The Performance of Biography

The Performance of Biography is an Interdisciplinary Arts class taught by Djola Branner.

This course satisfies Division I requirements. This course requires prerequisites.

Course Description
This interdisciplinary theatre course explores the dramatization of biographical and autobiographical material. Through writing and performance, we will identify and discuss approaches to creating biographical drama, and through selected readings will deconstruct the work of such contemporary artists as Eric Bogosian, Anna Deveare Smith, Marga Gomez, Lisa Kron, John Leguizamo and David Rousseve. The course culminates in a public performance during which each student will present their own autobiographical or biographical material, dramatizing a clear "defining moment" in their own or another individual's life. Prerequisites: A college level acting or directing or playwriting course.

Learning Goals

 * Expressive
 * Project-based
 * Presenting
 * Reading
 * Writing