Seeking female or female-identifying experimental writers for the Winter 2021 Experimental Theater Writing Workshop. This is a series of ten Zoom classes/workshops held every Tuesday evening from 01/12 - 03/23. Classes will consist of discussions of homework material; prompt assignment; readings of work generated in class. The last class will consist of final presentations.
Traditional views of playwriting strategies are rooted in higher-level cognitive functions, i.e., reasoning and empathy. While those strategies can lead the playwright to powerful modes of representation on the stage, is this the sum total of the spectator experience? Are there other methods that can enhance the experience of the theatre spectator? If we are seeking a comprehensive ability to engage spectators, we might continue our search for other techniques that allow us to create comprehensive experiences for those spectators.
The goals of this course are: 1) to gain additional theater writing techniques which expand the writer’s current theatrical repertoire; 2) to investigate writing techniques as a representation of a writer’s response to the world; and 3) to strengthen a connection between theatre and various other arts forms.
Guidelines:
- Only 1 submission per playwright
- 2 samples—one realistic, one experimental. Each sample is up to 10 pages only.
- Title page on each sample (realistic and experimental) should contain:
- title
- this text: “Realistic Sample” OR “Experimental Sample”
- name
- contact info
- Second page should contain:
- Character breakdown
- setting
- time
- • file name of realistic play should read: titleOfPlay_lastname_real.pdf
- • file name of experimental play should read: titleOfPlay_lastname_exp.pdf
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdm1PsMReYKcwZsYAu92P4Byg9D2T4gHapqvwoL7UAQBDTf0Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
Deadline: Jan 4th, 2021 5 pm.
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