Theatre Playwriting - Fordham University

Theatre Playwriting from Fordham University is a Campus Bachelor Film degree that prepares you for a Art and Design career. About the Playwriting Program We believe that playwrights learn how to write plays by actually seeing productions of their work in front of audiences. Most playwriting programs are constrained by limited resources from offering more than readings. Because our program is small we can support our belief in production. Playwriting majors begin the writing sequence in the second semester of their freshman year. After two semesters, the playwrights begin producing their plays. Over the course of a playwright's career at Fordham the Program sponsors four full productions in the studio theatres. Each playwright is matched with an outside professional director. The playwrights' involvement in the twice-weekly writing seminar continues through six semesters (with an option of seven) to support the productions and build a community of writers. At present the number of playwriting majors ranges between six and ten. In Playwriting I and II, and every following semester, there is a concentration on storytelling, character, structure, and language. Playwriting III includes the staging of a one-act play. The production is full in every way except that the design is limited to light design to heighten focus on the text. Playwriting IV is a production of a one-act play with all design elements. During this semester the writer concentrates on exploring the craft of a full-length. In Playwriting V (Advanced) and VI (Thesis Project) the writers produce full-length plays of any style. View more details on Fordham University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Film courses.