Shakespeare Theatre Company Development Site| PLAYWRITING FOR BEGINNERS - Shakespeare Theatre Company Development Site

Mondays, September 13 through October 18

In Person: 516 8^th Street SE, 3^rd Floor

Instructor: Jack Novak
Prior Experience: Not required.

Tell stories on stage without performing. Learn the basics of playwriting through exploring dramatic structure, creating compelling stories and characters, and discovering the vast potential of live theatre. In this class, students will create original work as well as have the opportunity to adapt and reinterpret existing material through fun weekly writing exercises.

Jack Novak, STC Teaching Artist
Years Teaching with STC: 4
Recent Plays: This Historic Night at Capital Fringe Festival, Transferal with Rorschach Theatre
Last Seen In: Dracula (We Happy Few), Blue (Imagination Stage), The Cherry Orchard (Faction of Fools), Washington Improv Theatre.
Why I Teach: “I learn so much in every class I teach, even if it’s curriculum I’ve taught before.”
Favorite Exercise We Do in Class: “We will write monologues in which a character seems to be speaking about one thing, while really speaking about something deeper, exploring how we can imbue seemingly neutral elements with active potential.”

HEALTH AND SAFETY for In Person Classes

All students must provide proof that they are fully vaccinated in order to attend in-person classes at Shakespeare Theatre Company. Students who need a reasonable accommodation for medical reasons or due to a sincerely held religious belief, and children under the age of 12, will require proof of a negative COVID-19 test (each week classes are held) in order to be allowed entrance.

Shakespeare Theatre Company accepts the following methods for proving vaccination, which must be presented along with a photo ID:

Physical vaccination card, or a photo of your vaccination card
CLEAR app Health Pass – https://www.clearme.com/support/healthpass
Digital vaccination cards through your home Health Department (check with your state/county’s Health Department if not listed below)
- D.C. Residents – https://dchealth.dc.gov/page/dc-myir
- Virginia Residents – https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/immunization/viis
- Maryland Residents – https://md.myir.net/rorl?next=/

Students who need a reasonable accommodation for medical reasons or due to a sincerely held religious belief, must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test, which must be presented along with a photo ID.

Students with one of the above accommodations who are required to provide a negative COVID-19 test result must have proof of a PCR test taken within 48 hours of the class start time or an antigen test taken the same day of the class. At home tests will not be accepted. Proof will be accepted in the following forms:

Physical negative test result
Email from a test provider
App verifying negative test

Children under 12 must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test (once weekly for classes held two days per week) and a parent or legal guardian to confirm their identity.

Masks are required for all in-person classes students, regardless of vaccination status. Masks must be worn at all times, except when actively eating or drinking in designated areas.

HEALTH AND SAFETY for In Person Classes

PLAYWRITING FOR BEGINNERS

Sep 13–Oct 18