CLASSES
Our first round of classes sold out so we’ve added new sections of THE ART OF REVISION with me and WRITING THE TWO-HANDER with Benjamin Benne in August.
THE ART OF REVISION
With Sarah Mantell
Thursday 7-9 EDT
Beginning August 6th
(Monday night class beginning August 3rd is SOLD OUT but you can join the waitlist.)
Do you have a messy first draft? Or part of a first draft? Do you want a supportive, energizing space to rewrite it? In this workshop you will hone your first impulses without losing what makes them beautiful and weird and wild. We will rewrite through the lens of character, structure, dialogue, design, and impulse. Writers with any level of experience are welcome as long as you're ready for a fast-paced adventure.
Sliding Scale Available.
Sarah Mantell is the recipient of the 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot (Playwrights Horizons). Their other plays include Everything That Never Happened (Baltimore Center Stage, The Folger, Boston Court Pasadena), The Good Guys (Second Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Tiny (Seven Devils, Seattle Rep), and Fight Call (Artists Repertory Theatre, Breaking the Binary) They have been first-runner up for the Leah Ryan Award, finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, nominated for the Pulitzer, and longlisted for the Bruntwood Prize. Sarah is also a two-time MacDowell fellow and Yaddo resident.
WRITING THE TWO-HANDER
With Benjamin Benne
Tuesday 7-9 EDT
Beginning August 4th
(Wednesday night class beginning August 5th is SOLD OUT but you still join the waitlist.)
How do we craft a relationship between two characters with enough depth, dynamic, and drama to sustain a full-length? I was initially drawn to writing the two-hander because it felt like a real challenge but now that piece is my most produced play and I keep coming back to the challenge and fun of this form. In this class, we’ll use new tools, exercises, and readings to explore the many ways to craft this elusive form.
Sliding Scale Available.
Benjamin Benne (beh-nay, he/him) was named part of "LA Vanguardia: The Latino innovators, instigators, and power players breaking through barriers" by the Los Angeles Times. His produced plays include Alma (Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre, American Blues Theater, ArtsWest Playhouse, Curious Theatre Company, Central Square Theater, The Spot, Chance Theater, Passage Theatre Company), In His Hands (Mosaic Theater Company, First Floor Theater), Manning (Portland Stage), Wave After Wave (Actors Theatre of Louisville), and What / Washed Ashore / Astray (Pillsbury House Theatre)