Interdisciplinary Arts 0147 - Playwriting Workshop: Learning How to Write for the Stage

This course will give you the opportunity to learn how to write stories for the stage through both practice and discussion. We will explore the major elements of playwriting, including conflict, character, dialogue and action and we will deepen our understanding of these various elements by completing and workshopping writing assignments, and giving and receiving feedback with our ensemble members. We will also be reading the work of some of the most exciting contemporary playwrights who are using their voices to tell stories about people and groups often underrepresented by the traditional canon. Over the course of the semester, we'll write pieces of varying lengths and by the completion of the course you will have written and revised at least one ten-minute play. We all have stories to tell, and this class will help you unearth the stories that you may not have previously known were living within you. keywords: The content of this course deals with issues of race and power.

Time and Narrative Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time