Professor Theo Theoharis returns in March 2024 for a class on "Staging Family Life." 

From the Ancient Greeks until now, family life-- the scene of love, betrayal, solidarity, strife, glee and grief --has been one of the most, if not the most, portrayed set of relationships in the theater. In this class we will start with Chekhov, rightly regarded as the inventor of modern drama, then move through Shaw, Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. Among other topics, we will consider what these subsequent dramatists made of the innovations in portraying plot, character, scene, and dialogue that Chekhov set in motion.

The Plays:
The Three Sisters, Anton Chekhov, 1901
Major Barbara, George Bernard Shaw, 1902
The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams, 1944
All My Sons, Arthur Miller, 1947

The books will be available at the Public Services Desk at the Main Library starting the week of February 26. There is also information below on how to buy your own copies if you like.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED as space is limited, but you only have to register for the first class.