Playwriting!

This is it! The End. Your final is to write a short play. Hopefully, after learning some history, character motivations, and elements of design, you are ready to apply your knowledge!

• Assignment
• Playwriting 101: a handy logistics guide; nuts and bolts on structure and formatting
• Examples: "A Lonely Party" written by two students; three plays written by someone else...

More Design

• Drama Machine!
• Working in the Theatre: Scenic Design (27 minutes)
• Working in the Theatre: Lighting Design (23 minutes)
• Working in the Theatre: Costumes (33 minutes)
• Technical Theatre: Set Design (7 minutes)
• Building Broadway: Hamilton (3 minutes)
• Mary Poppins (5 minutes)
• Evan Hansen: Set Design (3 minutes)
• Evan Hansen: Lighting Design (2 minutes)
• National Theatre: Costumes (9 minutes)
• Costumes in Wicked (5 minutes)

Assessment: Create your own design!

Responding and Connecting to Design

Production designers are responsible for the visual concept of a film, television or theatre production. They identify a design style for sets, locations, graphics, props, lighting, makeup, and costumes, while working closely with the director and producer.

Respond to each major aspect of the production design. Be specific! Think about colors, set, lighting, costumes, makeup.

Directions: Point to a specific scene--What effect do the choices made have on the audience? Why were these choices made? Do not specifically evaluate music/acting, but do consider their role in the design and effect of the production.

Design Response Handout