Playwriting | Online | Creative Writing Classes in NYC and Online with Professional Writing Instructors

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"A great way to get your writing juices flowing!"

- Aleta Lafargue
Actress

"This course is well paced, relevant to today's theatre and a wonderful creative spark for any project that you might have in the can or have just been thinking about."

- Brad Jones
association director

"The best playwriting course I have ever taken. If I had another life to live, I would spend it as playwright. Yes, I was that inspired!"

- Judith Liberman
Student

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Theater is the oldest form of dramatic storytelling, and many still consider it the most electrifying. Nothing beats the intensity of actors sharing the same air as the audience. The laughs and gasps and tears happen live, on the spot. And a play can be staged anywhere, from an empty space surrounded by folding chairs to a plush Broadway house.

A play will not soar in performance unless it’s great on the page. In our courses, you will learn how to tell a story that is theatrical and produce-able as well as such playwriting craft elements as structure, plot, dialogue, setting, theme, scene development, and format. You will also learn how and where to market your work.

Whether you seek to write one-acts or full-lengths, traditional or experimental, we’ll show you how to write plays that will enthrall audiences.

Select a class: Level I, Advanced
See also: Playwriting in NYC, Letters from Gotham Students

Level I
Playwriting | 10-week Workshop

Using a balance of lecture, exercise, and feedback on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of playwriting. Everything is presented in a clear, accessible manner.

Write one/two short plays or begin a full-length play
Lectures on basics of playwriting craft
Writing exercises
Present work for critique (two times)

Playwriting I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.
(3.0 CEU)

Online Classes

Tuition: $399, Returning Students $369. Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 16 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts	New Lecture	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Jul 9	Tuesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day	Sample Class

Advanced
Playwriting | 10-week Workshop

Focusing on developing projects and receiving feedback from the instructor and classmates, this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of a produce-able play. Writers often repeat Playwriting II to continue their projects.

Write one/two short plays or begin or refine a full-length play
Lectures that expand on basics of playwriting craft
Writing Exercises
Present work for in-depth critique (two times)

Prerequisite: Playwriting I or the equivalent.
Which level is right for you? How to Choose a Level

(3.0 CEU)

Online Classes

Tuition: $399, Returning Students $369. Registration Fee $25.

Each class strictly limited to 14 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts	New Lecture	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Jul 17	Wednesdays	Online	24 hrs. a day	Sample Class