Upcoming Classes
Fundamentals:
Essentials 3: The Journey SOLD OUT! Join the waitlist.
with Interim Artistic Director Dana Lynn Formby
Essentials 1: The Core Online JUST ADDED!
with Interim Artistic Director Dana Lynn Formby
Live Storytelling NEW WORKSHOP! (Open enrollment begins May 1st)
with Instructor Janna Sobel
Script Analysis - The Blueprint (Open enrollment begins May 1st)
with Interim Artistic Director Dana Lynn Formby
Advanced:
Writing the Political and Social Play
with Founding Member of the Victory Gardens Playwright Ensemble Douglas Post
7 Saturdays, April 28th - June 23rd
Acting for Writers
with Resident Alum and Actor John Green
An introductory acting course for writers, exploring the basic language and techniques of acting: character -- given circumstances, motivation, and intent -- as they apply to writing a play.
6 Wednesdays, May 2nd - June 6th
Weekend:
Screenwriting for Playwrights Workshop
with Resident Playwright Mary Ruth Clarke
This weekend workshop offers an intensive, nuts and bolts study of the essentials of writing for film. You'll tackle the exacting demands of correct screenplay formatting, which often mystifies playwrights; and discuss common mistakes playwrights make when writing for the screen.
1 Weekend, June 2nd - June 3rd
New Play Dramaturgy Bootcamp NEW BOOTCAMP!
with Resident Playwright Kristin Idaszak
During this two day intensive, participants will examine three different approaches for talking about new plays at every stage of development.
1 Weekend, June 2nd - June 3rd
Writing the Adaptation Workshop (Open enrollment begins May 1st)
with Resident Playwright Alvaro Saar Rios BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
This workshop is for those curious about creating a play adaption based on original source material, such as folktales, short stories, children's books or even songs. Come learn to adapt source material into a play, brainstorm adaptation ideas, and create a scene or two for your new adaptation idea.
1 Sunday, June 24th
Essentials Bootcamp Weekend (Open enrollment begins May 1st)
with The Tutterow Fellowship Program Director Marsha Estell
In this fundamentals course, you will learn the core principles of dramatic
writing, such as the major dramatic question, conflict, and rising
action. Using these tools as a guide, you will write and respond to
each others' work. It's the six-week Essentials 1: The Core condensed!
1 Weekend, July 14th - July 15th
Writers' Groups ENROLL NOW FOR SUMMER!
A compliment to coursework, Writers' Groups provide the structure, community, and accountability necessary to keep momentum in rewriting. Writers' Groups are recommended for early career playwrights who have at least completed Essentials 3.
For more information on Writers' Groups, click here.
Learn more about The Faculty at Chicago Dramatists.