Online class:

The Application process and

artistic statement for playwrights

The application process and personalized artistic statement are deeply dreaded, but required, aspects of most playwright development opportunities. This 10-week class will help you conquer the overwhelming task of writing about yourself and your work.

This workshop might be for you if:

  • You are applying or planning to apply to play development labs, summer conferences, MFA programs, grants, or fellowships that require an artistic statement.

  • Your current artistic statement isn’t highlighting your unique voice and vital perspective.

  • You feel overwhelmed and defeated when applying for playwriting programs…or avoid applying for them altogether.

In this workshop you will:

  • Complete a mock application essay prior to the start of the workshop as a jumping-off point.

  • Through a series of in-class and at-home exercises and discussions, develop ways to make your applications both personal and professional – and more competitive.

  • Utilize the time between class sessions to rework your artistic statement so you can make strong revisions.

  • Led by Stefanie, engage in discussions articulating how your work is both relevant and unique.

  • Use all that you’ve learned over the semester to bring in and present a full application that you would like to submit in the future.

By the end of this workshop you will have:

  • A solid working draft of a compelling artistic statement.

  • A completed application of your choosing that put into practice the skills you have learned.

  • The know-how to mold and reshape artistic statement and application to best fit any opportunity.

FACULTY
Stefanie Zadravec

SCHEDULE
Mondays from 7:30pm – 10:30pm ET

LOCATION
Online!

PRICING
Returning Students: $520
New Students: $540
Learn about our Payment Plans.

FOR MORE INFO
Learn more about How It Works.
For more information, please call 212.840.9705 x215 or email espa@primarystages.org.

REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE

Instructor: Stefanie Zadravec (Writer, The Electric Baby at Two River Theatre Company)
Mondays from 7:30pm – 10:30pm ET
September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 21, 28, November 4, 18, 25, December 2

  • Zoom Meeting is easy to start, join, and use to collaborate online in a personable way via desktop or mobile without complicated set-ups. The Zoom Meeting Host (your ESPA instructor or administrator) sends out a meeting link and at the time of your class, you just click the link to launch the virtual classroom via your web browser. In the Zoom Meeting, each participant can share their webcam so that you're not only hearing your instructor and classmates but seeing them too, making it feel similar to being in one of the studios at ESPA. Other exciting collaborative Zoom features include Breakout Rooms in which students can meet in smaller groups, “Raise Your Hand” feature to better facilitate balanced conversation, Screen Sharing, and Chat. If you can't log in via a computer, there are also options to phone into the meeting so you can still participate in the class even if you find yourself without computer or internet access. And Zoom has an Apple and Android app, making it possible to take part in class from any device.