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  • Douglas Morse

    Part-time Assistant Professor

    Email
    morse@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    A - 66 West 12th Street

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    Douglas Morse

    Profile

    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

    Research Interests

    • Theatrical Adaptation
    • Screenplay Analysis
    • Game Theory and Design

    Awards And Honors

    • Visiting Scholar, University of Cambridge
    • Awarded Grants from The Faculty Development and Research Funds, The New School for Public Engagement

    Current Courses

    DR: Film and Media 2
    TDRU 4721, Spring 2024

    Sitcom Writing 2
    NSRW 3853, Spring 2024

    Future Courses

    Screenwriting 2
    NSRW 3820, Fall 2024

    Past Courses

    Dir Research: Film and Media
    TDRU 4757, Fall 2023

    Screenwriting 2
    NSRW 3820, Fall 2023

    Script Analysis
    NSRW 2800, Fall 2023

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