SEMESTER
PLAYWRITING FOCUS
THEATERMAKERS
Develop your voice as you write new plays weekly.
8 Credit Hours
As a Theatermakers student with a Playwriting Focus, you will be mentored by working playwrights as you deepen your understanding of how to craft compelling new theatrical works.
Your specialty classes will explore playwriting from all angles, including structure, language, story, and more. Courses in other theatrical disciplines will further your understanding of elements that make up a theatrical piece. Observing rehearsals for the workshops that make up the O’Neill’s summer conferences will give you insight into the development process. Plus, your new work will be performed every week, providing you the experience of moving your words from script to stage.
As you depart NTI to return to your home institution or career, you’ll leave with a portfolio of work and a greater confidence in your unique perspective as a writer.
COURSE CREDITS
The Theatermakers Playwriting Focus confers credit for the following courses totaling 8 hours:
The Collaborative Experience (NTI-470)
This core course focuses on ensemble building, new play development in rehearsals, devising, and the collaborative process. Each week a new one-act play, musical, short film or devised project is created by the group and performed for the community in residence at the O'Neill.
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Playwriting Intensive (NTI-472)
Builds on established playwriting techniques through in-class exercises and the creation of a weekly one-act play. Classes strengthen the student’s voice and explore new styles and dramatic structures. Students observe part of the NMTC and NPC developmental process and have masterclasses and conversations with the Artistic Directors and the creative teams. ​
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Connecticut College is the founding partner and the college of record for the National Theater Institute programs. To learn more about credits and transcripts, please click HERE.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
Every week at NTI looks a bit different as schedules are worked around our incredible faculty and artists. Scroll through to see what your week could look like as a Theatermakers student with a Playwriting Focus.