Theatre 264 - Advanced Playwriting: Reimagining the Narrative

Advanced Playwriting

Spring
2024
01
4.00
Naveen Bahar Choudhury

TU TH 9:25 AM - 12:05 PM

Smith College
THE-264-01-202403
Theatre 207A
nchoudhury@smith.edu
An exploration of how to reimagine, redefine and even subvert common archetypes and tropes found in mainstream theatre. In addition to discussing representation and casting, the course considers the following questions: how can portrayals of characters who are routinely depicted as victims, evil or other be redefined? How can stereotypes be subverted, not by simply reversing roles, but by rendering a character’s full humanness, complexity and agency? Students learn the fundamentals of dramatic writing and employ these craft principles to write a full-length play over the course of the semester that explores these questions. Prerequisite: THE 261. Not open to first-years. Enrollment limited to 12.

[CE] No FY

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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