Weeks 1-2
- Course design: objective, bibliography, materials, activities, methodology and evaluation.
- Historical introduction to American theatre. The Colonies. (Summary)
Weeks 3-4-5-6
- Origins of the American theatre in the 18th century. Revolutionary plays and playwrights. The quest for a national drama.
- Royall Tyler's The Contrast.
- Nineteenth-century antebellum theatre. Typological divisions of plays and its reference to American contemporary life (temperance, abolitionism, etc).
- Nineteenth-century post-bellum theatre. Changes in the last half of the century.
- James A. Herne's Shore Acres.
Week 6-7
- The birth of twentieth-century American drama. The Provincetown Players, The Washington Square Players & The Guild.
- Deadline for topic obligatory PIE oral presentation –Oct. 28st.
- Test 1. (Units 0,1,2) - Nov. 4th.
- Progress Test PIE 1 – Nov. 4th.
Week 8 – Reading Week
Weeks 9-10
- Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape & Long Days Journey into Night.
Week 11
- Theatre Between the Wars.
- Tennessee Williams & Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
[- Video.]
Week 12 – Reading Week
Week 13
- Around World War II.
- Arthur Miller & The Death of a Salesman.
Week 14
[- Oral presentation due (PIE)–Dec. 23rd.- Obligatory attendance for all students]
[- Video.]
Week 15 - Christmas Vacation
Week 16- Reading Week
- Oral presentation due (PIE)–January11th-13th.
(Obligatory attendance for all students)
Exams Week (17)
- Test 2. (Units 3,4,5)-Jan. 20th.
- Progress Test PIE 2 –Jan. 20th.
- Final Examination as officially scheduled (No PIE)