THEA 3725 - History of Theatre Honors

Meets with THEA 3720. History of Theatre, part I (Honors) 1st semester in a 2-semester course tracing the history of theatre in society. Through lectures, discussions, and readings students explore unique problems of studying history of a transitory art form; examine possible origins of theatre; study relationship between societies and their theatres from ancient Greece to Restoration England. Students conduct individual research and produce papers discussing their findings. Honors students apply historical research in creative projects.