31-2850 Writing for Musical Theatre

Students from the Music and Theatre departments will collaborate on writing for the musical theatre stage. This piece can be an original story or based on an adapted text. The scene will be rehearsed and performed at the end of the semester. The participants will practice the art of collaboration and explore writing dialogue and developing storyline for musicals, setting lyrics to music, investigate how music functions in drama, work on developing character arcs, musical voicing and song placement. Additionally, participants will experience the processes of casting, directing and producing their performances. The classes consist of individual meetings, group meetings with faculty, rehearsals and a performance.

2 Credits Repeatable
PREREQUISITES: 31-3800 Playwriting II or 31-1400 Musical Theatre History