THFM-27016 credit hours

Playwriting I

Theatre and Film · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion

Offered: Fall/Winter Only

THFM-2701 prerequisites

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any one of

THFM-1001Introduction to Theatre: Performance

THFM-1002Introduction to Theatre: General

THFM-1003Introduction to Theatre: Indigenous Performance

6 credit hours in ENGLISH Creative Writing ENGL-1005

ENGL-2002The Creative Process

any one of

6 credit hours of First-year English

including ENGL-1001

ENGL-1000English 1A

ENGL-2102Introduction to Creative Writing: Developing a Portfolio

any one of

6 credit hours of First-year English

including ENGL-1001

ENGL-1000English 1A

Its prerequisites are shown above.

ENGL-3101not in the 2026-27 calendar

ENGL-3102not in the 2026-27 calendar

ENGL-3113Writing Short Fiction

all of

any one of

6 credit hours of First-year English

including ENGL-1001

ENGL-1000English 1A

Its prerequisites are shown above.

permission of the instructor

ENGL-2102Introduction to Creative Writing: Developing a Portfolio

Its prerequisites are shown above.

ENGL-3114Writing Poems

all of

any one of

6 credit hours of First-year English

including ENGL-1001

ENGL-1000English 1A

Its prerequisites are shown above.

permission of the instructor

ENGL-2102Introduction to Creative Writing: Developing a Portfolio

Its prerequisites are shown above.

ENGL-3115Writing For Young People

all of

any one of

6 credit hours of First-year English

including ENGL-1001

ENGL-1000English 1A

Its prerequisites are shown above.

ENGL-2102Introduction to Creative Writing: Developing a Portfolio

Its prerequisites are shown above.

ENGL-3116not in the 2026-27 calendar

THFM-3611Advanced Screenwriting

THFM-2611Introduction to Screenwritingmin B

THFM-1010Introduction to Film

permission of the instructor

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THFM-3701Playwriting II: General

Description

This course introduces students to creation strategies such as idea-outline-draft, imaginary improvisation, and RSVP cycles. In this course the play will be seen as a kind of score for directors, designers, and especially for actors. Creation of the dramatic moment, the dramatic scene, characters revealed through action, and finally a one-act play in which a protagonist seeks to accomplish an objective, form the central concerns of the course. Students are expected to complete a one-act play to at least a second draft.

Requisite courses

THFM-1001 or THFM-1002 or THFM-1003 or 6 credit hours in ENGLISH Creative Writing (ENGL-1005, ENGL-2002, ENGL-2102, ENGL-3101, ENGL-3102, ENGL-3113, ENGL-3114, ENGL-3115, ENGL-3116) or THFM-3611, or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].

Note

This course can be used towards the Humanities Requirement.

Seminar

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