THE 225 - Theatre and Social Engagement

Semester Hours: 4

In this highly participatory course, students will engage the social issues of the day using various interactive performance methods, including Playback Theatre and Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed techniques. The course culminates in the creation of an original devised production that addresses a local social issue and is produced in collaboration with an under-represented segment of the local community. Meets Social Thought and Tradition Intellectual Perspective requirement (ST).

Intellectual Perspective: ST