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Playwriting I
Course Number	THEAT 283-01
Course Title	Playwriting I
Department	Theatre Arts
Campus	Mount Holyoke College
Course Description	'This course offers practice in the fundamentals of dramatic structure and technique. Weekly reading assignments will examine the unique nature of writing for the theatre, nuts and bolts of format, tools of the craft, and the playwright's process from formulating a dramatic idea to rewriting. Weekly writing assignments will include scenework, adaptation, and journaling. The course will culminate in the writing of a one-act play. Each class meeting will incorporate reading student work aloud with feedback from the instructor and the class. Students will listen, critique, and develop the vocabulary to discuss plays, structure, story, and content.'

Reg #	Section	Credits	Instructors	Meeting Times	Location	Notes
69728	01	4.00	Emily DeVoti	01:15PM-04:05PM F	Rooke Theatre THEA

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