SEM 1 | T 13:00 - 15:45 | Penelope Farfan | Outline | |||
Notes: Contemporary Women Playwrights. As campaigns for gender parity such as 50/50 in 2020 (US) and Equity in Theatre (Canada) make clear, women remain under-represented in twenty-first-century theatre. At the same time, recent global 'women's marches' in response to Donald Trump's inauguration and social media awareness-campaigns such as #BeenRapedNeverReported make clear that feminism is far from 'post' in the new millennium and is in fact highly visible and current. This seminar will look at playwriting by women from the 1990s to the present, identifying some of the key concerns and theatrical/dramaturgical strategies that distinguish their work. Course readings may include plays by Caryl Churchill, Marie Clements, Sarah Kane, Lucy Kirkwood, Young Jean Lee, Lara Foot Newton, Madeleine George, Hannah Moscovitch, Colleen Murphy, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, Anusree Roy, Djanet Sears, Sarah Ruhl, and Judith Thompson among others, as well as related theoretical and critical texts. |