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Curated OER

Modern Drama

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Upper graders can read all about the origins of modern drama. Each slide provides a paragraph of information related to key players, art movements, and time periods that shaped modern drama. It relates well to many aspects of literature...
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century: Theatre Practitioners and Genres

For Students 9th - 10th
From Stanislavski to Brecht and from Theatre of the Absurd to Theatre Workshop, explore some of the key influences and developments within 20th-century theatre practice.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century: 20th Century Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
Find close readings, critical interpretations, and personal responses to the works of key 20th-century playwrights and practitioners, including Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Shelagh Delaney, and Timberlake Wertenbaker.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century: European Influence

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how European cities were crucibles for modernist experimentation.
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Vancouver Island University

Malaspina Univ.: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
Online lecture from the Malaspina University concerning Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. Includes a great discussion of the Theatre of the Absurd and the play's connections to other works of literature.
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Other

Eugene Ionesco: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Personal site devoted to Eugene Ionesco. Features biography, bibliography, quotations, photos, interviews, news, and links.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Eugene Ionesco

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography and bibliography of playwright Eugene Ionesco.