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Playwriting Fundamentals (Summer 2023) (Online)
07/22/2023 - 09/09/2023
Category
Class
Admission
- $325.00
Location
Online
Summary
Sessions: 7 Saturdays
Session Dates: July 22, 29
Aug 05, 12, 26
Sept 02, 09
LIVE WORKSHOP at CD: Sept 16
Session Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm Central Time
Session Dates: July 22, 29
Aug 05, 12, 26
Sept 02, 09
LIVE WORKSHOP at CD: Sept 16
Session Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm Central Time
Description
Playwriting Fundamentals (Summer 2023) (Online)
7 Saturdays
Jul 22 - Sept 09
10:00am - 1:00pm Central Time
Instructor: Michael Bassett
You will explore the components of dramatic structure and format; experiment with tools to develop your unique voice. The course culminates in a public reading of 10 minutes of your work, performed at Chicago Dramatists. Learn to bring your ideas to the page through the rigors of playwriting fundamentals!
For over a decade, Michael Bassett has taught playwriting, screenwriting, and dramatic structure & theatrical process at Loyola University Chicago. As an actor & playwright, Michael was a member of the celebrated Circle Rep Lab (Circle East) in New York. His plays have been produced in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. He is a two-time Hawthorndon Fellowship recipient, received a Sloan Science and Technology Commission, and was a keynote speaker for the Arts/Science International Conference at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. He has won honors at the Hiroshima, Athens and Rochester Film and Video festivals respectively for his experimental film, The Other. He was one of the film editors for Hyperbaric Productions award-winning documentary, By the People. He has written and directed a number of projects through 13Carat Productions, (13carat.com) including Theatre, Dance, Film, Photography, and Multi-Media installations.
Classes will be held via Zoom, with the exception of the final class, which will be held as a LIVE WORKSHOP on the Chicago Dramatists stage.
Instructors will send out Zoom invites one day before class begins. We encourage students to setup 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!
| Sessions/Weekday | 7 Saturdays |
| Session Dates |
July 22, 29 NO CLASS AUGUST 19 |
| Time | 10:00am - 1:00pm Central Time |
| Notes |
This class is ideal for beginner students. |