High School Playwriting
Play Reading Seminar
Like all artists, playwrights use their medium to
reflect and comment upon their society and times. By examining scripts,
one can gain insight into playwrights’ views on the philosophy, values,
and political issues of their eras. Through reading and discussions,
students will explore the sociopolitical climates that playwrights
reflected in their works as well as the structural components of the
plays. Students will examine five scripts in this first semester course
to understand how the plays reflected and affected their times. Each
time this course is offered, the plays studied will be organized around
a central theme. The theme will change each year so that students can
take this course several times. This course is highly recommended for
students intending to take Playwright's Workshop.
Playwrights' Workshop
This second semester course is designed for students who
wish to learn to write plays. Students will learn different methods of
generating ideas, plots, and characters through writing monologues and
scenes. The course will culminate in a finished one-act play. It is
highly recommended that students take the Play Reading Seminar prior to
enrolling in this course.Last
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