#  English CKR. Introduction to Playwriting: Workshop 

 



Instructor: [Sam Marks](/people/sam-marks)  
Tuesday, 12:00-2:45 pm | Location: TBD  
*Enrollment: Limited to 12 students*  
  
This workshop is an introduction to writing for the stage through intensive reading and in-depth written exercises. Each student will explore the fundamentals and possibilities of playwriting by generating short scripts and completing a one act play with an eye towards both experimental and traditional narrative styles. Readings will examine various ways of creating dramatic art and include work from contemporary playwrights such as Ayad Aktar, Clare Barron, Aleshea Harris, Young Jean Lee, Taylor Mac, and Sanaz Toossi as well established work from Edward Albbe, Caryl Churchill, Suzan Lori-Parks, and Harold Pinter.  
  
**Supplemental Application Information:** No experience in writing the dramatic form is necessary. Please submit a 5-10 page writing sample (preferably a play or screenplay, but all genres are acceptable and encouraged). Also, please write a few sentences about a significant theatrical experience (a play read or seen) and how it affected you.  
  
 [Apply via Submittable](https://harvardcw.submittable.com/submit) (deadline: 11:59pm EDT on Sunday, April 5)



 



 

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