Upcoming Writing Workshops
Rotate Theatre Writing Workshop: Mini
- Saturday, June 17, 2023
- Age: Adult
- Experience Level: Beginner (no theatre or writing experience needed!)
- Cost: Free
- Facilitator: Cyra K. Polizzi
- Registration: Opens spring 2023. Additional details (location, time, etc) will be announced when registration opens. Please email rotatetheatre@gmail.com for information.
- This mini writing workshop is presented as part of Rotate Theatre Mini Fest.
Rotate Theatre Writing Workshop: Fall 2023 Series
- Age: Adult
- COVID Precautions: Virtual
- Registration: Opens summer 2023. Additional details (dates, facilitators, etc) will be announced when registration opens. Please email rotatetheatre@gmail.com for information. As an example, the description of a previous series is below.
Example Previous Writing Workshop Series
Rotate Theatre Writing Workshop: Fall 2022 Series
- Mondays, Oct 17 - Nov 21, 6-8:30pm, plus a culmination on Dec 4, 5-7pm
- COVID Precautions: Virtual
- Age: Adult
- Experience Level: Recommended for those with a theatre background, regardless of specialty. No writing experience needed.
- Cost: Free*
- Lead Facilitator: Cyra K. Polizzi
- Registration: Closed for the season.
Rotate Theatre Writing Workshops offer theatre artists of all specialties fun, accessible ways to experiment with playwriting featuring underrepresented perspectives. Each session includes a rotating collection of writing prompts, activities utilizing other areas of theatre (acting, directing, design, etc), and contextualizing exercises that help us recognize and shape the messages of our own developing stories. All forms of writing for the stage are welcome and the Fall 2022 series will emphasize short play development. Writers of select scripts created during this series will be invited (but not required!) to participate in Rotate Theatre's 2023 programming.
Rotate Theatre Writing Workshops combine our own Rotation Practices with techniques gathered in other settings, including Francesca Peppiatt's Chicago-based "Play For Keeps" program. The Rotate Theatre Writing Workshop: Fall 2022 will be held virtually as a low-risk option for theatremakers during the pandemic. For those with different access needs, we will resume indoor events soon and we offer outdoor workshops during the warmer months. Please join our Mailing List to be notified about future opportunities or email RotateTheatre@gmail.com for more information.
*Rotate Theatre Company, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is able to offer this professional skill-sharing opportunity to artists free of charge because of support from our community -- Make a donation today! A donation of $250 covers the workshop series for one artist.