THEA 287B Topics in Playwriting

Students write new plays in response to a specific and unique playwriting topic presented in each distinctive section of this umbrella course. Possible topics include (but are not limited to) writing musical theatre, writing plays for children, adapting literature into drama, writing experimental plays, creating a living newspaper theatre, generating political theatre, writing modern adaptations of classic drama, and/or writing plays focused on one area of the world or one group of people. Each Topics class culminates in a live staged performance or reading featuring student performers.

Repeatable: Y
Prerequisites THEA 168 Playwriting I
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3