Introduction to Playwriting

Writers

Introduction to Playwriting

Learn the basics of playwriting, including formatting, structure, character development, and plot.

Member

$81.00 (any noted materials fee included)

Guest

$101.00 (any noted materials fee included)

Tuition Assistance and Other Policies

Meeting Times
  1. Sun, 11/9/2025 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Sun, 11/9/2025

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Type:
Class, No Prerequisite

Location:
Writers' Studio

Interests:
Writing Workshop and Critique

About

Create the beginning of a scene and the tools to continue on your own after learning formatting, structure, character development and plot. This workshop will be a combination of lessons, open discussions, writing prompts, and group exercises.

Details

  • Skill level: All levels.
  • Bring something for taking notes (notebook and pen, or a laptop).

Class Policies

Ages 14 and up are welcome.

BARN Policies

Instructors or Guides

Miriam Tobin

Miriam BC Tobin (she|her) is a Seattle-based playwright, theatre artist, educator, and arts leader. She has performed on stages across the US and Europe and has taught drama to youth in Seattle, NYC, Denver, and on a farm in the Czech Republic. Honors include a Hedgebrook residency, PEN Writing Scholarship, and London Dramatic Academy Fellowship. Recent performances and readings of her plays have been with Drunken Owl Theatre, Edmonds Driftwood Players, and The Shattered Glass Project. Miriam’s poetry, fiction, and dramatic writing have been published in The Pitkin Review, Five Minute Lit, and Smith & Kraus, and she is also the Lead Drama Editor with The Clockhouse. Miriam also runs SCRiB LAB, a playwriting organization aimed at community and education. www.mirbct.com

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