The Play's the Thing: Middle & High School Playwriting (Summer 2025)
Hear ye, hear ye! Writers of (almost) all ages, gather ‘round for a week dedicated to the study of the most ancient of all entertainments, the play. And play, we shall! We’ll spend part of each 2-hour class examining a section of a play. We’ll talk about pacing, language, character development, and plot structure. We’ll tackle questions like, “How do you make an actor’s lines feel natural?”, “How many acts should my play have?”, and “Would this be better as a book?”
We’ll leave time during each session for students to work on short scenes or parts of a larger piece. During our last session, students will be given the opportunity to share their work with the rest of the group (if they desire).
No play writing experience is necessary; we’re starting from scratch.
Open to rising 7th-12th graders.
Dates: June 16–20, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Hear ye, hear ye! Writers of (almost) all ages, gather ‘round for a week dedicated to the study of the most ancient of all entertainments, the play. And play, we shall! We’ll spend part of each 2-hour class examining a section of a play. We’ll talk about pacing, language, character development, and plot structure. We’ll tackle questions like, “How do you make an actor’s lines feel natural?”, “How many acts should my play have?”, and “Would this be better as a book?”
We’ll leave time during each session for students to work on short scenes or parts of a larger piece. During our last session, students will be given the opportunity to share their work with the rest of the group (if they desire).
No play writing experience is necessary; we’re starting from scratch.
Open to rising 7th-12th graders.
Dates: June 16–20, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Hear ye, hear ye! Writers of (almost) all ages, gather ‘round for a week dedicated to the study of the most ancient of all entertainments, the play. And play, we shall! We’ll spend part of each 2-hour class examining a section of a play. We’ll talk about pacing, language, character development, and plot structure. We’ll tackle questions like, “How do you make an actor’s lines feel natural?”, “How many acts should my play have?”, and “Would this be better as a book?”
We’ll leave time during each session for students to work on short scenes or parts of a larger piece. During our last session, students will be given the opportunity to share their work with the rest of the group (if they desire).
No play writing experience is necessary; we’re starting from scratch.
Open to rising 7th-12th graders.
Dates: June 16–20, 1:30–3:30 p.m.