Dramatic Writing Workshop (TAPS 278C)

1–4 credits · Undergraduate

Instructor Young Jean Lee is  is a writer/producer on the upcoming FX television series CRY WOLF and was the first Asian-American woman to have had a play produced on Broadway. This workshop will guide you through the process of creating a script for a full-length play, musical, or screenplay, and will focus on helping you to make significant progress on and/or complete a draft. You will be required to write every week and give feedback on each others' work. You can be anywhere in your process, from having no idea what you want to do to being close to a final draft. This class is open to a wide range of approaches and styles, including adaptations and devised work. If interested, please email the instructor at yjl@stanford.edu with the following: 1) Your year of study; 2) Your major/prospective major or field of study; 3) Your previous writing and/or theater experience, and your experience level with watching and/or reading plays; and 4) Whether or not you already have a project. If you do have a project, please also include: 5) How far along it is; and 6) A brief description of it. Preference given to second years and above.