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Stage & ScreenWrite That One-Act Play!F11-D01
Screenwriting 101F11-D02
Stand-Up Comedy WorkshopF11-D03
The Screenplay: Finish Your First DraftF11-D04
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Beyond Reading: FilmMonday, February 6, 7 p.m. “How Do I Love Thee?” Romantic Love Poems Through the AgesTuesday, February 7, 7 p.m. Afternoon TeaWed., Feb. 8, 4:30 - 6 p.m. The Bertrand Russell SocietyHosted by Phil Ebersol Book Kick-off: Angels Flying Backwards, by Iris MillerThursday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m. Valentine’s Day card-making workshop for families.Saturday February 11, 10 a.m. - noon Genesee Reading SeriesHosted by Wanda Schubmehl
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| Writers & Books, Rochester's community literary center, inspires and instructs over 25,000 people each year through a wide array of offerings in nearly every literary genre. Believing that the written and spoken word are central to our lives and culture, Writers & Books celebrates, promotes and works to make them available to all. Writers & Books is located at 740 University Avenue, near Atlantic Avenue in the Neighborhood of the Arts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Like the short story, the short play can be powerful, funny and moving. For six weeks we will focus in on this popular short form and pack it with all the conflict and characters found in longer one-acts and full-length play. Students will be given exercises in dialogue, dramatic structure, character building, and setting. Students will also be given a list of contests and festivals that solicit the 10-minute form.
This class will teach you how to craft your ideas into an engaging, professional screenplay. You will learn how to develop three-dimensional characters through dialogue, inner-outer conflicts, and character arcs. You will learn plotting through inciting incidents, three-act structures, and mythic sequencing. We will study popular films to deconstruct their plot and characters. Additionally, we review formatting and style so your script will be submission ready.
Stand-up comedy is the art of writing jokes blended with the art of performing them. In this 6-week supportive experiential workshop students will learn the basics of comedy writing and performing. Students will develop original material outside of class and perform each week for one another in a supportive atmosphere. Some in-class writing exercises will take place. Material covered will include: types of humor, style, attitude, segues, A & B material, ad lib, microphone usage, juxtaposition joke writing, progressive comedy. The class will culminate with a show the final day of class. No experience necessary, beginners and pros welcome. Warning: class can get jovial Instructor is a former stand-up comic who has performed with Ellen DeGeneres, Robin Williams and Paula Poundstone.
Whether you want to revise a finished script, or develop an idea that you have yet to write, this class will provide the structure and feedback needed to help you finish that first draft of your feature length screenplay. We will help develop your ideas with class exercises that focus on plotting, structure, and characterization. Additionally, we will help you navigate your way through your story with group feedback and pitch sessions.