Playwriting Workshop: Drama and Dramaturgy

Harvard FAS

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of both playwriting and dramaturgy. Dramaturgs facilitate the realization of plays through a variety of practices, from suggesting revisions to scripts to conducting research about plays’ subject matter or historical context. In the first half of the semester, students will hone essential skills by reading and discussing plays and completing playwriting and dramaturgy exercises. In the second half of the semester, students will draft their…