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DT6124: Playwrights' Workshop II: Adaptation
Semester 2 | Credits: 10
This workshop based module not only explores dramatic adaptation across different media but also uses the concept of adaptation to explore a range of playwriting strategies and dramaturgical approaches. Through the examination of play texts and writing tasks students will learn ways to adapt fiction and documentary materials for the stage and for radio. Similarly, in two hour sessions, they will also examine the adaptation of established dramaturgical models such as the hero’s journey and the fairytale along with the more radical adaptation strategies of contemporary theatre. Students should be prepared to read work aloud in class and will learn to critique each other’s work.
Learning Outcomes
- Chart and adapt dramaturgical structures across a range of different styles of theatre
- Complete a short play( 20 minutes in duration) and a longer play (at least 40 minutes in duration).
- Critically reflect on their playwriting practice
Assessments
- Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
- MIRIAM HAUGHTON:
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- AOIFE HARRINGTON:
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- EMMA BRINTON:
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- IAN WALSH:
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Reading List
- "The Secret Life of Plays" by Steve Waters
- "How do Plays Work" by David Edgar
- "The Writers Journey" by Christopher Volger
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.