Middlebury

FYSE1432A-F17

Sexuality and Power on Stage

Sexuality and Power on Stage: Female Trouble, Closet Homos, and Shameless Queers
What do Sophie Treadwell's Machinal, Martin Sherman's Bent, and Tony Kushner’s Angels in America teach us about the history of sexual marginalization? In this seminar we will study a selection of US American plays in which gender, desire, and sexuality constitute a problem for society and the state. Students will learn how to analyze dramatic texts from the director’s and the actor’s perspectives with a focus on action, structure, characterization, and space in addition to genre and larger themes. Cinematic renderings of the plays and in-class staging exercises will help us engage the embodied dimension of performance 3 hrs. sem.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92509
Subject Code:
FYSE
Course Number:
1432
Section Identifier:
A

Course

FYSE 1432

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Fall 2017

FYSE1432A-F17 Seminar (Medeiros)