UNIT 1: Documentary Plays/Social Crisis
- Schechner, Richard and Thompson, James. Why “Social Theatre”? The Drama Review, Vol. 48, No. 3, Autumn, 2004, pp. 11-16.
http://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/why_social_theatre.pdf
- Miller, Arthur. 1978. "On Social Plays." In The Theater Essays of Arthur Miller, edited by Robert A. Martin, 51-68. New York: The Viking Press.
http://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/on_social_plays.pdf
- Smith, Anna Deavere. 1994. "Introduction," "History," "Prologue," and "Timeline." In Twilight Los Angeles, 1992, xvii-xxviii, 1-7, 257-265. New York: Anchor Books.
http://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/twilight_los_angeles_1992_intro_history_prologue_timeline.pdf
- Twilight -- Los Angeles, 1992 On the Road: A Search for American Character
http://vmi.worldcat.org/oclc/29031744
- Anna Deavere Smith
https://www.annadeaveresmith.org/
- Katz, Bruce. 2016. "Los Angeles 1992 to Baltimore 2015: Washington’s Changed Response to Urban Crisis." Brookings, May 27, 2015.
http://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/los_angeles_1992_baltimore.pdf
- Afary, Kamran. 2009. "Introduction." In Performance and Activism : Grassroots Discourse after the Los Angeles Rebellion of 1992, 1-37.
Lexington Books.
http://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/performance_activism_grassroots_discourse.pdf
- Parenteau, Amelia. 2017. “Documentary Theatre Aims Beyond Stage Realism to Grapple with Reality Itself.” American Theatre: 19-22.
http://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/american_theatre_documentary_processes.pdf
- Syme, Rachel. 2016. "Anna Deavere Smith Contains Multitudes." The New Yorker, November 4, 2016.
http://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/anna_deavere_smith_contains.pdf
- Martin, Carol, and Anna Deavere Smith. 1993. "Anna Deavere Smith: The Word Becomes You. An Interview." The Drama Review 37, no. 4 (Winter): 45-62.
http://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/word_becomes_you_ADSinterview.pdf
- Notes From the Field
https://vmi.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1060178666
- The Laramie Project and The Laramie Project 10 Years Later (TBD)
UNIT 2: Histories of Neighborhoods & Communities
- A Raisin in the Sun. Columbia Tristar Home Video, 1999. (DVD)
https://vmi.on.worldcat.org/oclc/460409235
- Sighted Eyes Documentary
https://vmi.kanopy.com/video/lorraine-hansberry-sighted-eyesfeeling-heart
- Brantley, Ben. 2010. “Theater Review: Good Defenses Make Good Neighbors.” New York Times, February 22, 2010. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
https://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/good_defenses_make.pdf
- Brantley, Ben. 2012. “Slashing the Tires on the Welcome Wagon.” New York Times, April 20, 2012. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
https://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/slashing_tires_welcome.pdf
- Piepenburg, Erik. 2011. “Integration, Gentrification, Conversation.” New York Times, Aug 7, 2011; ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
https://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/integration_gentrification.pdf
- Rugg, Rebecca Ann. 2012. “Interview with Bruce Norris.” In Reimagining A Raisin in the Sun, edited by Rebecca Ann Rugg and Harvey Young, 98-106. Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press.
https://reserves.vmi.edu/hoddesl/interview_bruce_norris.pdf
UNIT 3: The Nature of Work and Death of a Salesman