EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are committed to bringing a diverse and useful educational experience to the playwriting community, and we're always looking for new ideas and welcome your comments. Although we have hosted classes in the past, our future plans for Education involve finding outside educational opportunities for our members and negotiating lower rates for classes.

If you'd like to publicize your educational event here, send an email to Sara Staley at sara@playwrightscentersf.org.

SF Playwrights Foundation

McKnight Fellow Dominic Orlando teaches a Playwrights Boot Camp! GET IN SHAPE FOR THE CULTURE WARS: PLAYWRIGHTS BOOT CAMP, a Weekend Intensive Plus with Dominic Orlando

  • Nov 17-20 : Friday/Monday eve: 7-10:30; Sat/Sun: 1p-5p
  • PRICE: $250 (partial scholarships and payment plans by application)
  • WHERE: Z Space Studio, San Francisco (easy access to parking & public transport)

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Erin Blackwell's Ten-Minute Play CLINIC

Sundays, monthly. See your work on its feet before you rewrite! Clinic Members developed and presented a collection of short plays, "cruel & unusual", in the 2006 San Francisco Fringe Festival. Participate in this year's development process!

Sundays 2006 - 2007, noon to 4 pm

  • November 12
  • December 10
  • January 7
  • February 11
  • March 11
  • April 8
  • May 13

At Studio 210, 3435 Cesar Chavez, San Francisco

For more information & reservations: coeur@ispwest.co

Erin Blackwell has a theater degree from Universite de Paris III, has studied with Stella Adler, and stage-managed Charles Ludlam. Co-writer on the Mime Troupe's 2005 summer show, Ms. Blackwell offers the 10-Minute Play CLINIC to raise playwrights' theatrical space-time consciousness.

Playground

... offers monthly classes in the art of the ten-minute play, with playwright and PlayGround alum Garret Jon Groenveld and special guest instructors.

  • November 6, 2006: Effective Drama - Types and Execution
    It's not all the same! From realism to tragedy to melodrama, we're going to plow through the different types of drama and see what makes them unique as we explore this as a basic grammar for writers -- which type do you use to make your characters work best.
  • December 4, 2006
    Modern Comedy - Getting down with the Funny - or - Getting the Funny Down
    Featuring PlayGround alums Prince Gomolvilas and Peter Nachtrieb
    A free wheeling discussion with two comedic writers, Prince Gomolvilas and Peter Nachtrieb, about types of comedic playwriting and some "best practices" approaches to getting the funny onto the page and up on the stage!

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Will Dunne Dramatic Writing Workshops

Now in its 18th year, Will Dunne Dramatic Writing Workshops offers a wealth of proven support for playwrights and screenwriters, including private consultations for dramatic writers and an ongoing quarterly workshop program for dramatic writers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Click here for details.

Updated 10/16/06