Playwriting HW 2/19-2/26

Friday 2/19 – Go over One-Act Play Assignment.  Read from Six Degrees of Separation in class.
HW: Finish reading Six Degrees.  Brainstorm ideas for final one-act.  Options: Write on theme, situation or character; review past freewrites (especially from the 10-minute play); write a cast of characters; write from a newspaper clipping; write from a picture.  If you already have a clear idea for your one-act play, then you can begin writing FF #12 (see directions on handout).

Monday 2/22 – NO CLASS

Tuesday 2/23 – Discuss ideas for final play.  Discuss end of Six Degrees and begin watching film, time permitting.

HW: Write focused freewrite #12 (see directions on handout).  Begin writing your one-act.

Wednesday 2/24 – Watch Six Degrees of Separation (film).  Discussion — use of allusion and symbol; incorporation of props, staging, lights and effects; the playwright’s intent; casting and performance concerns.
HW: Work on one-act.  Write one étude (FF #13 – see directions on handout).

Thursday 2/25 – Watch Six Degrees of Separation (film).
HW: Work on one-act.  Write another étude (FF #13 – see directions on handout).  If writing in pairs, do FF #14.

Friday 2/26 – Writing workshop; individual conferences as needed.
HW: Finish first draft of one-act play, due Tuesday March 2.

Tuesday 3/2 – First draft of one-act due. Workshop scenes.