Theatre Arts

Playwriting: Inspirations from Contemporary & 20th Century Irish Playwrights (Summer 2020)

A practical workshop to help you craft dynamic stories

Details

$150 general / $120 members
Date(s)

Jul 7, 2020 – Aug 11, 2020

6:00pm

Contact

info@irishartscenter.org


Location

Our summer 2020 term will be held online. 

This class will be conducted via Zoom, a widely used and free application that works well for online learning. Upon registration, you will receive a link and instructions for downloading the program. Laptop, desk computer, or tablet with video and audio ability is required.

Overview

Beto O’Byrne, Tuesdays, 6pm—7:30pm      
6 weekly sessions beginning July 7

Whether you’re interested in full-length plays, musicals, short plays, or other forms, all dramatic writing employs essential ideas and techniques to bring out the drama in any story. Through exercises both on the page and in the space, writer Beto O'Byrne will help you explore theatricality and the craft of dramatic writing. Students will walk away with a self-identified set of skills they can use to craft dynamic stories for the world to experience. For more about Beto's work, visit betoobyrne.com.


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Our Supporters

Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Dead Rabbit; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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