THEA 168Playwriting I

Columbia College Chicago · 3 credits

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This course is an introduction to the basic techniques of playwriting from concept to completion. Students will learn basic play structuring, character development, conflict heightening, play synopsizing, and script formatting while writing scenes, ten-minute plays, and one-act plays which are all read aloud as table-readings in class.

Recent sections

Fall 2026 · 2 sections

Sep 8 – Dec 19

Section	Days & time	Location	Instructor
02Class #6801	Tu Th · 10:30 AM – 12:20 PM	72 E 11th 510	Timothy McCain
03Class #7180