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

- Aleta Lafargue
Actress

"It's exciting for me to be back in touch with my creative impulse. The course was very inspiring and extremely enjoyable. The instructor is very enthusiastic and seems to care a great deal about his students. It makes me want to continue what I've started. I'm looking forward to the next class."

- Debra Flieg
Real Estate Leasing Manager

"This course was the missing link between starting my play and finishing it."

- Gregory Phillips
Playwright

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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.

See also: Playwriting in NYC

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: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.

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

Starts	New Lecture	Location	Time	Special	Enroll
Apr 8	Thursdays	Online	24 hrs. a day