Breaking into Playwriting

A two-day workhop to break into playwriting: 

• "Draft One"   Thursday, March 5
  Absolute basics (formatting, introduction to the medium, examples, beginner playwriting exercises).
  Participants receive a digital copy of the presentation
  This is the "how to hold a paintbrush" of playwriting.

• "Draft Two"   Thursday, March 19
  Still very beginner level, but challenges the budding playwrights to begin fleshing out things like character, setting, and story arc, & consider the impact of their writing choices.
  Participants receive a digital copy of the presentation
  This is the "how to paint your first painting" of playwriting.

Instructor: Katherine Orsten

Katherine Orsten is award-winning playwright, director, and performer, who grew up in Sylvan Lake, studied theatre in Red Deer and Toronto, and now practices throughout the Central Alberta region.

Their education focused on the creation of new theatre "from scratch, with ingredients you probably have around the house". Their favorite projects are plays that are written locally, cast locally, and performed locally. They are passionate about supporting early-career and community-based playwrights.

Selected teaching and creative credits include: Playwright for the Sylvan Lake Theatre Trail; Instructor and Program Lead for the Breaking Ground Playwriting Intensive (Red Deer Players); Instructor and Dramaturg for Write It! Early Playwrights’ Circle (Sylvan Lake Theatre); and upcoming Instructor for Act Up! (devised theatre) and Dramaturg/Director for Sylvan Lake Theatre’s 10-Minute Play Festival.