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LANG 365 Playwriting Workshop

Course Description:

Beginning playwriting; development of scenario, dialogue and scenes; the writing of an original one-act play.

After successfully completing the course the student will:
• use concepts and understand the vocabulary of a variety of widely accepted approaches to playwriting;
• descriptively analyze drama and film while honing critical skill;
• aptly grasp the sense of drama that exists in a scene;
• approach a dramatic text intelligently and rigorously;
• be able to write skillfully, expressively, thoughtfully, honestly, with discipline, for the live stage, creating a play capable of being produced;
• more fully enjoy the intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual rewards of the performing arts.

Competencies Addressed:

Playwriting (Theatre K-12)
This course is open to students that are not lateral entry teachers also. 

A complete listing of courses offered at UNC Asheville that have been approved for RALC competencies are available. (PDF, 72 KB)

Instructor:

Peter Carver; pcarver@abtech.edu

Required Textbook

The ART AND CRAFT OF PLAYWRITING by Jeffrety Hatcher, paperback, ISBN 10: 884910-46-7

Dates/Time:

Summer 2012, Term 1
June 5 - July 3, 2012

Delivery Mode:

100% Online

Cost and Registration

Costs:

A $20 non-refundable application fee plus tuition for a three credit hour course.  

Application and Registration:

An online distance application is available.  Make sure you select "distance education" as your student type.

If you are a lateral entry teachers, your RALC or NCDPI Plan of Study must be on file in the UNC Asheville Distance Education Office before your application will be processed.  You can scan your plan of study and email it to sallman@unca.edu.  You can also fax it to 828-251-6492 to the attention of "Distance Education."

If you are a continuing students, defined as attending the semester just prior to the semester for which you are registering, you can fill out the continuing application.   You do not have to pay another $20 application fee.  You have to sign in using your UNC Asheville username and password to authenticate your identity.

Summer 2012 Continuing Application Online Form 
Fall 2012 Continuing Application Online Form
Continuing Application Mail-In Form (PDF, 50KB)

If you are currently a degree seeking student at a different school in the UNC system and you wish to register for a course that is 100% online, you should register via UNC Online.

Last edited by sallman@unca.edu on May 3, 2012