THEA 168

Playwriting I

Columbia College Chicago · Fall 2026

2 sections
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This course is an introduction to the basic techniques of playwriting from concept to completion. Students will learn basic play structuring, character development, conflict heightening, play synopsizing, and script formatting while writing scenes, ten-minute plays, and one-act plays which are all read aloud as table-readings in class.

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Class #6801Fall 20263 credits
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Tu Th · 10:30 AM – 12:20 PM
Meeting dates
Sep 8 – Dec 19
Location
72 E 11th 510
Instructor
Timothy McCain
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Class #7180Fall 20263 credits
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Tu Th · 3:30 – 5:20 PM
Meeting dates
Sep 8 – Dec 19
Location
72 E 11th 507
Instructor
James Sherman
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