PAT is proud to announce our new, Free initiative:
Playwriting Classes
with Ahi Karunaharan
Proudly Asian Theatre and Agaram Productions are joining forces to provide two free writing courses for new and emerging Asian playwrights.
We welcome NZ 2020’s Arts Laureate and Award Winning writer Ahi Karunaharan as our tutor for both courses.
Split into two strands, Grassroots and the Emerging, each course consists of 8 classes and will be held online for 3 hours once a week commencing week of May 17th to week of June 14th this year.
The Grassroots Writing Course is an introduction to playwriting which explores foundations and fundementals; how to write, where to start, what is a story.
This course is open to people who are:
Interested in working on an idea
Interested in writing or story telling
Curious about starting a writing career
Segwaying from another creative strand
The Intermediate Writing Course is a masterclass for playwrights who aims to improve their craft. Exploring topics like advanced narrative structure, developing a writer’s discipline, decolonising theatre practice as a playwright and the hustle.
This course is open to people who:
Have an existing play or an idea they wish to develop
Require support developing a current work
Have been a part of our Fresh Off the Page programme as a writer
Have previous writing experience
These courses are pathways to PAT’s Fresh Off the Page and Fresh Development programmes and will leave you with both skill sets and networks to further your career.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Deadline: April 23, 2021
To apply, go to the following link: https://forms.gle/pgrkppZcp21Ny3xm9