Playwriting I

6 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) This course introduces students to creation strategies such as idea-outline-draft, imaginary improvisation, and RSVP cycles. In this course the play will be seen as a kind of score for directors, designers, and especially for actors. Creation of the dramatic moment, the dramatic scene, characters revealed through action, and finally a one-act play in which a protagonist seeks to accomplish an objective, form the central concerns of the course. Students are expected to complete a one-act play to at least a second draft. Note: This course can be used towards the Humanities Requirement. Requisite Courses: THFM-1001 or THFM-1002 or THFM-1003 or 6 credit hours in ENGLISH Creative Writing (ENGL-1005, ENGL-2002, ENGL-2102, ENGL-3101, ENGL-3102, ENGL-3113, ENGL-3114, ENGL-3115, ENGL-3116) or THFM-3611, or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].