Playwriting

Catalog description

TH 3240: Playwriting. Cat. II (1/3 units) Playwright. Wright – a maker. She creates a world on the stage through action, dialogue, and character. In this course, students will learn to write for the theatre – to make plays – through study, discussion, and practice. Working from foundational ideas of the well-made play, it will draw upon various analytic theories of theater to examine the structure of plays. Through exercises and studio-type critique, students will create and develop their own plays. Students may not receive credit for TH 3240 and TH 2219 . Recommended Background: (none)