PlayPenn invites the most exciting and successful theatrical voices to share their talent and craft directly with you in an intimate class setting, offering both in-person and online playwriting classes.
Winter/Spring Classes Coming Soon!
Class offerings range from one day master classes to multi-day courses for theater artists, writers and enthusiasts of all experience levels. Both online and in-person classes available to fit every schedule! Payment plans are also available. Contact us today to inquire about payment options.
Got Questions? Email our Education Department: classes@playpenn.org
New Education Scholarship Program
PlayPenn is offering need-based scholarships with the aim of removing barriers to participation for longtime theatre-lovers and emerging artists alike. Click here to apply!
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A Note from Director of Education, Julia Mauro Bumke
Sharing your play with the world is an incredible rush—but it’s also unarguably terrifying. After an often isolating writing process, your work is exposed for everyone to see. As a dramaturg who specializes in world premieres, I know just how vulnerable writers are in these moments, and I’m passionate about helping to navigate them.
Here at PlayPenn, we offer our students supportive opportunities to test out new work and hone their craft, providing them with a sense of camaraderie at all stages of their writing careers. Our PlayPenn classes encourage writers to bounce ideas off of one another, commiserate about industry challenges, and be inspired by the world-class writers and industry experts leading each course. We apply this same ethos to The Foundry, our intensive writers group for emerging Philadelphia playwrights; and to our public readings of our students’ works in progress throughout the year.
By taking a PlayPenn class, you become part of a welcoming community of experienced playwrights, avid playgoers, recent grads, and everyone in between. It’s an incredible group of artists, and I am honored to work in service of it. Please join us!
—Julia Mauro Bumke, Director of Education
Fall Classes
Playwriting II, with John Yearley (Philadelphia) -sold out!
Honing Your Creative Voice, with Amy E. Witting (Philadelphia) -class complete
Jump-Starting Your Playwriting Process, with Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters (Philadelphia)-class underway
The Art of Musical Collaboration, with Michael Hollinger (Philadelphia)-class complete
Writing From The Deep: Harnessing Personal Experience In Your Dramatic Writing, with Lisa Kenner Grissom (Online)-class underway
To View Available Classes and Register
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For questions or payment plan options, email: classes@playpenn.org