The One-Act Playwrighting Workshop
Sundays, 10am-12pm
March 8,15, 22, 29 April 12, 19, 26, May 3*
Write a complete one-act play that will be brought to life in a staged reading at the end of the course!
At The John Gilleece Theater
*All interested parties are welcome
Additional Details:
Lead By Playwright, Author & Professor Jonathan Kravetz
This workshop is open to all (novice to pro) ages 18+
Tuition: $100
There is a discounted rate for current RTC members.
Email for pricing.
For questions or to reserve your spot, Email info@rockawaytheatrecompany.org
Payment, cash or check made out to Rockaway Theatre Company, due at first session.
Participants should bring something to write on to each class like a notebook, pad, laptop, etc.
*The final class on May 3 will feature selections from each play read aloud by actors for constructive feedback.
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.