Theatre 261 - Writing for the Theatre I
Writing for Theatre I
Fall
2024
01
4.00
Leonard Berkman
TH 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
Smith College
THE-261-01-202501
lberkman@smith.edu
The means and methods of the playwright and the writer for television and the cinema. Analysis of the structure and dialogue of a few selected plays. Weekly and biweekly exercises in writing for various media. Goal for beginning playwrights: to draft a one-act play by the end of the semester. Plays by students are considered for staging. Writing sample and instructor permission required.