Playwriting.

Catalog description

This course will explore the fundamentals of playwriting, as practiced in the real-world, contemporary commercial and independent theatre markets. It will introduce the writer to the vocabulary and techniques used to tell a story on the stage, and examine the differences between stage and screen. Exercises will illustrate the basic two-act structure, as well as less standard, non-linear, and innovative structures. This class will culminate in students writing the first act of a full-length play.