In this advanced acting course, students will explore and perform scenes written by American and European master playwrights from the late 19th through the end of the 20th century. Students will apply historical research, advanced textual analysis, and physical and vocal techniques to the works of playwrights such as Henrik Ibsen, August Strindberg, Anton Chekhov, Clifford Odets, Eugene O'Neill, Lillian Hellman, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Lorraine Hansberry, Edward Albee, Neil Simon, and August Wilson.