TR227

This course introduces the student to some of the most important plays and playwrights of the American Theatre before Eugene O'Neill and the advent of 'modern' American Theatre. Tracing our national drama from its earliest roots in 1714, through to its emergence on the world stage in the 1920's, is a fascinating journey which enables the student to understand how American playwrights found their voice, what constitutes early American drama, comedy and melodrama, and what themes are re-current in our dramatic history.