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United States
Wednesday 8 April 2020

A Playwrighting Class

with playwright Lauren Gunderson

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Wednesday 8 April 2020

Playwright Lauren Gunderson presented a free playwrighting class livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 12 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 2 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 3 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).

Playwriting Class 4!

We'll talk about:
Artist as Witness
Comedy
Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA)
Audioplays
"Should I be the one Writing This Play?"
Emotional Outlines / Ups and Downs
Business of Playwriting
And a RANT about folx ragging on streaming theatre

Plus some announcements about upcoming classes and our new book club series!

About HowlRound TV

HowlRound TV is a global, commons-based peer produced, open access livestreaming and video archive project stewarded by the nonprofit HowlRound. HowlRound TV is a free and shared resource for live conversations and performances relevant to the world's performing arts and cultural fields. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and to develop our knowledge commons collectively. Participate in a community of peer organizations revolutionizing the flow of information, knowledge, and access in our field by becoming a producer and co-producing with us. Learn more by going to our participate page. For any other queries, email [email protected], or call Vijay Mathew at +1 917.686.3185 Signal/WhatsApp. View the video archive of past events.

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