Aoise Stratford is a dramaturg, playwright, and lecturer at Cornell University’s Department of Performing and Media Arts, as well as director of education at The Cherry Arts, a not-for-profit arts facilitator and presenting organization. Her plays have won several awards and been produced around the world, including at National Theatre London, Solo Chicago, and the New York City Fringe. Locally, Ms. Stratford has co-authored two walking headphone plays for The Cherry and adapted “A Christmas Carol” for The Hangar Theater. Her work on The Cherry’s season seeks to provide meaningful production context for audiences and to spark, foster, and facilitate community conversations — as well as inspire action — about displacement, dispossession, migration, and oppression. Ms. Stratford holds a Ph.D. in Theatre History and Dramatic Literature from Cornell and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of San Francisco.
Course Overview
Strong writing skills are essential for crafting impactful stories and communicating ideas effectively. This course will equip you with strategies to enhance your writing skills and improve the productivity of your writing endeavors. Through workshopping, you'll discover ways to refine your writing practices with the help of a supportive community. You'll delve into script and literary analysis and experiment with form and format to improve clarity and effectiveness. Finally, you'll explore the art of crafting compelling narratives, techniques for generating ideas, and approaches for developing story elements.
Key Course Takeaways
- Use workshopping processes to support the writing practice of yourself and others \
- Incorporate script and literary analysis as part of the writing process
- Identify and apply formatting conventions appropriately to understand the impact of form and format
- Explore strategies for generating ideas and developing story ingredients
How It Works
Course Length
2 weeks
Effort
6 to 8 hours of study per week
Format
100% online, instructor-led
Course Author
Aoise Stratford
Senior Lecturer
Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
Senior Lecturer, Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences
Who Should Enroll
- Aspiring writers (fiction, playwriting, screenwriting, memoirs)
- Journalists
- Content writers
- Actors
- Teachers
- Publishing and editing professionals
- Individuals looking to adapt or develop stories to a new medium
- Anyone with an interest in narrative storytelling
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