Three Outstanding Modern Playwrights: Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson with Dr. Lynne Agress, PhD

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Lifelong Learning LogoCourse Title: Three Outstanding Modern Playwrights: Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson

Instructor:  Dr. Lynne Agress

Brought to you by Odyssey   

October 28, 2024 - December 02, 2024 (6 Sessions)  

Monday,  6:30PM ET - 8:30PM ET  

Virtual via Zoom

(The August Wilson’s plays will be performed in Baltimore and in Washington, DC Nov18 & 25)

 

 

Course Description: In this course we will discuss the autobiographical, the historical, and the dramatic aspects of the following plays: Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible"; Tennessee Williams "The Glass Menagerie," and August Wilson's "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson."

All plays are easily available in paperback editions or in collected works.

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ABOUT Lynne Agress

Lynne Agress, Ph.D., has taught at Johns Hopkins University, Smith, and Goucher Colleges, and the University of Maryland.  She was president of BWB-Business and Legal Writing, Inc. and still conducts writing and editing workshops for companies.  She is the author of THE FEMININE IRONY and WORKING WITH WORDS,  as well as numerous articles in magazines and newspapers.  For the past 10 years, she has been writing opinion pieces for THE BALTIMORE SUN.

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 Event Date
Starts:
Monday, October 28, 2024
6:30pm EDT

Ends:
Monday, December 2, 2024
8:30pm EDT

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