Each new play is a universe — containing multitudes of ideas, themes, techniques & ways into the craft of playwriting.
Students’ full-length play scripts will be the focus of our weekly critique sessions & the inspiration for lessons & exercises in playwriting. Each week, a small group of writers will gather to discuss each other’s plays, with brief lessons or exercises inspired by the writers’ own form & content, questions & preoccupations. This is a fully responsive playwriting course, creating an atmosphere that compassionately challenges each writer to seek out all the possibilities of their own (& each others’) writing.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- Confidence in sharing & discussing your own writing
- Curious, constructive, collaborative critique approaches
- Brief lessons/exercises in playwriting inspired by students’ work
Time requirements
- 1-2 hours/week
Materials
- Each student will need to have an original full-length script (90 pages max). Brief excerpts of other relevant plays may be provided in class.
Who should take this workshop?
- Intermediate & advanced playwrights who are ready to give & receive in-depth feedback on original full-length plays.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
