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Playwriting, Minor

The playwriting minor is designed for students interested in writing for stage and screen.

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Uniting the study of significant works of drama with the creative writing process, students explore diverse styles of plays, playwrights, theories, forms, and movements.  This minor includes course options from the Departments of English, Communications Studies, and Media and Screen Studies.

Co-Op Opportunities 

  • Central Square Theatre
  • Company One Theatre
  • Huntington Theatre Company
  • Boston Playwrights Theatre
  • Manhattan Theatre Club
  • Lincoln Center
  • Vineyard Theatre

 

Multidisciplinary Skills

  • Collaboration
  • Empathy
  • Script analysis
  • Storytelling

Career Opportunities

  • Dramaturg
  • Playwright
  • Arts Administrator
  • Director

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Theatre

Featured Work

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Ocular

Theatre

Ocular is a comedic, self-aware one-person show with improvisational aspects written and performed by Riley Cohen and directed by Kaitlyn Fiery.

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Capstone Productions – Spring 2023

Capstone Productions – Spring 2023

Theatre

This year, we present the first-ever Capstone Festival: a collection of brand-new creative practice research projects independent from our traditional productions.

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Capstone Productions – Spring 2023
The Bacchae Scenic Design and Poster Design by Tori Rojo (’22)

The Bacchae Scenic Design and Poster Design

Theatre

The Bacchae Scenic Design and Poster Design by Tori Rojo (’22)

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The Bacchae Scenic Design and Poster Design by Tori Rojo (’22)

Assistant Costume Design – Everyman

Theatre

Costume Design for 'The Goods', in the Northeastern Theatre Department's Production of Everyman

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Image from How to Survive a Pandemic by Kaitlyn Fiery (’22) & Shira Weiss (’22) - Spring 2021

How to Survive a Pandemic

Theatre

Image from How to Survive a Pandemic by Kaitlyn Fiery (’22) & Shira Weiss (’22) - Spring 2021

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Image from How to Survive a Pandemic by Kaitlyn Fiery (’22) & Shira Weiss (’22) - Spring 2021
Communication Studies

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Communication Studies

Class: MSCR 1230 Introduction to Film Production sec. 2 Instructor: Seth Mulliken, Assistant Teaching Professor Spring 2018

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Theoretical Analysis of State-Wide Opioid Campaign

Communication Studies

This project studied the effectiveness of an opiod awareness campaign. This analysis showed that the campaign struggled to communicate the aspects of the Health Belief Model necessary to prompt behavior change.

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Zine

Communication Studies

A zine exploring the effects of imposter syndrome on non-men in the music industry.

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Found Signals

Communication Studies

Class: MSCR 1230 Introduction to Film Production sec. 1 Instructor: Seth Mulliken, Assistant Teaching Professor Spring 2018

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Masks

Communication Studies

Class: MSCR 1230 Introduction to Film Production sec. 2 Instructor: Seth Mulliken, Assistant Teaching Professor Spring 2018

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