Between Night and Day: GWN Playwriting Workshop

03/21/2009 - 11:00am
03/21/2009 - 4:15pm
Etc/GMT-4
**Night and Day**
2008-09 Girls Write Now Playwriting Workshop

Screenwriting Workshop

What does it take to turn a story idea into a dramatic script? At this workshop, mentors and mentees will learn the art and craft of developing stories for the stage. Highlights:

  • Great icebreaker activities
  • Prompts to jump start individual writing and mentoring sessions
  • Craft Talk featuring playwrights Melanie Maria Goodreaux and Katori Hall
  • And, as always, a healthy lunch!

When: 11:00 AM – 4:15 PM
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN LOCATION!
Where: CUNY Grad. Center
365 Fifth Ave
(bet. 34th and 35th Streets)
Hopstop/NYC Transit
 
And, a HUGE thank you to:
  • The Women's Studies Program and Ph.D. English Program at CUNY Graduate Center for co-sponsoring the 2009 Editing, Playwriting, and Journalism workshops
  • Dramatists Play Service, Inc. for supplying mentees and mentors with copies of various plays to take away with them
  • Teen Ink for complementary copies of Teen Ink magazine
  • Poets & Writers for complimentary copies of Poets & Writers Magazine for all mentees and mentors
  • And, the French Culinary Institute and Annette Tomei for providing a delicious array of sandwiches and wraps for lunch!

 

Workshop Warm-up!
What was the first thing that happened to you when you woke up this morning?  What did you do at lunch today?  What happened when you came home from school?  Take one specific event from your day and write a scene about it using a cast of your friends and family.  Send in your ideas to warmup@girlswritenow.org for a chance to have your writing appear live on www.girlswritenow.org! Deadline: March 1, 2009.

 

Read More about the GWN 2008-09 Curriculum, Bridging Worlds!


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