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Doug Morse

Part-time Associate Teaching Professor

Email
morse@newschool.edu

Office Location
A - 66 West 12th Street

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Doug Morse

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Douglas Morse has adapted and directed medieval and Renaissance classics for the screen: The Summoning of Everyman, Christopher Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta, and Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Students and scholars in The United States and at Universities around the world study the films. Professor Morse’s three other features include a documentary about hikers on the Appalachian Trail, a docu-drama about Manhattan parents searching for an appropriate kindergarten for their gifted child, and a quintessential indie feature staring Tony Award winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal), Chris Diamantopoulos (The Office, 24, The Three Stooges Movie) and Broadway star Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose, Jersey Boys, Tommy, Rent). Trailers and clips can be viewed at www.grandfatherfilms.com

Recent Publications

Douglas Morse’s film adaptations of classic theatrical works The Jew of Malta, Everyman and The Merchant of Venice are distributed by Films for the Humanities and Sciences, the largest distributor of Educational Media in the US. www.films.com

Current Courses

Future Courses

  • Adaptation
    COPA 5115 - Spring 2027
  • Screenwriting 3
    NSRW 0383 - Spring 2027
  • Screenwriting 3
    NSRW 3830 - Spring 2027
  • Sitcom Writing 2
    NSRW 3853 - Spring 2027

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