Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Playwriting Workshop; All Work Due!

Final play projects are due today! Please send these drafts to me today through Google Classroom. 

Drafts of work that are submitted (and done) will be workshopped today.

Why workshop?
  • Theater is a collaborative art. 
  • You can learn more about your own writing by reading/analyzing other writers' work.
  • You can get feedback on how to "unstick" or improve your work.
  • It's worth easy participation points in class.
  • Helping other people with their art is worthwhile. 
  • Other*

EXTRA CREDIT: Geva's Young Writer's Showcase:

Submit up to 3 of your 10-minute play scripts (after you proofread them) to this link:
youngwriters@gevatheatre.org

Please include a title page with clear contact information:
Name
Full Address
Phone #
Email

PS. Do not keep my name on your play draft. It's yours. Who cares why you wrote it...

NOTE: Cover pages with character lists don't count, but your play scripts should NOT EXCEED (go over) 10 pages. You may have to edit/cut/revise or reformat your work to fit if you have 11-13 pages. Remember: play/film scripts are NEVER double-spaced!!! (only radio plays...)

IMPORTANT: If/when you submit your drafts to the contest, please write a quick note to me telling me the date you submitted and the title of the piece(s) you submitted to the contest.

HOMEWORK: Up next: Film Studies. Feel free to start reading/answering the questions for the handout on Chapter 1: Viewing Films. This assignment is not due yet.

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