21M.785 | Spring 2012 | Undergraduate

Playwrights' Workshop

Course Description

This course provides continued work in the development of play scripts for the theater. Writers work on sustained pieces in weekly workshop meetings, individual consultation with the instructor, and in collaboration with student actors, directors, and designers. Fully developed scripts are eligible for inclusion in the …
This course provides continued work in the development of play scripts for the theater. Writers work on sustained pieces in weekly workshop meetings, individual consultation with the instructor, and in collaboration with student actors, directors, and designers. Fully developed scripts are eligible for inclusion in the Playwrights’ Workshop Production.
Learning Resource Types
Projects with Examples
One student sits at a desk, while two others stand beside him, gesturing.
A scene from MIT Dramashop’s Playwrights in Performance production of Taking a Math Test. (Courtesy of MIT Dramashop.)