TAR303

How do American musicals inform our society's relationship with, and understanding of, marginalized and oppressed groups? What do we learn about our culture and ourselves by absorbing the stories and hearing the voices of characters that appear in these works? From Ritual to Rap explores the oppression and conflict around political struggles for equality. Marginalized voices from our culture are explored through the lens of contemporary musical theatre performance. A survey of historical theatrical conventions beginning in Classical Athens and culminating with the current art form. This course focuses on contemporary performances and includes a survey of important Broadway works from Show Boat to Hamilton and beyond.

GE - GEDE (Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis), GE - T2-ARTS (Tier 2 Arts), GEED - EPART (Gen Ed: EP Artist), WE - WEC (Writing Emphasis Course)