For playwrights who are in process with a first draft or ready to embark on a rewrite, this 10-week class with playwright, director, and dramaturg Mêlisa Annis will encourage you to focus not on an end product, but on what your play needs to deepen in this moment. Run like a professional playwriting group, this class will give you the community and support you need to move your play forward.
This class might be for you if you:
In this class you will:
By the end of this class you will:
REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE
Instructor: Mêlisa Annis (Writer, Director, and Dramaturg; Faculty, NYU Tisch Dramatic Writing Program)
Thursdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm ET
March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 16, 23
About Mêlisa's Classroom: Mêlisa believes that playwriting is very rewarding and can also be deeply personal – we all need to be good community members and support each other. This class will be a safe space to share, while also challenging each playwright to explore their subconscious, their subtext, and hopefully ultimately help them reach their goals. She will often send you essays on playwriting and theater, and suggest plays to read, all of which are optional but chosen to help you in your process. Mêlisa is always encouraging and supportive to any playwright who is brave enough to put words on a page, and hopes that anyone who joins this class is willing to support their colleagues in the room.
Class will be held at ARTNY Studios, located at 520 8th Avenue.
Please see our Covid Policy for all in-person classes.
**Please note: This class will be fully digital for sharing and reading pages. All pages will be shared via a class Google Drive folder, and we will use devices in class to read each other's pages. Please come to class with a device (laptop, tablet, etc) and a charger/power cord for your device. If you are unable to bring your own device, please contact ESPA Administration.
SCHEDULE
Thursdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm ET
LOCATION
ARTNY Studios
PRICING
Returning Students: $560
New Students: $580
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FOR MORE INFO
Learn more about How It Works. For more information, please call 212.840.9705 or email espa@primarystages.org.