Dramatic Writing: The Fundamentals

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Course Description

Course introduces students to the basic elements of playwriting and creative experimentation for the stage. Topics include: character development, conflict and plot construction, staging and setting, and play structure. Script analysis of works by contemporary playwrights may include: Marsha Norman, Patrick Shanley, August Wilson, Suzan-Lori Parks, Paula Vogel, Octavio Solis and others. Table readings of one-act length work required by quarter's end.

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Grading Basis

ROP - Letter or Credit/No Credit

Units

Min

Max

Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?

Components

Course Component

Seminar

Enrollment Optional?

This course has been approved for the following WAYS

Creative Expression (CE)