Pre-enrollment is now open for the Summer Playwriting Workshop at Rubicon Theatre in Ventura, California:

The Summer Playwriting Workshop
June 2 – July 28, 2008

This playwriting course is designed for writers and aspiring writers at all levels.

This eight-week course will focus on the writing and rewriting process of individual stageplays. Students may begin with a brand-new idea and take the work from the outlining and structuring phase as far into the first-draft phase as they are motivated. Others may come with work already in outline or first-draft phase, and continue their process of writing and rewriting.

Work will be given informal in-class readings, with carefully monitored feedback offered. Students will have the opportunity to sharpen their ability at script analysis, and  individualized dramaturgy will be offered to each student, with one-on-one feedback. Instructor will offer next-step goals to the writer, along with exercises as-needed to take projects to their next level.

Playwriting Workshop -- The Next Generation

Fall Workshop:   September 8 – November 10, 2008

Winter Workshop:  January 5 – March 9, 2009

Spring Workshop:  March 30 – May 18, 2009

These eight-week workshops are for students at all levels of writing experience. (Note: Classes meet on consecutive Mondays, except for holiday weeks. The eight weeks of sessions may take place over a nine- or ten-week period.)

Class time will feature a breakdown of the basics of theater writing: structure, character, thematic unity, dramatic arc, etc. Also included will be guidance on formatting and hints for readability. Students may begin with a brand-new idea and take the work from the outlining and structuring phase as far into the first-draft phase as they are motivated. Others may come with work already in outline or first-draft phase, and continue their process of writing and rewriting.

Work will be given informal in-class readings, with carefully monitored feedback offered. Students will have the opportunity to sharpen their ability at script analysis, and  individualized dramaturgy will be offered to each student, with one-on-one feedback. Instructor will offer next-step goals to the writer, along with exercises as-needed to take projects to their next level.

For further details on these workshops, please contact me or go to the Rubicon's website.