Courses

We will be looking at the rich legacy of the Off-Broadway theater – the groups, writers, directors, actors and other theater artists who were nurtured and sustained in its fertile soil, and who continue to shape the landscape of contemporary theater: Off-Broadway, regional theater, and Broadway itself. We will look at the two churches and two cafes where the movement in the 60’s kickstarted as well as the numerous venues, theaters, producing organizations, and producers who continue to sustain the Off Broadway innovative sensibility. We also read and view examples of seminal theater artists and their works: Maria Irene Fornes, David Greenspan, Ntozake Shange, Larry Kramer, Tony Kushner and others. This is a whirlwind journey through Off-Broadway history taught by someone who has been a part of it since the 1970s and has worked with and known many of its players!