Do you have a new idea or radical adaptation that you’re dreaming of exploring? We are stoked to be welcoming Marie Beath to The Playground as we host Building Blocks of Playwriting to make those dreams come true.
Here at Shakespeare in the Ruff, developing radical reimaginings of Shakespeare is what we do best. We hear you when you ask for more playwriting and development classes! THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! While Ruff’s work leaps off from Shakespeare, this course focuses on playwriting in general. No need to be working or dreaming of an adaptation in order to participate.
“As a choreographer leaning into more narrative works, participating in The Building Blocks of Playwriting with Marie Beath was instrumental in the development of Richard Three, my first full-length script-based work which Ruff produced in the summer of 2023. Since then, Marie Beath has continued to be an inspirational force in my career and I am an active participant in her Draft Lab program seeking ongoing mentorship from her brilliant brain. Marie Beath creates an environment for taking chances within an intimate group setting, offers insightful feedback on the craft of writing informed by her vast experience, and cultivates tools for a healthy writing practise. It is an honour for me and Ruff to be hosting this iteration of TBBP and I hope that you jump into this beautiful program.”
Patricia Allison – Shakespeare in the Ruff Leadership Collective
Ideal for:
- Emerging and Developing playwrights
- Actors and theater practitioners itching to explore playwriting
- Artists from other literary or narrative disciplines who would like to play in a new form
- Learners 21+
You will:
- Write and share writing through exercises that delve into different elements of playwriting
- Read and engage with existing plays and theater related works
- Generate material to create or expand new work
- Learn foundations on how to start and finish a first draft
SPACE IS LIMITED
CLASS SIZE IS SMALL TO ALLOW FOR CONVERSATION,
FEEDBACK, AND AMPLE ATTENTION TO EACH PARTICIPANT
Cost:
**NEW SCHEDULE
$400 CAD Early Bird (Register before October 1st)
$450 CAD Oct 1st onward
Time:
**UPDATED NEW SESSION! Wednesdays
October 9, 2024 to Wed November 13th, 2024 from 5:30 to 8pm
530pm – 8pm EST
Zoom
A waitlist has been started for this session. We need 4 more folks to register in order to make it!
To apply:
Email info@shakespeareintheruff.com and tell us a little about yourself (can be super brief we just want to make sure that you’re prepared for this level of program)
Any other questions, cares, or concerns?
Email Patricia at patricia@shakespeareintheruff.com
More About Marie Beath
Marie Beath [pronounced Maribeth] is an award-winning Filipino-Canadian Playwright, writer, and theatre maker. Her work has been presented across Canada and internationally. She is best known for her plays Prairie Nurse and The Waltz . They are part of The Prairie Trilogy, a multi-generational triptych of plays spanning fifty-years, set in rural Saskatchewan. The third play, The Cottage Guest, is in development. She was the 2024 Senior-Playwright-in-Residence and is a two-time alumnus of The Playwrights Lab at The Banff Centre For Arts and Creativity. She was also part of the 2024 Slaight Theatre Creator Residency at The Banff Centre, and the 2023 Stratford Festival’s Foerster Bernstein New Play Development Program Retreat. Marie Beath has developed work in the playwright units of Cahoots Theatre Company, Tarragon Theatre, Soulpepper Playwrights Circle and The Factory Theatre. She was the Playwright-in-Residence at fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company, Project:Humanity and The Blyth Festival. She has been commissioned by Prairie Theatre Exchange, The Blyth Festival, Young People’s Theatre and The Stratford Festival. She is published by Playwrights’ Canada Press and Scirocco Drama. mariebeath.com