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MAYMESTER COURSE INFORMATION
THRT 397 Advanced Arts as Social Commentary: Students
work daily with professional scriptwriters and actors to
co-create an original play focused on the political process
leading to the selection of the President of the United
States. Students will also be engaged in the creation and
performance of their own original works and will receive
hands-on experience with industry professionals. This is an
intensive festival intended for the most serious of student
professionals in training for careers in theatre, TV and
film.
THRT 397 Advanced Arts as Social Commentary/Dance Component: Students work daily with professional choreographers from around the country and be engaged in the creation and
performance of their own original works and will receive
hands-on experience with industry professionals.
Past THRT 397 activties have included:
- Daily classes that combine playwriting, movement, acting,
voice, and music;
- Development of student creative projects supervised and
guided by faculty;
- Production work on the scheduled performances;
- Performances of student works (developed in classes),
- Performances of an original work by Jonathan Davidson and
current Winthrop students “Victoria and Frederick for
President” directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. This
commissioned play will include a cast of professional actors
and students selected from the class;
- A staged reading of “God’s Man in Texas” by David Rambo,
which will include professional actors and students selected
from the class. • A staged reading of “Indiscretion” by
local playwright Terry Rouche, with a lecture by writer
Terry Rouche following the performance. • Film screening of
“A Man Named Pearl” with a “Meet the Artist” before the
film.
- Film screening of “Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot” with a
lecture by director and writer Tod Williams.
What do I need to do to register? (Registration is currently closed)
- Current Winthrop students
* If you are a current Winthrop University student, you may register for Create Carolina classes by logging into Wingspan and registering online.
- Non-Winthrop students
* If you are not a current Winthrop student your registration will be completed manually.
* Non-winthrop students should complete the following application form and the residency form.
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