62-183 Documentary Theater

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Creating theater from real life is as ancient as the art form itself. Yet since the early 20th century, the emergence of documentary or verbatim theater has opened up new possibilities for theatermakers as artists, investigators, and cultural influencers. This course will introduce you to the theory and practice of documentary theater, as well as its intersections with multimodal oral history and digital storytelling. From Moiss Kaufmans The Laramie Project to Adrian Joness Pittsburghbased app Looking Glass, topics will include history, ethics, and practical methodologies including interviewing and creative interpretation of journalistic information. By the end of this course, you will create and iterate on a short, original piece that feels important to your work and inquiry in the world.

Prerequisites: none listed

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