Lee-Jones’s play is revolutionary in form and content, telling a story that layers a complex commentary about race and racism with an intensely personal dialogue, wrapped in a script that employs internet idioms like memes, emojis, and twitter threads in its dialogue. We’ll see if we can take a cue from this incredible writer and break open the very concept of a script.
In my monthly playwriting seminar, we take a look at a different contemporary play each four-week session, discussing its craft and using it as inspiration for a number of writing exercises. At the end of each month, we workshop a short selection of material from each playwright. We hold the seminar virtually (I will provide a zoom link) on Saturdays, 1-3pm Eastern Time. The final, workshop session may run until 3:30pm and is recorded for students’ personal use.
Maximum enrollment is 10, and students in the prior session get first refusal for their spot. Minimum enrollment to run the session is 4.
Tuition for one session is $175. For $450 you can get credit for three sessions (they do not need to be contiguous) - Note: I have not yet scheduled my seminars for 2024, but I plan to continue running them.