Cooper Street Workshop: Introduction to Playwriting

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

This workshop is an opportunity for writers of other disciplines to experience writing for theater. Students will practice skills for writing engaging dialogue and discovering distinctive character voices, and experiment with writing theatrical gestures and stage directions to create theatrical moments when words fail. We'll also discuss examples of contemporary playwriting on the page and compare them to actor/director interpretations of the work in performance. Finally, we'll read each other’s work aloud in class and offer supportive feedback.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Cas Koenig (they/them) is a multidisciplinary theater artist based in Philadelphia. They hold an MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Repertory Company. Their play DYKER BYKES was a finalist for the 2023 Bay Area Playwright’s Festival, and has received developmental workshops in Boston, MA and Providence, RI. As an actor, they have contributed to new play processes at Soho Rep, Clubbed Thumb, ArsNova, and other theaters.

This is an in-person workshop held at the Rutgers-Camden Writers House.

Host or Publisher The Writers House at Rutgers University-Camden