This course examines plays and performances by women and nonbinary artists from the last two hundred years. Students will investigate how artists through the ages have influenced and been influenced by feminist thought, and how theatre and performance as public, embodied art forms are uniquely positioned to explore issues related to gender and identity. The course will consider how the stakes of writing and performance vary for women and nonbinary writers of different racial, ethnic, gender, sexual, and class backgrounds. Works by Black, Latinx, Asian American, Native American, White, lesbian, queer, and trans writers will be included.