PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP - with Jack Rushton
SESSIONS START
MAY 3.
VARIOUS SATURDAYS 10am – 1pm
Don’t miss out! Limited class size.
$240 for EIGHT 3-hour sessions on Saturday mornings from 10am-1pm:
May 3
June 7
June 21
August 16
September 13
October 11
October 25
November 8 (this session is a staged reading, possibly later in the day or evening.)
PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP WITH JACK RUSHTON
Course Description:
Short play festivals continue to grow in popularity around the world, with readings, productions, and publications at every level of theatre. While short-form plays share some similarities with full-length storytelling, the dramatists who excel in this form have learned how to write into the differences. You will join their ranks and acquire the skills to write to the highest level of craft.
This 8-session course is a combination of lecture, reading, discussion, and most importantly, in-class sharing of your work for feedback. Whether you’re a new or seasoned dramatist, Writing The Short Play will help you become a better playwright. Topics include the elements of a successful short play, dramatic structure, generating ideas, character development, giving and receiving constructive feedback, effective rewrites, formatting your play, and how-to submit your work. We are also planning two public showcases entitled “psst!” (Powerhouse Script to Stage Theatre!) so you will learn what it’s like to be a produced Playwright.
JACK RUSHTON, TEACHER
JACK RUSHTON is the Director of New Play Programs and a Resident Artist at Greenwich Theatre Company, Greenwich, CT. He has spent 15 years collaborating with The Actors Studio of Newburyport, MA, serving on their board, directing and performing in dozens of shows, and organizing and producing five National Short Play Festivals, six Collaboration Shows, and three collections of his own work.
His work has been produced at venues including: The Huntington Theater, The Boston Center for the Arts, The Boston Playwright’s Theater, The Player’s Theater, The Producer’s Club, The Workshop Theater, LIC Secret Theater, Manhattan Repertory, The Silver Springs Stage Co, The Garfield Center for the Arts, North Park Vaudeville, The Durango Center for the Arts, The Bangor Opera House, The Firehouse Center for the Arts, The Vermont Playwright’s Circle, and the list goes on…
Jack is a member of The Playwrights’ Platform in Boston, the Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco, and a former member of the Theatre Artists Workshop (TAW) in Norwalk, Connecticut. And as the founder of The Playwrights’ Collaborative, he facilitates tri-weekly writing workshops and produces benefit shows for theaters throughout New England. Jack specializes in new work and working with new and emerging playwrights.
SERIOUSLY FUNNY IMPROV CLASSES - with Nancy L. Meyer
OUR NEXT SESSION!!!
SATURDAY, APRIL 26!
Sorry! No more space available.
IMPROV WORKSHOP WITH NANCY L. MEYER
What’s gonna happen in this class? Nobody knows! It’s IMPROV! But what we DO know is it’s a riot a minute, and all students will have a blast! Nancy is an incredible facilitator, making sure not a moment goes to waste, and everyone feels welcome… whether you’re new to improv or want to get back into the action.
Quotes from previous session:
“It was a blast!”
“Fabulous class”
“Class was great!”
“Let me know when you do it again”
IMAGES FROM PREVIOUS CLASSES…
NANCY L. MEYER, TEACHER
Nancy has 20+ years of experience performing professional and educational improvisational comedy with Laughing Matters, No Name Players (Atlanta), and Now This! (D.C.), and she recently published “Teaching Improv Skills”, the definitive book on how to teach improv! Nancy has taught improv, and facilitated group/company team building through fun.
ACTING and SCENE STUDY WORKSHOP
NEXT SESSION – MARCH 25 through MAY 6, 2025
Tuesdays (5:30-7pm)
7-WEEK CLASS – BUT IF YOU WANT TO COME FOR SINGLE DATES, EMAIL ME AT: Info@TPNC.ORG
$30/class
Limited class sizes!
Ever wanted to give acting a try? Or want to brush up on your skills with scene and monologue work? If so, this class is for you!
This class will immediately bring you into the world of character creation through monologues and scene study. Even if you’ve never acted before, we will guide you through the basics: drawing on real human interactions, natural conversational tone, and making a scene or monologue come to life.
We have fun, but we make you stretch… to act outside of your comfort zone… as that’s the real fun of acting! Being someone you aren’t, or someone you wouldn’t dare to be.
COME PLAY WITH US!
it’s time to get onstage!
If you can’t make ALL the classes in this session, email: INFO@TPNC.ORG to be contacted for SINGLE CLASSES.
ALL INVITED! AGES 14 – 100+
DEBORAH BURKE, TEACHER
Deborah is a local actress, director, producer, set decorator, costumer, and is currently the Creative Director of Town Players of New Canaan. She’s taken many acting classes herself, and has learned something new from each and every teacher. She works with students to make them dig deep to find emotions, attitudes, explore relationships, create characters, develop character biographies, learn the fundamentals of breaking down a script, and the reasons behind a character’s movements.