Playwriting 1

Playwriting 1
Basic playwriting principles through reading, completing writing assignments, testing, and writing the first draft of a one-act play.
TMA
251
 Hours3.0 Credit, 4.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesTMA 115 or instructor's consent.
 TaughtFall
 OfferedIndependent Study also.
 ProgramsContaining TMA 251
Course Outcomes

Writing Processes

Students will begin to develop their own process of writing and tapping inspirational sources for content and subject matter by writing and refining 3 ten-minute plays.

Theatrical Storytelling

Students will become familiar with the elements and principles of theatrical storytelling and character development through reading playwriting textbooks, writing 10-minute plays, and participating in classroom discussions and lectures.

Theatrical Structures

Students will become familiar with multiple theatrical structures and character development through reading playwriting textbooks, writing ten-minute plays, and participating in classroom discussions and lectures.

Script Analysis

Students will begin to develop the skills to accurately and thoughtfully analyze their own theatrical writing and the writing of others through reading playwriting textbooks, and participating in classroom discussions and lectures.