OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER DRAMATISTS

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART (CCA - FINE ART) JSS3 FIRST TERM

WEEK 4

OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER DRAMATISTS

Performance Objectives

Students should be able to:

1. Who is a dramatist?
2. Mention two names of playwrights, directors and designers in Nigeria.
3. State two ways in which playwrights affect society.

Contents

MEANING OF A DRAMATIST: A dramatist or playwright is a person who writes plays. A dramatist is simply a playwright or a person who writes plays. A dramatist is a playwright while a playwright is a writer and creator of theatrical plays.     

CAREER PROSPECTS OF A DRAMATIST/PLAYWRIGHT

(DRAMATIST’S  JOB)

A dramatist creates original written works such as scripts, essays, prose, poetry, or song lyrics for publication or performance. Playwrights are creative writers…