PlayPenn invites the most exciting and successful theatrical voices to share their talent and craft directly with you in an intimate class setting. Currently all our courses are being presented online.
Summer Classes Are Here!
Class offerings range from weekend master classes to multi-day courses for theater artists, writers and enthusiasts of all experience levels. All classes are currently being offered online. Payment plans are also available. Contact us today to inquire about payment options.
Got Questions? Email our Education Department: classes@playpenn.org
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
Summer Classes
All courses will be offered online.
Magical Realism in Theatrical Writing with J. Julian Christopher
Writing the “Dramedy” with Quinn D. Eli
Playwright/Designer Collaboration Happy Hour, Week Two: Cat Miller and Zoë Hurwitz (Free!)
Contemporary Theater Script Club with L M Feldman
2020 Conference Deep Dive with Michele Volansky
TV Writing for Playwrights: An Introduction with John Yearley
To View Available Classes and Register
Visit the Class Registration Page
For questions or payment plan options, email: classes@playpenn.org