tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102694002011-12-27T01:32:51.441-05:00The online guide to my 10-week workshop at Writers & Books in Rochester, New York. Feel free to try out the writing challenges posted here. Happy Writing!monica gebellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10269400.post-1162645949101903292006-11-04T08:02:00.000-05:002006-11-04T08:12:43.676-05:00

Hi!It is 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning in early November, and I thought I'd take a moment to let my faithful blog readers know that I have NOT forgotten to post. It's just that I haven't been home much, and spend most of my extracurricular time in a gorgeous, brand-new theater in rehearsal for "Midsummer Night's Dream." Our production goes up on December 1 & 2, and we're excited! The kids are

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Well, my playwright troopers,Class Six will be dedicated to stage space: oh, the fun you can have with technology and lots of room to play in! Stay tuned for the handout, but read on if you can't make it to class tomorrow:1.) Read your copy of Nick's play for the following week (March 10). He'll be visiting our class in order to field your questions about playwriting, formatting, etc. How

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Call for Submissions: 13th Street Rep Company'sShort Play Festival 2005! We are now accepting submissions from playwrights whohave scripts that are unpublished and run between 10to 20 minutes in length. Send us your farces, dark comedies, dramas, serio-comedic, multicultural, children's! Selected Festival pieces will run for at least 3performances during July 21-23, 28-30. The deadline for

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Our fifth class was devoted to the "beat"-- a moment of silence on stage wherein we get to watch the character's inner monologue rather than hear her words. It is a powerful moment, and one which you can use to emphasize an important line, whether in dialogue or monologue. It is also a moment wherein your audience gets to absorb what's being said.If you missed class, please see me for the

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Tonight (4/17) we'll be discussing beats, pauses, and devices that force a character to simply stop talking, react, and continue talking. It is a powerful moment that deserves our, well, talking about it!We'll be happy to have Barb back tonight after her terrible car accident. I may have to bring in some treats to make sure she's feeling better.Meanwhile, I hope you're working on revisions of

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Welcome! Glad to have you here. This is a fun workshop that intends to give you some ideas, energy, and confidence to write and complete a piece for the stage. We will read from some popular scripts, some local work, talk a whole lot about the craft of playwriting, write, read our own and each others’ pieces aloud, discuss them, and give each other constructive feedback. This is a safe place

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Reader beware: The next three blogs are lists of upcoming competitions and queries for submissions. They are LONG. Get cozy and read carefully--then submit gleefully and often! -MH MIDLAND COMMUNITY THEATRE presents THE McLAREN COMEDY PLAY WRITING COMPETITION The McLaren Memorial Comedy Play Writing Competition was established in 1989 to honor long-time MCT volunteer Mike McLaren who loved

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PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER©ˆS PLAYS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Plays For The 21ST Century is an ongoing international play competition sponsored by Playwrights Theater, Inc. We are incorporated in the State of Texas and have been recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) organization. Finalists will be selected and may receive a full production, funding permitting. Judges reserve the right to make neither

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GREAT AMERICAN HISTORY THEATRE SEEKS PLAYS SET IN MIDWEST Hi there, I'm Sarah Gioia, the New Works Associate at the Great American History Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota. Now that we have a literary department (albeit of one) we also have a submission policy, which is as follows: We do not accept unsolicited scripts. We do accept a synopsis and 10-page sample for review either through an

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Redfeather Theatre Company, based in Worcester Massachusetts, is seeking submissions of small-cast, blackbox-friendly plays of both the short and full-length varieties.  All styles welcome.  Please send hard-copy to: Foothills Theatre C/O Timothy Smith 100 Front Street, Suite 137 Worcester, MA 01608 Digital Copies should be sent in Word or PDF (Visit primopdf.com for an easy way to reduce

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Click the link below for more information about this excellent opportunity for playwrights, courtesy of Writers&Books and GeVa Theatre! 2005 Regional Playwright's Festival

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Choose one of your less-developed characters from any of your written pieces (remember the difference between rounded and flat characters?). We will want to make this character more ROUND. Rounded-out. Well-rounded. You get the idea. Imagine that your character, who even YOU don't know very well, is standing alone, center stage, and about to reveal something to you. What is your character

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There's a whole lot to read here. Take your time. O.K.: You’re hunkering down with your computer/pen and notepad, steaming cuppa joe/tea/something yummy at your side. Your home/coffee shop/office is quiet/loud enough to concentrate, there’s plenty of light to see by, your seat is comfy, and you’re set to write. Now what? What’s the STORY?? Neil LaBute’s recent off-Broadway hit, “Fat Pig,” is

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Seeking Submissions Independent Submarine Productions of Cambridge MA is seeking submissions for our festival of original solo performances entitled ONE by ONE (1 X 1). Independent Submarine is dedicated to presenting offbeat, original, and little-seen works for a general audience. We are especially fond of black comedy and tragic-comedy, drawing from the off-off-Broadway tradition. Previous

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It's important to know who you're writing about before or as you're writing. Use this guide to help you round out ("flesh out") your characters. Character’s Name: Importance in the Play: Gender Age Place and Year of Birth Body Type? Gait? _________________ General appearance (clothing, style) Accent? Body Language? Gestures? Safe place Special possessions Likes? Dislikes?

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C H A L L E N G E # 2: Last week, you wrote a dialogue involving conflict. Now, we’re going to flesh it out into a full scene. Did one or both of your characters get what s/he wanted? Good. Fine. Whether either of them did or not, I’d like you to now introduce the big WHAT IF? (The big WHAT IF is what all good plays hinge on: I’ll elaborate on this in class.) Introduce an unexpected

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Writer's Opps----------------Contact: Susan Lyles, Artistic Director, Producer And Toto too Theatre Company 720-280-7058 And Toto too Theatre Company is now accepting submissions from women playwrights for the 2005-2006 season. Requirements-any genre except children¹s plays and musicals, 6 characters and under, cannot have been produced in Colorado, or had more than 5 different productions

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