Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionThis course explores an in-depth methodology of analyzing and understanding play scripts in a variety of genres and styles. This course will emphasize critical analysis in relation to the cultural, political, and social conditions at the time the script was written and performed with the goal of understanding the dramatic text and its relationship to society. Plays are analyzed for structure, genre, theme, style, character, language and dramatic event, in order to appreciate the point of view of the playwright, director, critic, actor and audience. Comprehension of what the script 'means' to the theatre artist, the theatre-goer, and society at large will be a major focus of this analysis. Overview 