Description
The Plays The Thing
Creative Playwriting Course
A 8-week course at Make it Write, The Studio Below, 39 Rodney Street, Liverpool.
Tutor - Kiefer Wes Williams, Artistic Director Grin Theatre Company.
Saturdays 10.30 – 12.30 starting 7th December 2024 to 1st February 2025 with time off for Christmas
In this an intermediate playwriting course, participants are aiming to produce a 45-minute script through guided sessions and workshops related to writing for the stage. Participants MUST have some experience of script writing. This is NOT a beginners course
The eight sessions will cover the following elements:
Giving in to Your Muse : the writer and the imagination – how the writer can harness individual imagination through writing techniques and exercises. Also to look how inspiration plays an important role in the writing process.
Setting Goals and maintaining discipline : How to target the writers time and delegate writing tasks in a sensible and stress-free manner. Setting realistic goals and balancing writing time and lifestyle.
Characterisation and Dialogue : how to refine characterisation and dialogue through your writing. Understanding the importance of character development and extending how dialogue works to the writers advantage
Mapping the Journey : Understanding the ideal plotting tools available to the writer. Realising the journey to be taken. Making use of logging techniques. Being one step ahead of the process.
Creating The Script : How to pull everything together in a cohesive whole. Learning to edit and facing the final draft. How to access where you are at this moment
Delivery of Script : To the tutor and to be assessed by both MiW and Grin Theatre. This is just a quick assessment. On request, A more thorough assessment and/or Dramatury will be charged at an extra fee and can be discussed at the end of the course.
