Class Description
In this interactive playwriting boot camp, you will write the core materials for a new play. Come with an idea in mind or discover your play as you write it. Through a series of fun directed writing exercises, we will explore the terrain of writing a new play: mining for material, constructing characters and settings, conjuring vivid dialogue, dramatic conflict and finding your voice. We will read brand new pages aloud, discuss writing practices and the strengths and weaknesses of our work in this supportive and generative experience for both new and practicing writers. We will also read and discuss short published texts in regards to craft, then write exercises inspired by the texts. Note that this is not a course in the fundamentals of playwriting, but an opportunity for beginning and advanced students to generate new scenes and raw materials for a new play.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
For more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.