This course will explore the creation of a television comedy. Throughout the semester, the creative team will develop an original comedy project produced by Al Samuels of Baby Wants Candy and created by Michael Koman (Saturday Night Live, Nathan for You). By the end of the term, they will complete a detailed show summary (pitch) and an initial draft of part of a script for the First episode (pilot).

Movement artist Bill Bowers, multi-disciplinary extended reality artist LaJuné McMillian, and director Scott Illingworth lead this class in building story through movement and embodied technologies. Students will develop a set of tools and then deploy them to create and perform final pieces using long established mime techniques and multimedia. No experience necessary!

This course focuses on the development of comics and graphic novels beyond the obvious aspects of penning a script and drawing characters. Working with E.S. Glenn and special guests, students will explore the underlying structure of comics through assignments and activities such as critical reading, watching films, creation of original pieces, and group presentations on current projects. In addition to drawing, they will focus on other aspects of comic making such as book design, translation, publishing, and distribution. The workshop will culminate in a student-published comix anthology at the end of the semester.

Sarah Kirkland Snider's first opera, on the life of Saint Hildegarde von Bingen, is slated for performance in 2025. This course will give students a chance to live in the musical language and vocal style of Hildegarde, to forge their own creative/musical responses, to help develop the eight lead vocal roles of the opera. Guest lecturer/instructors will include members of the professional team, including the stage director Elkhanah Pulitzer. The final presentation will showcase both student-created scenes and scenes from Kirkland Snider's opera, with a small ensemble conducted by Gabriel Crouch.