Playwriting Classes with Jack

Jen Silverman's The Moors is, in their own words, "structurally subversive." It plays with genre and style, but—also in Jen's words—it "is a story about intimacy and the terrible struggle to be seen, to be known, to know yourself." In the contemporary world, where loneliness is an epidemic, maybe a play like this can heal us.

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, 10am-12pm Pacific Time/1-3pm Eastern Time. The final, workshop session may run an additional half-hour 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.