31-2800 Playwriting Workshop I

Course introduces basic techniques of structure and dialogue in playwriting. Written exercises are submitted and discussed to identify dramatic events. Students initiate development of a one-act play or the first act of a three-act play.

4 Credits
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 31-1200 Acting I: Basic Skills and 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I or 31-1200 Acting I: Basic Skills and 52-1111 Writing and Rhetoric I - Enhanced or 31-1200 Acting I: Basic Skills and 52-1121 Writing and Rhetoric I for Non-Native Speakers of English or 31-1200 Acting I: Basic Skills and COMPASS Placement Test score >= 97 or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) score >= 710 or ACT (American College Test) score >= 30