Playwriting

                                        Class 2010

Saturday, January 9th through Saturday, March 27th. 

Participants will complete a one-act or  two-act script (author’s preference) and will have the opportunity to hear their script read by LCP actors in a staged reading to be presented on the LCP Underground stage. 

Authors will also have the opportunity to have their work produced by LCP.  Instructors on specific topics will vary to include special guest instructors. 

Cost for the 12 week class is $300.00 (may be paid in advance or in full at the first class). Tuition includes the text book:  “The Playwrights’s Process:  Learning the Craft from Today’s Leading Dramatists” by Buzz McLaughlin. 

Schedule

January 9 – 30 will focus on Story & Character Development, as taught by: 

Roger Rochowiak www.playsbyroger.com

February 6 -27 will focus on The Structure of a Play & Dialogue, as taught by:

Rob Roznowski www.theatre.msu.edu

March 6-27 will focus on Staging, Editing, Polishing & Publishing, as taught by:

TBA

Classes will be held from 1-3 p.m. every Saturday from January 9 through March 27.