Primary Stages ESPA

July 1 (via Zoom), 8, 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12, 19

Wednesdays from 5:30pm – 8:30pm ET

IN-PERSON at ART/NY South Oxford Space, located at 138 S. Oxford St. in BROOKLYN

*The first class (July 1) will be virtual on Zoom as ARTNY Studios will be closed for the July 4th holiday

NEW STUDENT RATE: $520

RETURNING STUDENT RATE: $480

STUDIO FEE: $40

Due to the increasing cost of studio space, our in-person classes will now include a $40 studio space fee to help us offset these costs.

Developing a strong portfolio of short plays is one of the fastest ways to become a produced or published playwright. In this 8-week class, you’ll learn how to distill a compelling story into the shortest possible dramatic form, think outside of the box of structure, and have some fun.

This class might be for you if you:

• Are a playwright of any level who wants to explore the unique storytelling principles of the short form.
• Want to present your work-in-progress to a supportive community of writers.

In this class you will:

• Bring a short play to each class and receive feedback from your fellow writers and Adam, working as if you are a part of one of the many coveted writers groups in NYC (think Ars Nova Playgroup, EST’s Youngblood, Primary Stages Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group, The Public’s EWG).
• Use that feedback to tackle rewrites, and bring back a second draft in the class to follow.
• Read and discuss assigned one acts (ranging from works by Kia Corthron to Chris Durang) to learn strategies for building a short play.

By the end of this class you will:

• Be well on your way to compiling a portfolio of several submission-ready short plays.
• Have comprehensive research on different avenues of submitting these short plays.
• Take away the skills to craft surprising pieces of theater, regardless of length, that reflect something deeper about the world at large.

This class will be fully digital for sharing and reading pages. All pages will be shared via a class Google Drive folder, and we will use devices in class to read each other’s pages. Please come to class with a device (laptop, tablet, etc) and a charger/power cord for your device. If you are unable to bring your own device, please contact ESPA Administration.

Learn more about Adam here.