"Hot scenes" are the building blocks of good plays: scenes where characters are pushed beyond their comfort zones and compelled to make revealing choices. This class will focus on dreaming up, drafting, and developing these exciting scenes.
Adam will offer intuitive approaches and strategic tools to help you fulfill your intentions for your script. Rewriting scenes—to make them as "hot" as possible, propelling the audience to the next scene in your play—will be a major component of this course.
Writers of any level are welcome as long as you have some playwriting experience. This class is not for first-time playwrights – if you are new to the craft or looking to better understand the art of playwriting, please check out our Fundamentals of Playwriting classes!
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: Adam Kraar (Writer, Wild Terrain at EST, Alternating Currents at The Working Theater)
Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm ET
October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7, 14
About the online platform for this class:
Zoom Meeting is easy to start, join, and use to collaborate online in a personable way via desktop or mobile without complicated set-ups. The Zoom Meeting Host (your ESPA instructor or administrator) sends out a meeting link and at the time of your class, you just click the link to launch the virtual classroom via your web browser. In the Zoom Meeting, each participant can share their webcam so that you're not only hearing your instructor and classmates but seeing them too, making it feel similar to being in one of the studios at ESPA. Other exciting collaborative Zoom features include Breakout Rooms in which students can meet in smaller groups, "Raise Your Hand" feature to better facilitate balanced conversation, Video Sharing, and File Transfer for your assignments. If you can't log in via a computer, there are also options to phone into the meeting so you can still participate in the class even if you find yourself without computer or internet access. And Zoom has an Apple and Android app, making it possible to take part in class from any device.
SCHEDULE
Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm ET
LOCATION
Online!
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.