This course aims to introduce students to some of the tools and techniques involved in playwriting. The course examines the flexibility and variety of story-telling medium and will look at some of the many different approaches available to the playwright. It investigates the underlying bases of theatrical fiction and focuses on the fundamentals techniques in structuring the fiction in terms of ‘dramatic conflict’ (plot, act- structure, character development, conflict, dialogue, rhythm and format and the five-phase sandhi as discussed in the Naiyasastra. The students will be encouraged to explore their own interests and develop their own creative processes.