Libretto Writing at Primary Stages with Kait
Registration is beginning for the spring semester of Kait’s libretto-writing course at Primary Stages. You don’t have to have taken the first level of the course, but you do already have to have an idea for a musical. Don’t you want to feel like you’ve accomplished something? Like a first draft?
Libretto 2 – From Treatment to First Draft:
A musical is only as good as its libretto. Any producer will tell you that without a strong story that drives forward from the initial moment of conflict to the final moment of discovery, great songs don’t matter. This second-level course is a continuation of last semester’s Libretto workshop. It is designed for writers who have already developed a treatment for a musical and are prepared to write their first draft. Each week, we’ll workshop writers’ musicals-in-progress as well as look at successful musicals to figure out what make them tick. Topics covered include story and scene structure, thematic resonance, theatrical devices, song placement, and dramatic tension. By the end of the semester, all students will have a first draft (either with songs or ready to shop to composers).
Prerequiste: In order to enroll, you must submit a treatment for the musical that you want to develop by February 1, 2010.
Wednesdays from 10:00am – 1:00pm
Begins Wednesday, February 17
February 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21
http://www.primarystages.org/playwriting