• "I like how this course requires me to tap into my critical thinking, really analyze the texts we are reading, and think about its importance to the course."

    Sacramento State Student, Global Theatre History I, Fall 2022

Global Theatre History I: Ancient to 1600s

SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE Fall 2022, 2023, 2024

This course presents a semi-chronological, comparative approach to varied and divergent theatre practices within philosophical, socio-cultural, ritual/spiritual, and political frameworks. At its core, THEA 02 explores: What is theatre? Why is theatre necessary in our lives? How does theatre reflect and influence societies? This course includes references and case studies in ancient world theatres: African, Greek, Roman, Sanskrit theatres. Other historical eras include: Medieval and Renaissance period, Christian and Islamic, Mesoamerican, Native American, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and European theatres.

Left: The Mahabharata​ (8th or 9th Century, India)

Student Testimonials

  • I love this class it is very entertaining and the professor teaches very well

  • I loveddd this class, the way she taught it was amazing.

  • I LOVE Dr Kaplan. Her teaching style is so professional, personable and eloquent and I love coming to her class. She gives great, engaging, and exciting lectures that have made me interested in topics that i didn’t even know existed before. I’m taking her class again next semester and I am looking forward to it more than anything!

  • I recommend that more students take this course in the future! This has opened my eyes to so much.

  • Kaplan has probably been my favorite professor so far. She is very knowledgeable in her field and really shows her passion for the class. I love that she is open to discussion and really gets us to engage. She makes learning fun.

  • Professor Kaplan is very engaging and clearly passionate about Theatre history. She makes a huge effort to engage students and learn their faces, opinions, and habits. She is firm about class rules and regulations without being forceful. She is a great professor.

  • Tenure this lady.

  • This class was absolutely phenomenal. It was a class I was frankly dreading having to take, and Dr. Kaplan made it super fun and I learned way more than I thought I would.

  • This class was fantastic. I felt like I learned so much about theater and got a much more comprehensive knowledge than I came into this semester with!

  • This is a very interesting course. It was organized and the content was very clear. This professor cares about their students and very reasonable. This professor created a safe space for their students to grow and express their feelings and thoughts.

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