TH2103 - Writing for Theatre

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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This subject provides students with the fundamental skills of playwriting in order to create written material for the stage. Students will participate in a series of writing exercises to free the writers voice and explore strategies for discovering, building and shaping character. Workshopping written material with actors will be an integral part of the stage writing process.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop skills in narrative construction;
• to develop skills in writing dialogue;
• to explore strategies for discovering, building and shaping character.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

TH1101 and TH1510 and TH1520

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coordinator:	jc138002
Lecturer:	art-bjk2.
Contact hours:	26 hours
Assessment:	(20%); (40%); (40%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.