THEA299

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THEA299

A Playwright's Workshop - Great Experiments in Theatre THEA299 SP

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	12	0	Times: ....F.. 1:10PM-4:00PM;	Yes	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration. (Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

This course will consist of in-class writing through exercises, in-class reading of student work, weekly writing assignments, and close reading and discussion of work by contemporary U.S. playwrights such as Maria Irene Fornes, Eric Overmyer, Suzan-Lori Parks, August Wilson and Philip Kan Gotanda as well as fiction and non-fiction work by writers such as Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, Italo Calvino, Zora Neale Hurston, Willa Cather and Franz Kafka.

MAJOR READINGS

See SCRIPT ANALYSIS reading list--these
texts should be completecd before class begins.
Plays to be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

The course will culminate in the writing of a one-act play which will be presented in a festival of stages readings through collaborative work with student actors and directors. Grading will be based on appropriate completion of weekly writing assignments, attendance, class participation and the final project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Writing sample: 5 pages of a play. Interview with course instructor. Strongly suggest having taken Script Analysis. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Performance Seminar Studio Writing

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Garcia-Romero, A; Times: ....F.. 1:10PM- 4:00PM;; Grading Mode: Mixed; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 3, Fr: 4; Major Preference Given; Permission of Instructor Required.

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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