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 are here!
Class offerings range from one day master classes to multi-week 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.
Twice a year we offer students registered for our classes the opportunity to have a fully supported public reading of the work they create in our classes. You’ve missed the winter/spring 2018 deadline but we will continue this program in the fall!
PlayPenn will produce one winter/spring 2018 semester student’s play as a reading with a professional director, professional actors and a PlayPenn Dramaturg in Philadelphia, PA on May 14, 2018 at 7pm at the Bluver Theater at the Drake. The play may not have had a professional production. PlayPenn will cover the costs of the reading, but the student is responsible for their own housing and transportation. If you register for a class by the deadline then additional details will be emailed to you after January 14, along with a submission form. The deadline for registered students to submit plays for the May reading will be February 28.
Got Questions? Email our Education Department: classes@playpenn.org
A Note from Director of Education, Jacqueline Goldfinger
I love new plays. The audacity it takes to write a new work, the rigor it takes to develop it, and the bravery it takes to share it with the world are momentous tasks that thrive in strong communities. Over the past two years, we’ve expanded the PlayPenn Education program to include a broader range of classes to support the development of theater artists and enthusiasts both locally and nationally, brought The Foundry to life to support the development of emerging Philadelphia playwrights, and created new opportunities for the participants in education programming to share their work with the public.
Whether you are an experienced theater artist or a newbie, an enthusiast or a teaching artist, we hope that you will join our us to explore, create, succeed, grow, find joy, and lend your unique voice to our community.
– Jacqueline Goldfinger, Director of Education
Winter/Spring Classes
Writing and Revising 10-Minute Plays with Tammy Ryan (Philadelphia)
Turn Your Play Into A Screenplay with Chris Canaan (Philadelphia)
New Play Dramaturgy with Michele Volansky (Online) Only a few slots remaining!
Help! Fix My Play: Tips and Techniques to Bring Your Writing to Life with Robert Smythe (Philadelphia) Sold Out! / Registration Closed
Writing Great Dialogue with James Ijames (Philadelphia) Sold Out! / Registration Closed
Playwriting Try-It Workshop Session #1 with John Yearley (Online) Registration Closed
One-Person Show Intensive with Nilaja Sun (Philadelphia) Sold Out! / Registration Closed
Art For All: A Practical Guide to Living a Creative Life with Jacqueline Goldfinger and R. Eric Thomas Registration Closed
Seven Week Workshop with L Feldman (Philadelphia) Sold Out! / Registration Closed
Creating Compelling Characters with Lori Fischer (Online) Registration Closed
Playwriting Try-It Workshop Session #2 with John Yearley (Online) Registration Closed
To View Available Classes and Register
Visit the Class Registration Page
For questions or payment plan options, email: classes@playpenn.org