Princeton Atelier: A Blank Page: Creativity, Collaboration, and Adaptation

A BLANK PAGE, taught by composer Dave Malloy and director Annie Tippe, invites playwrights, composers, directors, and performers of all levels to explore creativity and collaboration through the form of musical theater. Students will study various musicals and their source materials, in tandem with writings and exercises on creativity and collaboration, aimed toward unlocking the process of exploding source material into the musical form and onto the stage. The class will culminate in the creation of short one act musicals, to be written, directed, and performed by the students.