Texts

Photo: Scene from "Mermaid in Saint Malo" from Stories High XIX at Bindlestiff Studio; an angry sister (played by Lauren Garcia) threatens her brother (played by Oliver Wijayapala) after he attempts to sell her to a human trafficker

Photos: (above) Hardcover version of Mia Alvar's In The Country (Knopf, 2015)
(below) cover of Jonathan Dorf's Young Playwrights (self-published)

Week 1:

Read "Love is Love" by mgb

A one-act play about two best friends who go out clubbing one night when a mass shooter appears; inspired by the Pulse Nightclub shooting on Latinx Night in Orlando, FL in 2016

Produced at Bindlestiff Studio in 2016

Week 2:

Read "A Kind of Sad Love Story" by Jeffrey Lo

A full-length play about the growing pains of a post-graduate and young adult relationship; centered around a couple named Andrew and Emily, who can't seem to figure out what's wrong with them

World Premiere at Bindlestiff Studio in 2013

Weeks 3 through 13:

Read 9 short stories from In The Country by Mia Alvar & Young Playwrights by Jonathan Dorf

Students will also practice writing their own scenes, applying concepts learned from Young Playwrights, which is an open educational resource (OER).

Weeks 13-17:

Students will spend the last five weeks of the semester producing their PCN script, writing ten pages a week and taking turns with different lead writers each week.