Writing Your Very First Stage Play: An Inquiry into Craft and Voice
Summer 2022
Instructor:
Naveen Bahar Choudhury (She/Her/Hers)
Early bird: $250 | Regular: $300
Thursdays
Starts June 16, 2022
Maximum students: 10
Six-Week Online Course
Time
Atlantic Time: 8pm-11pm
Eastern Time: 7pm-10pm
Central Time: 6pm-9pm
Mountain Daylight Time: 5pm-8pm
Mountain Standard Time/Pacific Time: 4pm-7pm
Summary
Art exists within all of us. It’s time to activate your unique artistic voice! Learn how to write from a place of emotional honesty and authenticity in this course that is geared towards students who are looking to access their inner storyteller and write their very first stage play.
In this course, we will examine the fundamentals of dramatic writing and how to use these principles of craft to give shape to the stories we need to tell. We’ll partake in in-class writing challenges that illustrate concepts such as dramatic conflict and character objectives. Focusing more on process than product, we’ll follow our creative impulses with a sense of passion and playfulness, while also approaching our writing practice with rigorous intention and discipline.
This class is meant for first-time playwrights; it is great for theatre lovers who want to try playwriting, writers from other genres who would like to learn the rules of writing for the stage, or actors who would like to try writing their own material to perform.
Requirements for this Class
A burning idea of a character or plot or scene that is ready to share. This class is NOT for someone who already considers themselves a playwright; this class is for people who want to try playwriting for the first time.
Expectations for this Class
Students should be prepared to share their work in class and to read each other’s scenes out loud. Full participation is required, both in terms of sharing work and providing respectful peer feedback.
After Completion of Class
Students should have a clear arc (i.e., a beginning, middle, and end) for their new script. They will also have completed scenes that will put them well on their way to writing a full play.
