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Crash Course Theater
Pre-Columbian Theater, Spanish Empire, and Sor Juana
Season 1
Episode 22
This week, we're headed to the Americas to learn about the theater that existed there prior to the arrival of Europeans, how the theater of the Spanish influenced it, and the impact of Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, playwrighting Spanish nun extraordinaire.
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