"Writing for the Stage: The Ten-Minute Play"
Six Sessions, 3 hours each, Feb 12 – March 19 : choose one section from the three course offerings below:
1. Thursdays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm EST
2. Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:30 pm EST
Six Sessions, 3 hours each, March 9 – April 27 (no class on 4/6, 4/13)
3. Mondays, 1:00 – 4:00 pm EST
Tuition: $349.00 early bird through 2/5 (for Thursdays) 3/2 ( for Monday); $375 after
Course Repeaters Tuition: $200 (if you’ve taken this course with me before)
Minimum 3 participants per section; maximum 8.
Course Description:
Ten-minute play festivals continue to grow in popularity around the world. While short-form plays share some similarities with full-length storytelling, the dramatists who excel in this form have learned how to write into the differences. You’ll leave with the tools to write to the highest level of craft and make your work more producible
Featuring a combination of lecture, reading, discussion, and in-class sharing of your writing for feedback. Topics include: elements of a successful 10-minute play, dramatic structure, generating ideas, character development, giving and receiving constructive feedback, effective rewrites, formatting your play, submissions, and log-keeping.
Arianna has taught this course since 2023 at the Dramatists Guild Institute, PlayPenn Theatre, Delray Beach Playhouse, and independently. Her short plays have been presented in 37 states and 11 countries to date; have won numerous awards; published in Smith & Kraus Anthologies, Applause Books, Ghostlight Publications, Theatre Odyssey Publications, Purple Light Publications.
“Musical Theatre Libretto Writing”
Six Sessions, 3 hours each: February 23; March 9, 23, 30; April 20, 27
Mondays, 7:00 – 10:00 pm EST
Maximum 4 participants; 2 slots remaining
Course Description:
In this online course, we’ll be analyzing the librettos from GYPSY and FUN HOME and actively working on your own librettos (and lyrics, to an extent). This course is best suited for writers with a draft of a full or partial libretto. Topics include outlining, dramatic structure, character arcs, effective scene transitions, and song placement.
Tuition: $450.00
Arianna is a Kleban Award Finalist for libretto and lyric writing, holds an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, is an alumna of the BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop, and teaches Musical Theatre History at Lynn University.
Please contact Arianna Rose at rockawayrose@gmail.com, or via her website where there is a comprehensive bio, resume, and more course information:
https://ariannarose.net/playwriting-classes-and-other-workshops
Interested but not available?
If you are interested but don't have availability for that day and times, please email me at rockawayrose@gmail.com and I'll compile a list for another section or future course.
One-on-One Private Dramaturgy
If you prefer one-on-one coaching, I am a member of the Dramaturg and Literary Managers Association of the Americas (LMDA) and the Dramatists Guild Plays-in-Progress Mentor Program. More information here to book my services:
http://ariannarose.net/dramaturg-for-hire