Fall & Winter Workshops
We're excited to announce TWO upcoming workshops at Rockaway Theatre Company! Whether you're looking to sharpen your dance skills or bring your stories to life on stage, there's something for every creative to explore.
💃 Choreography Intensive
Mondays, November 23 – December 21 | 7–9 PM
Explore five different dance styles with five RTC choreographers in this exciting, five-week workshop!
$150 for five weeks | Ages 18+
Basic dance experience suggested.
At The John Gilleece Theater
About the Workshop
Dance is an essential part of storytelling on stage, and this five-week intensive invites participants to explore movement through a variety of choreographic styles and techniques.
Each week, a different RTC choreographer will introduce a unique genre of dance, guiding participants through foundational techniques, combinations, and choreography. Students will have the opportunity to explore different styles, develop musicality, improve coordination, and strengthen their ability to express character and emotion through movement.
The workshop emphasizes learning, creativity, and collaboration in a supportive environment. Whether you're looking to sharpen your skills for future musical theatre productions, become a more versatile performer, or simply enjoy dancing with fellow theatre enthusiasts, this intensive offers an opportunity to challenge yourself and grow as a performer.
Basic dance experience is suggested. Participants must be 18 or older.
✍️ Playwriting Workshop
Sundays, November 22 – January 3 | 10 AM–12 PM
Join playwright, author, and professor Jonathan Kravetz for a hands-on workshop where you'll write your own one-act play, develop your storytelling skills, and see your work brought to life in a staged reading!
$200 for eight weeks
Participants should bring something to write on to each class like a notebook, pad, laptop, etc.
About the Workshop
This workshop will explore the essential techniques of dramatic storytelling—character development, dialogue, conflict, and structure—with an eye toward combining craft with intuition, that happy marriage of form and inspiration master storytellers make seamless. Students will develop their one-acts through weekly writing assignments, in-class exercises, and peer feedback sessions. The course culminates in staged readings of all completed plays, giving you the invaluable experience of hearing your work performed by actors. Students will be expected to bring in works-in-progress each week and to contribute thoughtfully to in-class discussions and workshops.
About Jonathan
Jonathan's plays have been produced in New York City, England, and Dallas. His play, ing Sing, was a semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference. His play, Insomnia, was a finalist for the Summer Scribes Series, for 12 Peers Theater, and was selected as a semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference. He teaches dramatic writing in New York City and drama at FIT, State University of New York.
Jonathan's novel, How We Were Before, was published by Running Wild Press in May 2024. His short story, “Conch," was the Fiction Category winner for the Fall 2017 issue of Cardinal Sins. His stories and plays have appeared in a variety of journals, including The Iris Literary Journal, The Rappahannock Review, The Furious Gazelle, The Opiate Magazine, Narrative Northeast, and others. His short story, "The David," was turned into a podcast by Welltoldtales.com. He has several other published short stories and has written a dozen science non-fiction books for children. Jonathan has edited and ghostwritten several essays and memoirs.
He is the founder and former Editor-in-Chief of DUCTS.org (1999–2019), a biannual literary webzine devoted to publishing engaging personal essays, memoirs, art, fiction, humor, and more. Jonathan is also the founder of the monthly reading series, Trumpet Fiction, which is held on the second Saturday of every month at KGB Bar in the East Village. Jonathan holds a Master's in Cinema Studies from NYU and an MFA from Queens College, where he was a Louis Armstrong resident. He teaches fiction and dramatic writing in New York City and drama at FIT, State University of New York.
All RTC Education Programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
Additional Details:
Special discounted rates are available for RTC members for both workshops!
For questions or to reserve your spot, Email rockawaytheatre@verizon.net
Payment, cash or check made out to Rockaway Theatre Company, due at first session.