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TAPS 178C

Dramatic Writing Workshop (TAPS 278C)

UNITS:1-4
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Undergrad
GER:WAY-CE

This workshop will guide you through the process of creating a script for a full-length play, musical, or screenplay, and will focus on helping you to make significant progress on and/or complete a draft. You will be required to write every week and give feedback on each others' work. You can be anywhere in your process, from having no idea what you want to do to being close to a final draft. This class is open to a wide range of approaches and styles, including adaptations and devised work. Preference will be given to TAPS majors. If interested, please email the instructor at psnach@stanford.edu with the following: 1. Your year of study and major/prospective major; 2. Your previous writing and/or theater experience;3. What kind of writing project do you envision yourself working on? (Such as "I've never written a play and really want to" to "I've got a draft of something and want to take it to the next stage")

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Sections

2 Terms
Practicum 1Open
ID: 25157
0 / 10 enrolled
DAYS:Thursday
TIME:10:30 AM – 1:20 PM
LOCATION:Roble Gymnasium 137
INSTRUCTOR:
Lee, Young Jean
units

TAPS 178C: Dramatic Writing Workshop (TAPS 278C)

1-4 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit · GER: WAY-CE

This workshop will guide you through the process of creating a script for a full-length play, musical, or screenplay, and will focus on helping you to make significant progress on and/or complete a draft. You will be required to write every week and give feedback on each others' work. You can be anywhere in your process, from having no idea what you want to do to being close to a final draft. This class is open to a wide range of approaches and styles, including adaptations and devised work. Preference will be given to TAPS majors. If interested, please email the instructor at psnach@stanford.edu with the following: 1. Your year of study and major/prospective major; 2. Your previous writing and/or theater experience;3. What kind of writing project do you envision yourself working on? (Such as "I've never written a play and really want to" to "I've got a draft of something and want to take it to the next stage")

Offered in Autumn 2026, Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Autumn 2026 sections

  • Practicum — Thursday 10:30 AM – 1:20 PM — Roble Gymnasium 137 — Lee, Young Jean (Undergrad)

Winter 2027 sections

  • Practicum — Thursday 10:30 AM – 1:20 PM — Roble Gymnasium 137 — Lee, Young Jean (Undergrad)

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