London Fall semester 2005: Course readings for Drama and Shakespeare
Lori Bales, Instructor

Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilman

Shape of Things by Neil LaBute

The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh

Doubt by John Patrick Shanley

Stuff Happens by David Hare

Fat Pig by Neil LaBute

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard

Shakespeare

You will need the Arden editions because we are going to use their notes, et. al. for class. So if you choose other editions, you'll be responsible for reading and incorporating the Arden notes, etc. into conversations and written stuff. p.s. the Arden editions will be available all over Stratford and probably even in used bookstores, and we go there first, so you will not have ANY problems getting them over there.

Twelfth Night

Tempest

Midsummer Night's Dream

Othello

Additionally please bring something (written, visual or aural) that has significantly influenced you or that you particularly enjoy or both. Please consider from your childhoods to now for inspiration. Pick something you want to share and dissect both in content and culturally. (As I was thinking about this, I decided to bring "The Cat In the Hat" by Dr. Seuss.)

• f it's a visual piece of art (it doesn't have to be "American") try to find a copy in a book or print it off of the Internet or buy the postcard at a museum or something so we can see it.
• No personal photos, however. 
• If it is music, bring the CD, my computer will be able to play it.
• If it is text (poetry, an excerpt from a book, play, whatever) please bring that too.