Online CLASS:

fundamentals of playwriting

If you’re just stepping into the world of playwriting, welcome! In this 8-week class, playwright, director, and lyricist Tasha Gordon-Solmon will help you build a toolbox of the fundamentals, so your first play (and each play you write after that!) can be built on a strong foundation.

This class might be for you if you are:

  • A budding playwright who wants to get down to basics.

  • A theater artist boldly crossing the line from one discipline to another and ready to start writing!

  • A novelist or poet searching for a new form.

In this class you will:

  • Build a toolbox of the fundamentals, including discussions of structure, character, and dialogue.

  • Complete writing exercises to gain an understanding of the form and generate ideas for material.

  • Start to write your own play by the end of the semester.

By the end of this class you will:

  • Have a strong grasp on writing for the stage, armed with the confidence you need to declare yourself a playwright and get to work on your script.

  • Be ready for The First Draft!

FACULTY
Tasha Gordon-Solmon

SCHEDULE
Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm ET

LOCATION
Online!

PRICING
Returning Students: $480
New Students: $520
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: Tasha Gordon-Solmon (Writer, Director, and Lyricist; Faculty, NYU Tisch Dramatic Writing Program)
Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 9:30pm ET
September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, November 4, 11

  • 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.