I teach undergraduate and graduate students in various theatre courses in several different schools, and I assign an unessay every semester. I started incorporating creative assignment structures as alternatives to the typical essay more than a decade ago, but it wasn’t until August 2019 that I learned that there was a proper term for this endeavor, rooted in cross-disciplinary curricular development. The unessay is simultaneously variable in its format and consistent in its success rate provided instructors use it thoughtfully. The concept behind an unessay assignment in a theatre course is simple—the student creates a thesis with supporting evidence but can format their work in various modalities, such as digital presentations, audio and/or video essays, or creative projects focused on theatre-making. However, the pedagogical practice of an unessay assignment can be complicated. This chapter aims to demystify the approach and explain strategies for scaffolding the unessay assignment. An unessay assignment is endlessly mutable–it can be altered by the teacher to suit pedagogical needs and personalized by the student to accommodate their interests and abilities–but the success of an unessay assignment lies in a teacher’s willingness to embrace clear content structure while leaving the format flexible. In this chapter, I will explain the value of an unessay assignment as it relates to accessibility and creativity. Then, using a case example from that I use in two of my courses, I will demonstrate how teachers can craft an unessay assignment to suit their course subjects. I will then illustrate how teachers can create a sound structure through in-class scaffolding: first demonstrating skills to students, then engaging in collaborative activities to develop the skills, and then guiding in-class, student-centered discussion to enhance confidence in the skills. Finally, I will articulate how teachers can assess the work based on a content-based rubric that will work across the multiple formats that students will use to complete the assignment.”