Writing the Short-Form Play (Fall 2023)
$50
Instructor: Arianna Rose
Class Date: Saturday, December 9
Workshop Duration: One day workshop
Course Credits: 1
Maximum Students: 50
AST: 1pm-7pm
EST: 12pm-6pm
CST: 11am-5pm
MST: 10am-4pm
PST: 9am-3pm
ASDT: 8am-2pm
HST: 7am-1pm
(Please note that there will be one 45-minute break from 2:30pm – 3:15pm EST.)
More and more theatres are adding festivals featuring one-minute, five-minute and ten-minute plays to their seasons. Join instructor Arianna Rose for a one-day workshop that will combine lecture, a panel discussion with well-known ten-minute playwrights Marj O'Neill-Butler, Mark Harvey Levine, and John Mabey, writing prompts, and sharing of work in a lively, fast-paced forum.
Topics covered during the workshop may include how to get started, rewriting, submissions, joining a writers group, giving and receiving feedback, and more. Participants will also be given the opportunity to share a short-form play in a Google Drive, allowing everyone in the workshop to read it, and then random participants will be called on to share their work.
After this workshop, you will feel more empowered to write and submit your short-form plays and also have the language necessary to give and receive useful feedback.
- Refunds
The Dramatists Guild does not provide refunds; however, it is possible to receive credit towards a future course instead. Please email dginstitute@dramatistsguild.com for more information.
Unfortunately, DG is unable to offer financial aid at this time.
- Financial Aid
Unfortunately, at this time financial aid is not available.
- Instructors and Community
The faculty at the Dramatists Guild is comprised of some of the country’s leading playwrights, songwriters, educators, and industry professionals. Please be aware that instructors are subject to change prior to the start of the semester. In the unlikely event that such a change does occur, all DG students will be notified as soon as possible.
The Dramatists Guild endeavors to create a safe space in which all students feel encouraged to participate as freely and confidently as possible. Although we generally try to group students by skill level, writers from a variety of backgrounds will inevitably be in class together. Students are expected to be inclusive, communicative, and welcoming to one another, regardless of previous writing experience.
All students should arrive on time to class, disengage from electronic media (other than the Zoom platform upon which the class is taking place), and remain present for the entire class period. Please note that the Guild is unable to record any courses. If you are unable to attend a class, it is your responsibility to contact your instructor, in advance of your planned absence, in order to coordinate a sufficient make-up strategy.
- Class Sizes
Unless otherwise noted, all foundation classes have a maximum of 14-15 students and all writing workshops (including specialty writing workshops) have a maximum of 10 students.
The number of students in each course is limited in order to ensure that every participant has a meaningful classroom experience.
- Contact Us
Feel free to email us at dginstitute@dramatistsguild.com, or call the Guild office at (212) 398-9366.