Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012
Time:1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Place: Elgin Art Showcase, 164 Division Street, 8th Floor
In conjunction with a staged reading of Telling Lives, the Elgin Cultural Arts Commission is presenting a writing workshop led by award winning playwright Faye Sholiton.
Writing for the stage requires a unique set of creative muscles. In this two-hour workshop, participants will complete exercises that demonstrate
*what sets play writing apart from other literary genres
*the nature of dialogue in a play: showing, not telling
*what you’ll eventually need to know about your characters
Through group activities and with the use of work sheets, you will find new tools to enhance your work-in-progress – or, if you’re just getting started, get you thinking like a playwright. Also included is a list of recommended books on playwriting.
Please register by submitting your contact info (name, address, phone & e-mail)
and workshop fee of $20 ($15 for students) to:Richard Pahl, 534 McClure Ave., Elgin, IL 60123
Registration deadline is April 13, 2012.
Checks should be made payable to the City of Elgin.
For more information, contact laughline@juno.com
About the Workshop Leader: Faye Sholiton’s full-length plays have been produced more than 40 times throughout the U.S. and London and have won more than 20 national honors. She has developed her work at the Cleveland Play House (since 1996); and is a charter member of the Playwrights’ Gym at Cleveland’s Dobama Theatre. She has conducted writing workshops close to home (Cleveland State University, Notre Dame College, Cleveland Shakespeare Festival, Ohio State University, Hathaway Brown School) and as far away as off the coast of Australia, to passengers on a world cruise. Her workshops are designed to teach skills of use to both new and experienced playwrights.