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Playwriting
September 12 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Eastern
Explore the fundamentals of dramatic storytelling with the focus of writing a short play. You’ll watch a short play performance, break down the essential building blocks of narrative structure, and learn six practical tools playwrights use to bring a story to life on stage. We’ll also explore five surprising places playwrights find their ideas—some closer than you think.
And then, we write.
You’ll receive a guided prompts and be invited to write alongside the instructor in real time, discovering what happens when you stop overthinking and start putting words on the page.
Whether you’re brand new or returning to the craft, you’ll leave with a clearer sense of structure, a handful of tools, and a fresh start. Go ahead—click your magic ruby heels together. There’s no place like the theater.
About the Instructors
Andrew Black believes that everyone has a story to tell and is committed to helping people find ways to tell their stories. He has PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Missouri, Columbia (but please don’t hold that against him). He has taught playwriting at Ohio University, the University of Missouri, and the Indiana Writers Center. Read more here.
