Playwriting Fundamentals (Fall 2023) (Online)

09/12/2023 - 10/24/2023

Category

Class

Admission

  • $325.00

Location

Online

Summary

Sessions: 7 Tuesdays
Session Dates: Sept 12, 19, 26
Oct 03, 10, 17, 24
Session Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Central Time

Description

Playwriting Fundamentals (Fall 2023) (Online)

7 Tuesdays
Sept 12 - Oct 24
6:00 pm - 9:00pm Central Time

Instructor: Marsha Estell

Students will learn the Core Principles of dramatic writing by analyzing/discussing published work. Explore their unique voice, through writing exercises, and creating 10 minute plays or the first 20 - 30 pages of a larger work. They will give and receive constructive feedback to cohorts.
 
Marsha Estell is a resident playwright alumna at Chicago Dramatists, 2010 3Arts/Ragdale Fellow, and recipient of the Illinois Arts Council Fellowship for Playwriting. Her plays include Heat, which had its world premiere at Chicago Dramatists and was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Outstanding New Work and many other award-winning works. She teaches playwriting, and solo performance workshops around the country. She is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, SAG/AFTRA and Actors Equity.
 

Classes will be held via Zoom!

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 Tuesdays
Session Dates

Sept 12, 19, 26
Oct 03, 10, 17, 24

Time 6:00pm - 9:00pm Central Time
Notes

This class is ideal for beginner students.