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18 Best Playwriting Creative Writing Classes in 2023

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This directory of creative writing courses will help you find the right class for you. Simply filter by genre, price, and location to find the writing class that best fits your needs.

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COMPLETE Creative Writing - All Genres - THE FULL COURSE!

Udemy

This engaging and interactive creative writing course is designed to spark your enthusiasm for crafting your own works in fiction, poetry, drama, and creative non-fiction. You'll learn various writing techniques, literary devices, and specialized skills to help develop and refine your unique writer's voice.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Beginner

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $29.00

Start date: Open all year round

Website: https://www.udemy.com/course/the-complete-creative-writer...

Bringing Characters to Life

Writing NSW

In this workshop with author Kirsten Tranter, we will discover ways to fully imagine your characters and bring them to life through dialogue, action and interaction with other characters and their environments. Characters do not need to be “likeable” in order to engage a reader’s attention, but they must be complex and convincing enough to make their conflicts matter to us.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Sydney

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Beginner

Class size: 20

Price: $210.00

Start date: November, 2023

Website: https://writingnsw.org.au/whats-on/courses/

Workshop: Character Development & Progression

Lit Diaries

Join us for a transformative experience that will empower you to breathe life into your characters and take your readers on an unforgettable journey. This is the workshop you’ve been waiting for to unleash your storytelling potential. Crafting Compelling Characters and Mastering Story Progression is the key. Secure your spot now and let the writing adventure begin!

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Atlanta

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Beginner

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $5.00

Start date: November, 2023

Website: https://ourlitdiaries.com/event/

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The Hero and Heroine's Journey Workshop

Writing Well

Attention all aspiring and established writers! Join us for an all-day immersive creative writing course that will awaken your imagination and help you create, plot and structure compelling stories.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Manchester

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Beginner

Class size: Unlimited

Price: £120.00

Start date: November, 2023

Website: https://writing-well.org/

Intro to Playwriting

GrubStreet

This 3-hour seminar will use group discussion and writing exercises to uncover everything there is to know about writing stage plays: from building character to experimenting with the limits of the stage itself. Writers of all levels are encouraged to join. This course was designed so that both emerging and established voices can learn something new!

Prerequisites: For writers age 13 - 18 ONLY.

Location: Boston

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Any

Class size: 25

Price: $75.00

Start date: December, 2023

Website: https://grubstreet.org/findaclass/class/intro-to-playwrit...

Developing a Solo Show

Play Penn

This hands-on class is designed to ready scripts for production by taking a close look at effective writing.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Beginner

Class size: Limited

Price: $360.00

Start date: October, 2023

Website: https://www.playpenn.org/developing-solo-show/

Challenges of Dialogue

PW Center

Dialogue goes beyond a conversation between characters. It is an essential way to strengthen character development, keep the plot moving forward, and establish the world of the play. Through writing assignments and in-class discussions, students will have the opportunity to sharpen their skills in dialogue to engage their audience in a more meaningful way.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Any

Class size: Limited

Price: $200.00

Start date: November, 2023

Website: https://pwcenter.org/event/challenges-dialogue

Fundamentals of Playwriting

Primary Stages

If you're just stepping into the world of playwriting, welcome! In this 5-week class, you will build a toolbox of the fundamentals, so your first play (and each play you write after that!) can be built on a strong foundation. The goal is to get a comprehensive overview of the possibilities within playwriting.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Beginner

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $460.00

Start date: November, 2023

Website: https://primarystages.org/espa/writing/online-fundamental...

Ethics and Fundamentals of Playwriting

Play Penn

Ethics and Fundamentals of Playwriting provides an introduction or refresher for those serious about beginning or improving their scriptwriting skills, with added conversations built-in that help each playwright answer the questions, ‘Why am I doing this? What impact am I trying to make?’

Prerequisites: A strong creative writing background is preferred.

Location: Online

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Intermediate

Class size: Limited

Price: $320.00

Start date: October, 2023

Website: https://www.playpenn.org/ethics-and-fundamentals/#

Television Writing

Primary Stages

Writing for television has the potential to be not only artistically satisfying, but lucrative as well—just ask Aaron Sorkin from "The Newsroom." This class is your opportunity to learn the structure and language of television writing so you can work to join the ranks of these distinguished playwrights-turned-television writers.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Beginner

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $460.00

Start date: October, 2023

Website: https://primarystages.org/espa/writing/television-writing

Creating Novel Characters

The Writer's Center

When writing a novel, we must know our primary characters inside and out. We need to understand their desires, motivations, and frustrations, their histories and their futures. This workshop will focus on the development of authentic characters.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Washington

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Any

Class size: Limited

Price: $215.00

Start date: October, 2023

Website: https://writer.org/event/fa23fic23i/

Introduction to Playwriting

Script University

Whether you’ve never written anything before, you’re experienced in another kind of writing, or you’re a playwright looking to sharpen your skills, “Introduction to Playwriting” offers clear, step-by-step guidance in the basics: character, conflict, and structure, setting, dialogue, and formatting.

Prerequisites: No prerequisites

Location: Online

Categories: Playwriting

Level: Any

Class size: Unlimited

Price: $149.00

Start date: October, 2023

Website: https://www.screenwritersuniversity.com/courses/introduct...

How to choose a playwriting writing class

Looking to build your writing skillset, learn more about your genre, or finally finish that play you’ve been working on? You’re in the right place. That’s why we built this directory of the best creative writing courses.

However, creative writing classes aren’t one size fit all. If you’re planning to join a playwriting creative writing class in particular, you’ll want to make sure that it matches what you’re seeking to learn about playwriting.

So make sure to consider the following questions when you’re researching playwriting writing courses:

Who is the instructor? How many years of experience do they have in playwriting?
Is there something in particular you’d like to learn about playwriting? Does this course include it?
How long is the course, and where is it taught?
How much does the playwriting writing course cost? Does it fit into your budget?