Online Class:

rewriting your draft

As soon as you finish your last line of dialogue, the need for rewrites begins. This 10-week class will help you tackle the revision process and develop a stronger version of your play. Open to new and returning students located anywhere in the world, this class will be run just like a real-life writing room, interacting with your instructor and classmates live via Zoom. 

This class might be for you if you:

  • Have a fully completed draft of a full-length play and you are ready to begin rewrites. (If you are unsure if your play fits the parameters of this class, please contact us!)

  • Would like to make significant progress rewriting your completed draft, whether it be a first or tenth draft of a play.

  • Are looking for some new creative tools you can apply to your rewriting process.

  • Want to be challenged in a classroom environment that is run like a professional playwriting workshop.

  • Are a new or returning Primary Stages ESPA writer.

In this class you will:

  • Start by articulating and addressing your goals for this new draft.

  • Present pages that are read aloud in class, receiving feedback and response to your work from the group, filtered through a series of prompts given by your instructor.

  • See below for details on how this class will be run!

By the end of this class you will:

  • Have a stronger draft of your play.

  • Be adept at giving and receiving useful feedback to work that is in-process.

  • Have the tools you need to transform any first draft into a more streamlined, compelling work that’s ready to be heard.

FACULTY
Gina Femia

SCHEDULE
Wednesdays from 6:00pm – 9:00pm ET

LOCATION
Online!

PRICING
Returning Students: $560
New Students: $580
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: Gina Femia (Writer, Kilroy’s List and Leah Ryan Prize honoree)
Wednesdays from 6:00pm – 9:00pm ET
September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18

ENROLL THRU COURSESTORM

  • Rewriting can be the scariest part of a writing process – but it can also be the most freeing. In this class, you will dive into the process of rewriting, with Gina providing tools to make rewriting a little bit less intimidating and more manageable. Gina will lead playwrights through a series of prompts, helping them articulate and understand what they wish to strengthen in their new draft, and will also lead the group in exercises that are both creative and structure-based that will make the rewriting process feel more creative and playful rather than intimidating or daunting. Playwrights will share up to 15 pages of their scripts every other week to receive feedback and keep moving forward with their newest draft. Gina always centers the playwrights and their own specific needs in the writing process of their plays, and you will be able to learn how to articulate questions that are most useful for you as you move forward on your play. Playwrights are expected to follow their own creative energy and will be encouraged to work on their play in whatever order feels most energetic, whether that be in or out of chronological order.

  • 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.