Playwriting 2

Playwriting 2
Workshop course designed to assist more advanced students in furthering their playwriting skills by writing the first draft of a full-length play.
TMA
351
 Hours3.0 Credit, 4.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesTMA 251; or instructor's consent.
 TaughtWinter
 ProgramsContaining TMA 351
Course Outcomes

Writing Processes

Students will begin to establish their own process of writing and tapping inspirational sources for content and subject matter by writing and refining 2 one-act plays.

Theatrical Storytelling

Students will begin to master the elements and principles of theatrical storytelling and character development through reading the work of other playwrights, writing one-act plays, and participating in classroom discussions and lectures.

Theatrical Structures

Students will apply appropriate elements of theatrical structures and character development through writing and revising one-act plays, and participating in classroom discussions and lectures.

Script Analysis

Students will demonstrate the skills to accurately and thoughtfully analyze their own theatrical writing and the writing of others by successfully drafting their one-act plays, and participating in classroom discussions and lectures.