Playwriting I

Photograph of a woman reading a script.

Playwrights often read their work out loud to check that each character has a distinct voice. (Image by Dalydose on flickr.com.)

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MIT Course Number

21M.604

As Taught In

Spring 2005

Level

Undergraduate

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Course Description

Course Features

Course Description

This class introduces the craft of writing for the theater. Through weekly assignments, in class writing exercises, and work on a sustained piece, students explore scene structure, action, events, voice, and dialogue. We examine produced playscripts and discuss student work. This class's emphasis is on process, risk-taking, and finding one's own voice and vision.

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Laura Harrington. 21M.604 Playwriting I. Spring 2005. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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