Personal Storytelling: Writing and Performing Your Story

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Personal Storytelling introduces students to the art of live storytelling and the craft of writing and performing true, personal stories. This course will examine different forms of autobiographical storytelling including The Moth Story Hour as well as diverse, theatrical solo performances. The course will include in-class writing and physical theatre exercises that ignite imagination and help students identify and generate the stories they wish to tell. Students will write and develop a 6-minute story, learn performance skills that explore depth and sincerity, as well as techniques to engage an audience. The course will highlight the vulnerability and power of sharing personal stories and the impact this can have on an audience, and will culminate in a public performance.