Dramatic Writing for Social Change

Harvard HMS

Stories are a fundamental unit of cultural communication. Our shared cultural mythology is how we disseminate communal values. This course is about harnessing that power as a way to inform, interrogate, and impact. In this workshop style class, students will survey modalities of dramatic writing (theatre, film and TV) as well as embodiment techniques (playback theatre, theatre of the oppressed, improvisation, etc.) in order to apply them within a healthcare context. Classes will alternate…