Theatre Dramaturgy and Writing

1. Exhibition and group discussion classes;

2. Analysis and discussion of theoretical texts previously distributed to students;

3 . Reading and analysis of theatre plays;

4 . Seeing shows and/ or discussion with your playwright;

5. Writing exercises for theater;

6. Follow upon the writing of the short piece with feedback during the process.

The student must be able to:

1- Define the field of action of dramaturgy;

2 – Identify the dramatic crisis, from the readings of Peter Szondi, Hans Thies Lheman, Jean Pierre Sarrazac;

3- Framming historically from theoretical and practical contributions the origin of dramaturgy until present;

4- Identify practices and dramatist strategies of different theatrical projects;

5- Explore different forms of writing in dialogue with themes of contemporanity in specific contexts;

6- Develop the ability to create plays for different contexts;

7- Carry out an individual project of playwriting in short format.

1 – Definition of Dramaturgy;

2- Evolution of Dramatic Writing;

3 – Genealogies, limits and object of writing for theatre;

4 – Ficcional Theatre vs Teatre of the Real;

5 – Tension between: content, structure and shape in several practices of writing;

6 – Exercise the writing for theater from different strategies and contexts;

7 – Accompanied writing of a short piece from a theme/context.

• - Exam - 100.0%

• - Attendance and Participation - 50.0%
• - Project - 50.0%

NAO

Calderone, M.; Llyod-Williams, M. (2004). Actions – The Actors Theasaurus. Nick Hern Books.

Correia, R. (2020). Eu uso termotebe e o meu pai também e outras peças. Artistas unidos / Editora snob

Danan, J. (2010). O que é a Dramaturgia? Editora Licorne.

Danan, J. Sarrazac. J.P (2012).  L`Atelier D` écriture théâtrale. Actes Sud- Papiers

Delgado, M, Lease, L. Rebellato, D. (Ed). (2020). Contemporary European Playwrights. Routledge

Jeffreys, S. (2019). Playwriting: Structure, Character, How and What to write. Nick Hern Books.

Goldfinger, J. (2022). Playwriting with Purpose. Routledge

Grochala, S. (2017). The Contemporary Political Play-Rethinking Dramaturgical Structure. Bloomsburry Methuen Drama.

Lehmann, H.T. (2007). O Teatro Pós-¬dramático.  Cosac Naify

Martin, C. (2012) Theatre of the Real. Palgrave Macmillan.