THET328I

New Vital Theatre is for aspiring theatre-makers who want to be on the vanguard of explosive, fresh, ground-breaking and inclusive theatre. We will read brand new plays from the U.S., England, Ireland and Canada; plays which challenge assumptions about storytelling, bring under-represented voices to the forefront, and reimagine how to interact with our audience in the ritual of live performance. You will analyze these plays as practitioners (playwrights, directors, actors, designers, dramaturgs), and will be challenged to create your own ideas for dreaming forward the art of theatre.Course work will include discussion boards, creative writing exercises and analytical, and you can do the work on your own schedule. Our class vocabulary will be centered around the ideas laid forward by the new, industry-shaking book Theatre of the Unimpressed by Jordan Tannahil.