
7ecketts influence on !inter
*he SueQ )risis and the /ngry .oung 2en of 7ritish Drama
&eek @<A
*ues.3 DGKL 7eckett. Film cli.s: Buster -eaton> )haplins 1imelight 1*heatre History5>
1aurel and 2ard#: Waiting for Godot CKero !ostel and Burgess !eredithD 1*heatre
History5.
-eJuired -eadingL
= J. (. Styan3 !odern Drama3 6ol A3 pp. <AD$<C?.O
= Samuel 7eckett3 Waiting for Godot; httpLGGsamuel$
#eckett.netG&aitingXforX%odotX!art<.html.
= Samuel 7eckett3 Not I; httpLGGwww.english.emory.eduGD-/2/G#eckettnoti.html
= Samuel 7eckett3 2pC of Te7t for Nothing (;
httpLGGu#u.artmo#.caGsoundGaspenGmpCG#eckett.mpC
<?
= 2artin +sslin3 *he *heatre of the /#surd in )ardullo3 DKK$HEA. R @
-ecommendedL
= Samuel 7eckett3 2a..# Da#s in )aputi. R @
= /rthur /damo:3 The In%asion in )ardullo. R @
= ,ther materials on 7eckett at httpLGGwww.samuel$#eckett.netG@;D.
,ral report and final paper topicsL
7eckett3 Joyce3 and !roust
7ecketts leutheria and his de:elopment as a playwright
7eckett as no:elist and the landscape of the plays
7eckett as director
7ecketts later plays
ndgame and /rra#als The $rchitect and the m.eror of $ss#ria
*hurs.3 DG<<L /merica in the <KNEs3 !art <L 6ietnam 1-a#e3 9opit53 Styles of 7lack
-adical &ill 19ennedy3 7araka3 %ordone5. Film ,li.s: Bread and "u..et Theatre
1*heatre History5.
-eJuired -eadingL
/drienne 9ennedy3 Funn#house of a Negro 1<KNA5@
(eroi Jones 1/miri 7araka53 Dutchman 1<KND5@
)harles %ordone3 No "lace to Be Somebod# 1<KN?5@
,ral report and final proIect topicsL
Susan Sontags criticism
6ietnam &ar !lays
*he e:olution of (eroi Jones
/drienne 9ennedy and the mo:ies
*he plays of +d 7ullins
*he 7lack *heatre 2o:ement of the NEs and the Harlem -enaissance
&eek @ <C
*ues.3 DG<NL /merica in the <KNEs3 !art AL ,ff$7roadway. *he (i:ing *heatre3 the ,pen
*heatre3 the !erformance %roup3 Happenings3 en:ironmental *heatre. Film ,li.s:
S.alding Gra# 1*heatre History5> *he !erformance %roups Dion#sus in EP). !olish
*heatreL !olish -omanticism3 &itkiewicQ3 %om#rowicQ3 -oQewicQ3 9antor3 %rotowski
and !oor *heatre. Film ,li.: %rotowskis "olish 1aborator# Theatre 1*heatre History5>
The Theatre of TadeusJ -antor.
-eJuired -eadingL
= *heodore Shank3 selections on the (i:ing *heatre in $merican $lternati%e
<B
Theatre; pp. <$C?. O
=7eck3 Julian3 e;cerpt from VStorming the 7arricadesV 1<KNH53 from 9enneth H.
7rown3 The Brig 1<KNC53 pp. N$CH O
= 2alina3 Judith3 e;cerpt from VDirecting The BrigV 1<KND53 from 7rown3 The
Brig3 pp. BC$B?. O
= Inter:iew with Julian 7eck and other sound materials on #uwe# at
httpLGGwww.u#u.comGsoundG#eck.html.
,ral report and final paper topicsL
+llen Stewart and )afU (a 2ama
San 'rancisco 2ime *roupe
+l *eatro )ampesino
)afU )ino
*he !erformance %roups Dion#sus in P)
Joe !app and the !u#lic *heatre
+dward /l#ee3 The Koo Stor# and The $merican Dream
+dward /l#ee and WhoEs $fraid of Girginia WoolfQ
&itkiewicQ3 politics3 and the proIect of a pure theatre
&itkiewicQ and the ca#aret inferno
%om#rowicQ and the romantic grotesJue
%rotowski and !olish romanticism
*aduesQ 9antors The Dead ,lass
*adeusQ 9antors post$surrealist theatrical theory
*hurs.3 DG<BL
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2a#ou 2ines3 -ichard 'oreman. -o#ert &ilson and Heiner 2Pller. Film ,li.s: -ichard
'oreman and -o#ert &ilson productions.
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= *heodore Shank3 selections on -o#ert &ilson and -ichard 'oreman in
$merican $lternati%e Theatre; pp. <AC$<CH3 <HH$?E. O
= 2ichael 9ir#y3 -ichard 'oremans ,ntological Hysteric *heater TD@
= -ichard 'oreman3 e;cerpts on his writing process from @e%erberation
!achines3 pp. <KE$AA<. O
= -ichard 'oremans Strong !edicine on #uwe# at L
httpLGGwww.u#u.comGfilmGforeman.html
= -ichard 'oreman3 !rogram 0otes for !earls for !igs TD@ DA3 no A.
= 2Pller3 2amletmachineR@
= *heodore Shank3 selections on -o#ert &ilson and -ichard 'oreman in
$merican $lternati%e Theatre; pp. <AC$<CH3 <HH$?E. O
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+ntertainment and the 'acsimile -eal.
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= Sarah 9ane3 Blasted R@
= Da:id Sa:ran3 Breaking the @ules3 pp. K$DH> <NK$<K?. O@
= &ooster %roup3 m.eror =ones3 D6D3 :iew at the 2edia (i#rary 1&e will try to
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= 9ermit Dunkel#erg. )onfrontation3 Simulation3 /dmirationL *he &ooster
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= Da:id Sa:ran. *he Death of the /:antgarde. TD@: The Drama @e%iew DK3 C
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=*im +tchells3 ,ertain Fragments. R @
,ral -eport and 'inal !aper *opics
=SuQan$(ori !arkss Genus and the #lack female #ody
=Sarah 9aneL /fter /nger the 0ew 7rutalism
=*heatre in the /ge of *errorism
=*he *heatre of -eQa /#doh
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*ues.3 DGCEL REA&ING PERIO&. Ca!ch"#$ da%' () needed.
*hurs.3 HGAL 0, )(/SS. Final papers/projects are due to me in my office (room
210 Lyman Hall) by noon.
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