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ACT is dedicated to the pursuit of new art, new thought, and a higher degree of artistic excellence. ACT's adult education programs are taught by professional artists who give participants the freedom to develop their creative voices in a supportive, invigorating, and challenging setting.

"I simply wanted to take a moment to mention how much I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED YOUR CLASS THESE PAST WEEKS; unfortunately ­ after  graduate school workshops, and teaching undergraduate workshops myself ­ I found myself a bit disillusioned by the process on the whole, but the class structure that you utilized was, without question, ONE OF THE BEST THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED, and I am confident that my work has improved through each session."

- Stacy D. Flood, 2011 ACT Intermediate Playwriting Student

APP INTERMEDIATE PLAYWRITING

So you’ve got a brilliant idea for your play, a stunning opening scene, and you’ve got this astonishing ending that will make everybody in the audience cry.  Maybe you’ve got a couple scattered scenes in the middle, but what happens there might still be a little, well, mushy.  The middle of your play can often be the most difficult.  It’s the lengthiest part of your work, and where the most dramatic action needs to happen.  It’s easy to lose momentum, or lose track of how to get to your ending.  The exercises provided in this class will be focused on firming up that squishy middle—like literary Pilates for the core of your play.  

The primary focus of the class will be advancing your current project through sharing and discussion of scenes of your own choosing.  In addition, through selected readings and focused writing exercises, we’ll explore how to use givens, what if’s, reveals, and theatrical explosions in the middle of your play, to propel it through the middle and towards that astonishing conclusion. This intermediate class is the perfect opportunity to make headway on that play in progress, or jump into writing your next one. 

Class Dates:  Sundays, March 4 - April 15, 2012,10:00 AM – 12:00 p.m.
or Mondays, March 5 - April 16, 2012 7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m
Showcase of student work performed by professional actors April 20, 2012

APP INTRO TO PLAYWRITING

If you have ever wanted to learn the art of playwriting and have the support to grow your ideas, here is your chance!  Intro to Playwriting is for beginners or any playwright who wants to revisit the basics. This fun interactive course will explore character development, dialogue, conflict in action and more. Every participant will write scenes under the guidance of local playwrights and YPP teaching artists, Kristina Sutherland and Emily Conbere. The class will conclude with a showcase student work; professional actors will read from selected scenes at a public event at ACT! 

Class Dates:  Sundays, March 4 - April 15 2012,12:45 p.m – 2:45 p.m.
Showcase of student work performed by professional actors April 20, 2012.                                                            

All classes and showcases are held at ACT, 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101