Schedule

The following schedule is subject to change according to the demands of the class. I will announce changes to it in class when the need presents itself.

Module One: Early Drama

M	August 28	Introduction
W	August 30	Euripides, The Bacchae, Introduction, ll. 1-575

M	September 4	Labor Day Holiday
W	September 6	Euripides, ll. 576-1392

M	September 11	Euripides, further discussion and analysis
W	September 13	Quiz on Euripides William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act I

M	September 18	Shakespeare, Acts II-III
W	September 20	Shakespeare, Acts IV-V

M	September 25	Macbeth in performance Peer Edit Scene Analysis
W	September 27	Macbeth in performance

M	October 2	Macbeth in performance
W	October 4	Midterm Exam

Module Two: Realism and Modernism

M	October 9	Susan Glaspell, Trifles
W	October 11	Anton Chekhov, Uncle Vanya, Acts I-II

M	October 16	Chekhov, Acts III-IV
W	October 18	Chekhov, further discussion and analysis Scene Analysis Paper Due

Module Three: Twentieth Century

M	October 23	Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit
W	October 25	Sartre, further discussion and analysis

M	October 30	David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross, Act One
W	November 1	Mamet, Act Two

M	November 6	Glengarry Glen Ross (film)
W	November 8	Glengarry Glen Ross (film)

M	November 13	Casablanca screening Glengarry Glen Ross Project Deadline
W	November 15	Casablanca discussion

Module Four: Postmodern Drama

M	November 20	Manjula Padmanabhan, Harvest, Acts I-II Play Review Due
W	November 22	Harvest, Act III

Th-F	November 23-24	Thanksgiving Holiday

M	November 27	Harvest, further discussion and analysis Quiz on Harvest
W	November 29	Lynn Nottage, Sweat, Act One Peer-Edit Play Analysis Paper

M	December 4	Nottage, Act Two
W	December 6	Nottage, further discussion and analysis Play Analysis Due

W	December 13	Final Exam, 10-11:50am