American Family Plays. A striking number of the most-acclaimed plays of the American theatre are plays about families, among them works by O'Neill, Odets, Hellman, Kaufman and Hart, Wilder, Williams, Miller, Hansberry, Albee, Shepard, Guare, A. Wilson, Kushner, Vogel, and Letts. Students will read and discuss these plays. Requires two papers and three brief (5-10 minute) oral presentations (one each on an author's life, an author's works, and the critical reception of a play). 4 cr. Tuition: $TBD/credit