This course examines structure, forms, genres, and themes of dramatic works from the Enlightenment through the present. How does structure function when it revolves around a theme? How does cause and effect work in non-narrative structure? How does form relate to content and impact. We will explore the works of Mac Wellman, Suzan Lori Parks, Dada, Surrealism, Adrienne Kennedy, Naomi Iizuka, Migdalia Cruz, among others. This class is an intensive seminar for first-year students to help develop their ideas through reading and writing. Students will emerge from this course confident in the process of formulating, developing, and expressing your ideas with the written word.

This course examines structure, forms, genres, and themes of dramatic works from the Enlightenment through the present. How does structure function when it revolves around a theme? How does cause and effect work in non-narrative structure? How does form relate to content and impact. We will explore the works of Mac Wellman, Suzan Lori Parks, Dada, Surrealism, Adrienne Kennedy, Naomi Iizuka, Migdalia Cruz, among others. This class is an intensive seminar for first-year students to help develop their ideas through reading and writing. Students will emerge from this course confident in the process of formulating, developing, and expressing your ideas with the written word.

This course examines structure, forms, genres, and themes of dramatic works from the Enlightenment through the present. How does structure function when it revolves around a theme? How does cause and effect work in non-narrative structure? How does form relate to content and impact. We will explore the works of Mac Wellman, Suzan Lori Parks, Dada, Surrealism, Adrienne Kennedy, Naomi Iizuka, Migdalia Cruz, among others. This class is an intensive seminar for first-year students to help develop their ideas through reading and writing. Students will emerge from this course confident in the process of formulating, developing, and expressing your ideas with the written word.