Glimpses of screenwriting
When Roland Tec was at Harvard, he used to swim at the Adams House pool. Last month, he was back in the pool, which has since been converted into a theater, to discuss his artistic career. It was an appropriate venue for him. An established New York-based writer, producer, director, and composer, Tec ’88 used the myriad characters imagined by a group of 10 Harvard students to explore how to craft a compelling story for film. The discussion was part of a January intensive workshop in screenwriting for undergraduates, sponsored by Harvard’s Office for the Arts (OFA). For the course, senior Riva Nathans examined the life of 19th century philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. Based on his journals, Nathans, a Dunster House resident, developed a play around Kierkegaard’s relationship with his family. She took the two-day seminar to help improve her writing. “I figured I should go for every dramatic writing opportunity I can get...