DRE222 The Performance Text

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Theatre from Alexander Street features performances of works by American, European, Asian, and other worldwide dramatists from the past several centuries. In addition to performances, Theatre also features dozens of documentaries and interviews about theatre, discussing the history of theatre, acting methods, pioneering dramatists and actors, and much more.

Drama from Alexander Street features performances of the most significant dramatic literature of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. These performances are from works spanning from Shakespeare to modern day playwrights. The topics covered in these works touch on subjects in the humanities, social sciences, theatre, hard sciences, law, medicine, and virtually every other field of study.

PERIOD COVERED: 1779 - 1930

Module I: Spiritualism, Sensation and Magic
Module II: Circuses, Sideshows and Freaks
Module III: Music Hall, Theatre and Popular Entertainment
Module IV: Moving Pictures, Optical Entertainments and the Advent of Cinema