Course Info: IA-0240
Course | IA-0240 Writing for Performance |
Long Title | Writing for Performance |
Term | 2017F |
Note(s) |
Satisfies Distribution Textbook information |
Meeting Info | Harold Johnson Library B9 on T,TH from 1:30-3:20 |
Faculty | Will MacAdams |
Capacity | 16 |
Available | 1 |
Waitlist | 2 |
Distribution(s) |
Arts, Design, and Media |
Cumulative Skill(s) | Independent Work |
Additional Info | In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading, writing, research. |
Description | In this course, students develop their craft by writing a series of short pieces for performance, followed by a longer work. The theatrical form can vary widely: naturalistic pieces, choreopoems, work expressed entirely in stage directions, stories heard as a child, rants, plays with music, or whatever form necessary to tell any story. The process helps develop an ear for an authentic voice and also fosters a community of writers defined by generous listening. Writing is supplemented by reading the work of visionary playwrights, who may include: Dominique Morisseau, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Spalding Gray, Young Jean Lee, Thornton Wilder, Taylor Mac, and Tarell Alvin McCraney. |