CLL: Stage and Screen


Politics, Domestic and Otherwise in (Mostly) Contemporary Drama
Tuesdays (Hybrid)
10:30 a.m.–12:00 noon
John Clum

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Based in part on plays being performed in Chicago this Winter, we'll look at how depictions of domestic life reflect larger political issues. We'll begin with the classic domestic drama that raises larger issues of politics, religion and morality, Shakespeare's Hamlet before looking at James's update, Fat Ham (Goodman, 1/11-2/23).

Among other plays to be considered: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's Fun Home (Porchlight, 1/16-3/2); Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun (Court, 1/31-3/2); Baldwin vs. Buckley (Timeline, 1/29-3/2); Pinter, Betrayal (Goodman, 2/8-3/16); Shepard, A Lie of the Mind (Raven, 2/13-3/22).


John Clum taught courses in acting, dramatic literature, playwriting, musical theatre, and the history of theatre and film at Duke University, where he was Professor of Theater Studies and English. He was Founding Director of the Duke University Drama Program and later chaired the Department of Theater Studies.

He has directed almost 100 productions of everything ranging from Shakespeare to many premieres of contemporary plays to opera and musicals. With composer George Lam, he has created two operas which have been produced in New York and elsewhere.

John has written or edited sixteen books and has published 75 essays on modern and contemporary drama, musical theatre, film, television and opera. He has been elected a Lifetime Member of the College of Fellows of American Theatre. 


 

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