THTR 215 - Theatre History and Literature: Comedy

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3

Surveys various eras of theatre grouped into major topics including but not limited to: Comedy and the Business of War and Peace. Examines and analyzes how perceptions and performances of comedy have changed, as well as which aspects have stayed largely the same. Analyzes war as a historical reality and how playwrights, directors, designers, and other theatre-makers have found ways to stage war and its collateral damage.