BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Playwrights' Center - ECPv6.17.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Playwrights' Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pwcenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Playwrights' Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20270314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20271107T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20280312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20281105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270315T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270315T200000 DTSTAMP:20260901T190332Z CREATED:20260901T190330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T190332Z UID:40193-1805133600-1805140800@pwcenter.org SUMMARY:ONLINE SEMINAR: Making Sense of Endings DESCRIPTION:SEMINAR DESCRIPTION \nIf there is one thing that most plays have in common\, it is that they are too long. Oftentimes we finish saying what we mean to say\, and then like momentum\, we just…keep going\, all in the name of an ending. Endings are tricky things in theater – in dramatic action they are rarely the climax\, nor can they be without heft. Oftentimes our attempt is to write ourselves out of a show but that usually ends up with overexplanation in the form of deliberative monologues. Everyone is guilty of this\, including some of the most celebrated playwrights (who hasn’t cut copiously from the Act 5 of a Shakespeare play?). At the same time\, there isn’t that much to theorize – Aristotle has precious little to say\, Backwards and Forwards starts us at the ending\, which is almost like cheating – after all\, knowing how the play ends is one thing\, knowing how to end the play is quite another\, and knowing when to end the play is perhaps the hardest thing.\n \nIn this seminar\, we will ponder\, criticize\, and polemicize the ending. We will do this by looking at a number of examples from our dramatic canon – both modern and classic\, and put ourselves in the shoes of both playwright and audience. We will soon find that when a playwright believes the play is resolved does not always necessarily match when an audience believes the play is resolved. We will end the seminar by trying to ‘end’ a short play of our own and seeing just how tricky and varied it can be. \n \n This is a seminar for playwrights who have written shows\, are writing shows\, or hope to one day finish a show – it is open to all levels of experience provided they are familiar with the basics of play mechanics and have seen a few works of theater (and have opinions about them). \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$10 discount for Tier 1 Members.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Registration nowOpen\n \n \n \n \n \n Type\n Seminar \n \n \n Dates\n Monday\, March 15 from 6 – 8:00pm CT\n \n \n Venue\n Online via Zoom\, check out this quick video on the process. \n \n \n Cost\n \n $30 – ($20 for Tier 1 members)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Contact\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Recordings\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Captioning\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n Scholarship\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Accessibility\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Recordings\n Please note: Recordings are not available for missed class sessions. \n \n \n Captioning\n For all seminar or class sessions\, we enable Zoom’s auto-generated captioning. However\, live captioning can be requested (with 2-weeks’ notice) via the accessibility form. \n \n \n Contact\n If you have any questions\, email the education team at education@pwcenter.org \n \n \n Scholarship\n If the cost of this session is a financial barrier to you and you would like a personalized payment plan\, please contact our Director of Professional Resources and Education Hannah Joyce at hannahj@pwcenter.org.\n\nTier 1 members get a $50 discount. Become a member today for $15/month with no annual commitment. \n \n \n Accessibility\n We want you to feel supported and set up for success. Whether you’re currently enrolled or thinking about joining one of our educational programs\, we’d love to hear from you!\nLet us know if your needs are being met—or if there’s anything we can do to better support you in the classroom\, whether virtual or in person—by filling out the form below:\nSubmit Your Accessibility Needs Here\nIf you need any extra help or have questions\, please feel free to reach out to our Director of Professional Resources and Education at hannahj@pwcenter.org.\nWe’re here for you! URL:https://pwcenter.org/event/online-seminar-making-sense-of-endings/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://pwcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FY27Sem_Endings_Mesri-scaled.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR