20th Century Theatre Webquest
Introduction
Task
Process
Resources
Evaluation
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Resources:

These sites might be a good place to find some of the information you might need:

Theatre of the Absurd

Overview of movement:
http://www.theatrehistory.com/misc/theatre_of_the_absurd.html

Play/Playwright Options: 

Endgame by Samuel Beckett 
Play information:
http://www.sparknotes.com/drama/endgame/
 

Happy Days by Samuel Beckett
Play review:
http://www.the-hypocrites.com/happydrama.asp
Play Synopsis:
http://www.culturevulture.net/Theater/HappyDays.htm 

The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco
Play information:
http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-baldsoprano/

 The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter
Play information:

http://www.sparknotes.com/drama/dumbwaiter/

 The Homecoming by Harold Pinter
Play & Playwright information:
http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=580

 

Expressionism:

Overview of movement:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressionist_theater

 Overview of movement:
http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-expressionism/crit.html

 
Play/Playwright Options:

 The Adding Machine by Elmer Rice
Spring Awakening by Frank Wedekind

The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill

The Emperor Jones by Eugene O’Neill

The Ghost Sonata by August Strindberg

 Surrealism:

 Overview of movement along with Antonin Artoud: http://www.theatrehistory.com/french/artaud001.html

 Artonin Artaud website: http://www.antoninartaud.org/home.html

 

Play/Playwright Options:

 Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry
The Cenci by Artonin Artoud
(Theatre of Cruelty which came out of this movement)
Top Girls by Caryl Churchhill