What’s that thou sayest? An online theatre course that ALSO meets in person? ‘Tis not possible! And yet…it is! Introduction to Theatre is an intense semester-long examination of western theatre from the Greeks to contemporary Broadway. For the literature nerds we will read/watch two plays (Oedipus Rex and Hamlet), and for those born to act we’ll have plenty of performance time (creating animal characters; copying idiosyncrasies from family members; performing all of theatre history in zany 30-second bursts). In this EVP version of the course we’ll also meet in person each week to share highlights of our work, saving you from having to produce the weekly videos that are normally required. We’ll grow close as a performance cohort as we steep ourselves in the sparkling truth-or-dare energy that live theatre encourages. Our culminating assignment is the writing, editing, rehearsing, and live performance of an original Biblical monologue—something you might share as part of a worship service, or at a school or club meeting—it’s up to you. By the end of the class I hope you’ll have a new love for the rich history of this art form, new friends, and a new awareness of the ways that your body can be used to express and to bless. See you on the stage, on screen, and in person, O dramatic ones!