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Workshops are offered throughout the year. Check the current workshop schedule for the dates and fee of the next workshop at your writing level. It's easy to enroll. And optional tuition payment plans are available if you prefer to pay in installments.
CURRENT WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
During 2008, Will continues to offer a number of weekend intensives for playwrights and screenwriters as well as individual script consultations by appointment.
Coming up next is the Spring Series of Story Weekend which will offer new writing exercises, continued opportunities to have your work-in-progress read by actors and discussed by the group, and staged reading opportunities to help you develop new material for your play or screenplay.
To request space in any workshop and receive enrollment details, just email us now or call Will at 415-609-8670.
| STORY WEEKEND: SPRING SERIES, 2008 |
| Weekend Options |
When |
Where in SF |
Tuition Options* |
APRIL
26-27
MAY 31-
JUNE 1
JUNE
28-29
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Saturday
10 AM-5 PM
Sunday
1 - 5 PM
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Phoenix Theatre Annex
414 Mason, 4th Floor
Near Geary Street
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Quarterly Package: $440 - savings of $70 off the per-weekend cost - if you sign up in advance for all three weekends
Any One Weekend: $170
Any Two Weekends: $340
Weekend Pass: $60 per weekend - lets you audit any or all workshop activities
|
Click here to enroll now
* You can guarantee enrollment with a deposit: $75 for returning workshop members and $170 for new members. Payment plans are available if you wish to extend the remaining payment beyond the first session
STORY WEEKEND: SPRING SERIES
APRIL 26-27, MAY 31-JUNE 1, and/or JUNE 28-29
To help you develop your play or screenplay, this monthly series of intensive weekend workshops offers a blend of creative and analytical activities, including in-depth guided writing exercises, actor readings and group discussions of your scene work, and the opportunity to participate in our New Writers/New Works staged reading series.
The workshop is designed for experienced writers who are currently working on a script project and want guidance, feedback, and support. Beginners and other observers can participate by purchasing a weekend pass that lets them follow along during writing exercises, and audit scene readings and critiques.
You can sign up for one, two, or all three weekends. Or purchase a Weekend Pass that lets you observe workshop activities. The weekend includes:
| SATURDAY |
| 10 AM - 1 PM |
Scene Writing. Step-by-step guided writing exercises to spark new discoveries about your characters and story. Arrive with a rough idea of what might happen next in your script and leave with a completed scene. |
| 1 - 2 PM |
Lunch break |
| 2 - 5 PM |
Scene Reading and Analysis. Actor readings and group critique of a scene that you wrote before this weekend and want to evaluate. |
| SUNDAY |
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| 1 - 2 PM |
Story Development. Global writing exercises to help you analyze and clarify the "big picture" of your story. |
| 2 - 5 PM |
Scene Reading and Analysis. Actor readings and group critique of either a second scene that you wrote before this weekend or the new one from the Saturday session |
Location in San Francisco: Phoenix Theatre Annex, 414 Mason Street (near Geary), Fourth Floor. Maximum enrollment: 12 writers.
Tuition for the full series of three: $440 - savings of $70 off the per-weekend cost. Payment plans are available if you wish to extend payment beyond the first session. Tuition for any one weekend: $170. Weekend pass for observers: $60. Note: Returning workshop members can enroll with a $75 deposit. The minimum deposit for new applicants is $170.
HOW TO ENROLL
To request space in any workshop and receive enrollment details, just email us now or call Will at 415-609-8670
TUITION PAYMENT PLANS
Your deposit is part of your tuition payment. The remaining balance is due - in full - by the beginning of your first workshop session. If you wish to extend payment over time, tuition payment plans are available.
Following is a sample plan for a new applicant who pre-enrolled in the Story Weekend Quarterly Package with a $170 deposit.
| Sample Story Weekend Payment Options |
| |
Standard
Payment |
Deposit + 2
Installments |
Deposit + 3
Installments |
| Deposit |
$ 170 |
$ 170 |
$ 170 |
| Due First Weekend |
$ 270 |
$ 150 |
$ 110 |
| Due Second Weekend |
|
$ 125 |
$ 90 |
| Due Third Weekend |
|
|
$ 80 |
| Total Payment |
$ 440 |
$ 445* |
$ 450** |
* Includes a $5.00 Service Fee for extended payment
** Includes a $10.00 Service Fee for extended payment
BE AN OBSERVER
If you are beginning writer or just wish to observe without presenting work, you can purchase a Weekend Pass that lets you observe Story Weekend activities.
You can learn a lot by following along during writing exercises, observing scene readings, and listening to group critiques. It's also a chance to meet Bay Area writers, actors, and directors who approach script development from a professional perspective.
The cost of the Weekend Pass is $60. To purchase a Weekend Pass for the Story Weekend of your choice, email us or call 415-609-8670
FUTURE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
Check back regularly for schedule updates. New workshops and events may include: Story Basics -- for beginners and experienced writers who want to review basic principles of dramatic storytelling -- Master Class -- for playwrights and screenwriters who have a completed script in need of editing -- and future presentations in our New Writers/New Works staged reading showcase series.
Click here to enroll now
* Returning workshop members can enroll with a $75 deposit. New applicants pay in full.
| STORY WEEKEND: FALL SERIES, 2008 |
| Weekend Options |
When |
Where in SF |
Tuition Options* |
OCTOBER
18-19
NOVEMBER
15-16
DECEMBER
13-14
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Saturday
10 AM-5 PM
Sunday
1 - 5 PM
|
Phoenix Theatre Annex
414 Mason, 4th Floor
Near Geary Street
|
Quarterly Package: $440 - savings of $70 off the per-weekend cost - if you sign up in advance for all three weekends
Any One Weekend: $170
Any Two Weekends: $340
Weekend Pass: $60 per weekend - lets you audit any or all workshop activities
|
Click here to enroll now
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