Essential’s flagship community playwriting course!
Participants learn about the elements of playwriting by studying examples, hearing from professional playwrights from within their own community, and sharing writing exercises of their own.
Classes are 90 minutes long and meet weekly.
Upcoming:
Introduction to Playwriting (June 2024)
About this event: An introduction to the art and form of playwriting!
Participants will learn about the
On January 5-6, 2024, Essential Theatre launched a new 24 Hour Play Festival at Core Dance in downtown Decatur (here’s the press release). A variation on past Atlanta 24 hour play festival formats, the Southern Fried Bake-Off is an exhilarating 24 hours where participants write, rehearse, and perform brand new plays based on a Bake-Off theme and a list of “ingredients.”
“We want to come together and create new work just for the fun of it,” shares Bake-Off co-creator Emily McClain, “and the Bake Off model allows for maximum creative challenge in a short time frame like a 24 hour plays festival.”
Our first Bake-Off was so much fun,
Level up with this playwriting intensive!
Bootcamp participants create a 10 minute play over the course of four weeks. The class concludes with a public showcase performed by professional actors as part of our annual Play Festival!
Bootcamp cohort meets weekly for 90 minutes.
Why 10 Minute Plays?
“Writing a 10 Minute Play is a valuable skill for writers at any level because the discipline to tell a complete story in only 9 or 10 pages of dialogue forces us to really focus on the heart of the conflict and making the core relationships clear and strong.
Middle school and high school theater teachers! Join Essential Theatre for a free, fun night of conversation and connection as we take a look at some of our favorite plays for high school audiences/students.
“So often when you’re a middle school or high school theater teacher, you’re a team of one for your whole school. The Play Buffet is a chance for theater teachers to connect with other teachers doing the same work and facing the same challenges and rewards.”
-Elisabeth Cooper, Play Buffet coordinator and Essential Theatre Education Associate
Join Essential Theatre’s Education Associates for a curated look at 4 or 5 plays of interest to high school audiences and student performers,
A six-week introduction to the art and form of playwriting, following the Georgia Standards of Excellence for Dramatic Arts/Theatre for grades 9-12.
Bring a group to the Festival and have your own customized Essential experience!
Discounts are automatically applied through Tix.com to all reservations for parties of 10 or more, but we also offer special rates and customization opportunities for whole- or half-house reservations.
Bring a school group: class, club or home school group.
Bring a community group: seniors, church groups, meetup groups
Host a special event for your employees or volunteers as a thank-you
Buy out the house and resell tickets as a fundraiser for your club, cause or team
Lots of customizations are available!
