ATH 120 - History of Theater

Course Units: 1

(Spring; Staff) An investigation of the development of Western theater from its roots in Greek tragedy to the contemporary with special focus on the works of Sophocles, Plautus, Medieval Theater, the Commedia dell’arte, Elizabethan theater, Moliere, Restoration, and 19th century American theater. This class concentrates on the nature of theater-in-performance including the physical development of theater spaces, staging concepts, and the artist-audience relationship. Common Curriculum CC: LCC, HUM