Twentieth-Century American Drama

Scripts:

• Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O'Neill 
• Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets
• Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams
• The Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley
• Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet

Assigned Articles & Essays:

• “Black Arts Movement” 
• “Staging Gay and Lesbian New York” by Robin Bernstein
• "A history of Native American Drama" by Christy Stanlake
• "On History, Ideals, and Asian American Theater" by Jane Jung
• “Latino/a Commons: Updating the US Narrative” by Anne Garcia-Romero
• “Devised theatre: ten tips for a truly creative collaboration" by John Walton 
• "Mamet's Plays. Shed Masculinity Myth" by C. Gerald Fraser
• "A History of U.S. Documentary Theatre in Three Stages" by Jules Odendahl-James
• "A Living Mockery: The Ridiculous Theatrical Company at Fifty" by Jessica Rizzo
• Articles on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• "Going National: How America’s Regional Theatre Movement Changed the Game" by Jim O'Quinn
• "Little Theater Movement" by Nasrullah Mambroll
• "Forms of Variety Theater" from the Library of Congress

Playwright Interviews:

• Miller: https://youtu.be/AckMkV0AFEI  
• Shepard  https://youtu.be/RDjtxabtdKs
• Hansberry http://youtu.be/wqxjc7PULJ8
• Mamet http://youtu.be/KQiGspS6rVg
• Vogel http://youtu.be/gYFtGX60doE

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