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

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.

Each playwright will have their script reviewed twice:  In session 1, the play as a whole will be discussed and analyzed; in session 2, focus will hone in on the specific scene the playwright has selected for their final presentation. In writers’ second session, those select scenes will be read and discussed by the members of the class.  These two sessions together will constitute as one script lab.  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. Applications due no later than October 9th, 2023.

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General Ticket Price: $399

Network Discount: $374