THEA339
Advanced Playwriting
Subject code
THEA
Course Number
339
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
C. Kimball
Course Long Title
Advanced Playwriting
Description
In Advanced Playwriting, students will refine their writing and revision skills, offer and receive feedback through the Liz Lerman critical response process, read and respond to critical essays, and begin the transition to live performance. This writing- and discussion-driven course will also deepen students’ understanding of Aristotelian plot structure and its derivatives, as well as non-Western narrative structures by challenging students to explore and create bold, imaginative work. The basic elements of playwriting will be supplemented by explorations of form, language, character, structure, and space as innovated by under-represented playwrights. Students will complete a written body of dramatic work. Recommended background: THEA 240.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Creative Process and Production [CP]
Writing Credit
W2
Class Restriction
Exclude First Years
Offering Frequency
Normally offered every year