21M.710 Script Analysis, Fall 2005
A page from the script of "When Harry Met Sally." (Image courtesy of
mmmazzoni, as posted on
Flickr.com.)
Highlights of this Course
Course Description
This class focuses on reading a script theatrically with a view to mounting a coherent production. Through careful, intensive reading of a variety of plays from different periods and different aesthetics, a pattern emerges for discerning what options exist for interpretating a script. Students discuss the consequences of those options for production.