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GREAT PLAYS PLAYWRIGHTS SHOULD KNOW Workshop.

Play Cafe invites you to an on-line workshop presented by Anthony Clarvoe on Sunday, May 17, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Pacific Time.

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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

Reading great writing is a joy in itself.  Reading and seeing plays we love is part of what made us want to be playwrights. But in our busy creative lives, it’s easy to lose touch with the greats. (Didn’t I read that in college? Maybe I don’t want to admit that I never got around to reading that one?)

And now we’re in a class or workshop or rehearsal and somebody brings up some great play to make a point or draw a comparison.  If you’re familiar with the great plays (not all of them, just the ones that come up again and again), you’re ready to join the conversation.

Or maybe you’ve hit a snag in your latest draft. If only you could get some ideas from great colleagues about how they’ve solved a similar problem! If you’re familiar with great plays, they can give you some answers.

A great play can even inspire a whole project. Just in the last few years, contemporary playwrights have responded to classic plays with A Doll’s House Part II, John Proctor is the Villain, Fat Ham, and Antigone (That Play I Read in High School).

We’ll do a little homework. (No wrong answers!) I’ll offer a list of the Greats that, in my experience, often come in handy. We’ll talk about which editions are best for self-directed learning, and how to find them for cheap.

Most important, we’ll talk about what can make a play great for you.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Anthony Clarvoe has been a dramaturg, mentor, and teacher for OLLI@UC Berkeley, the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Playwrights Foundation, PlayGround, TheatreFIRST, Stagebridge, St. Mary’s College, Playwrights Center SF, Play Café, and many colleges and universities across the country. A multiple award-winning playwright, his scripts are published by Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.

REGISTRATION:

The fee to participate is $18 for Play Cafe members and $28 for non-members. Play Cafe Members, write to programs@playcafe.org to request the discount code.