OSHER 584 - A Night At The Theater

Enhance your theater experience of three locally produced plays. Focusing on contemporary and often political plays, the class will include pre-and post-play discussion of each play's storyline, social setting, characters, themes, theatrical techniques, and the feature artists who contributed to the production. Plays to be discussed are: Pioneer memorial Theatre's production of Mike Bartlett's Charles III, People productions version of August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Salt Lake Acting Company's presentation of Robert Askin's Hand to God. Special fee includes the cost of tickets for both the Pioneer Theatre and Salt Lake Acting Company performances.