A six-week Play Lab plus a Performance Showcase held on Zoom December 3, 2023
This six-week webinar is designed for new & experienced writers to write dynamic short monologues for the stage. Participants will generate & polish new monologues that are ready to be performed as staged readings in showcase, (online with audience) and submitted to play festivals and publishers.
PLEASE NOTE: The WEEKLY ZOOM PLAY LABS WILL take place Thursdays, starting Oct. 26, 2023 from 7-9 p.m. Eastern on Zoom. All play labs are recorded and the recording is shared the next day for all who cannot attend.
Our primary way of working will be a weekly LIVE ZOOM WEBINAR PLAY LAB experience. Writers will bring DRAFTS of new monologues to be read out loud (by guest actors) and discussed for feedback & revision. The course culminates in a Showcase of works in process, performed by actors, via Zoom on Dec. 3, 2023 7-8:30 p.m. ET (UTC-5) / 6-7:30 CT/ 5-6:30 MT/ 4-5:30 PT.
"Kelly created an online community that felt welcoming and affirming. Yet the feedback was discerning and specific and really helpful."
"Kelly’s approach was warm and supportive, but also honest and challenging us sometimes to think about things a little differently, providing a strong container for the class. The prompts and process were really remarkable—I had no idea I’d be able to write a monologue at the beginning of the group, and yet, I did. We all did."
"Thanks so much Kelly for sharing your knowledge and perspective. You held the space so beautifully and it was clear that all of us received so much benefit and support writing and creating monologues together. I would recommend this class to anyone. It is a transformative experience."
"I was reminded how healing writing can be — including writing monologues based on our own experiences. I cried the first couple times I read my monologue out loud - ok, the first several times! A part of me needed some tending to, and I did not even realize it."
"The class opened up new possibilities of what sorts of things one can write about through characters who are based on ourselves or things we’ve experienced. It was a lovely class and I’m glad I took it."
"The joy of having accomplished actors interpret our writings was a great experience."
"I really like to write for the stage. I had forgotten that and I am so grateful to have taken this leap and to know it again."
"What I got was way better than I had hoped. Or maybe exactly what I hoped for, but wasn't sure existed."
"For years I did not know what I wanted in life. Through writing I am finding out more and healing my life. Thank you, Kelly."