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THTR 481

History of Theatre I

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB
Standard

Overview

Description

Theatrical art from its beginning to 1642.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Junior or Senior standing.
ENG 102CH 201CH 202CH 203CH 212
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

ENG 102; CH 201 or CH 202 or CH 203 or CH 212; Junior or Senior standing.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Core

CO11

Restrictions

Junior or Senior standing.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • explain major trends in global theatre history from antiquity to the seventeenth century.
  • situate theatre movements within their social, political, and cultural contexts.
  • pose and assess questions about the making of theatre history, identifying cultural constructs that factor into that production.
  • explain the relationship between the development of traditional theatre forms and their performance today.
  • compare theatre history movements from different areas of the world.