TA205
THE POLITICAL PLAY
Also listed under 1 other title
- SEMINAR:THE POLITICAL PLAY
- Department
- Theater Arts
- Terms offered
- 6
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course explores plays and playwrights dealing with a wide range of political topics written within the past 30 years. The plays will be analyzed through both a dramaturgical and historical context. A number of issues will be considered including aids, race, war, the holocaust, the Middle East, sexuality, and illness. Above all, we will analyze and discuss what it is that makes a play political?
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2013–2023
2008 2023
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 12% chance, high confidence. Offered in 1 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 12% chance, high confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2014 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2013 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM TC111 2020
- Tue, 2:50 PM–5:50 PM TC111 2012
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM TC107 2011
- Wed, 9:00 AM–11:50 AM Estabrook Hall FMC 2008
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | Gino A. DiIorio | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 16 enrolled | 22318 |
| Spring 2020 | Gino A. DiIorio | Lecture | 1 | 21 of 20 enrolled | 37819 |
| Spring 2017 | Gino A. DiIorio | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 15 enrolled | 35738 |
| Spring 2012 | Gino A. DiIorio | First Year Intensive | 1 | 8 of 20 enrolled | 30337 |
| Spring 2011 | Gino A. DiIorio | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 15 enrolled | 38654 |
| Fall 2008 | Gino A. DiIorio | Lecture | 1 | 9 of 20 enrolled | 25568 |