The Cohort: A Dramaturgy Master Class (Summer 2023) (Online)

07/05/2023 - 08/16/2023

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Admission

$399.00

Location

Online

Summary

Sessions: 7 Wednesdays
Session Dates: July 05, 12, 19, 26
August 02, 09, 16
Class Showcase: August 26
Session Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm Central Time

Description

The Cohort: A Dramaturgy Master Class (Summer 2023) (Online)

7 Wednesdays
Jul 05 - Aug 16
6:00 - 9:00pm Central Time

Instructor: Ean Miles Kessler

A holistic approach to dramaturgy, this master class focuses on a writer's play as a whole, allowing students to examine both the micro and macro within their work. Writers will bring in one complete, full length play to be workshopped over the course of the class. Each play will receive an in depth script evaluation from the instructor, and every session will focus on the work of 2-3 writers, ensuring that each play receives the full attention it deserves. Utilizing a specific set of dramaturgical questions, (as led by the instructor) writers will then receive notes and critiques, in a workshop-based approach from their fellow students. With a strong emphasis on dramatic structure, thematic layering, character development, and the importance of change over the course of a play, writers will be asked to explore both the minutiae of each scene, as well as the larger themes and arcs they are working to create. Students will be required to read the work of their fellow writers each week, in order to facilitate in depth critique. The course will culminate in a Saturday Series Reading of select scenes. Writers accepted by submission only.

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General Ticket Price: $399

Network Discount: $374

Ean Miles Kessler is a playwright, theater educator, storyteller, and horse trainer. His jobs have run the gamut: he’s processed poultry, worked briefly at Fedex loading trucks, bartended in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and is currently a ranch hand in Montana, where he gentles mustangs. A Rutgers BFA Acting graduate, Ean studied at Shakespeare’s Globe in England under esteemed director and Tony nominee Tim Carroll. His plays have been produced nationally and internationally, and his work has been published by Vintage Books. His plays have been developed with a variety of companies, including: The Playwrights' Center, Chicago Dramatists Saturday Series, and Naked Angels among others. Previously, Ean was the Network Director at Chicago Dramatists, where he taught “Deconstructing the American West,” and “Thieves of Shakespeare.” He is thrilled to be back working with his Chicago family.

Classes will be held via Zoom. Instructors will send out Zoom invites one day before class begins. We encourage students to set up a Zoom account for themselves before class if they have not already to ensure when class begins you are able to jump straight into the art!