Class Type: Playwriting Craft & Genre                         Class Level: All Experience Levels Welcome

When: Monday, July 18th 7:00pm - 8:30pm CT 

(5:00pm PT, 6:00pm MT, 8:00pm ET)

Where: Online via Zoom, check out this quick video on the process.

Structure: Lecture/presentation, Discussion, Writing prompts, Exercises, In-class videos

Questions: Email Alayna, Membership Programs Manager at alaynab@pwcenter.org

Captioning: For all sessions, we enable Zoom's auto-generated captioning. However, live captioning can be requested (with 2-weeks' notice) via the Membership Programs Participation Form shared in the detailed confirmation email.

Recordings: We record all of our sessions for INTERNAL USE ONLY. We do not share recordings with participants whether they've attended or missed the session. If you cannot attend a portion of the seminar, we have a Teaching Assistant and PWC facilitator taking in-depth notes. These written notes will be shared with all participants at the end of each session.

Participants must register to join this class, Sign Up at the bottom of the page.

“It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another.” 

             —Mary Shelley

CLASS DESCRIPTION

This short seminar will give just a taste of the larger Genre Writing class I will be teaching next fall in the PWC University Course Program. In this seminar, we will be focusing on the Horror genre and, more specifically, exploring the concept of the monster within a horror narrative. Not only will we delve into the various components that potentially make a successful monster, but we will be conducting writing exercises, which will help you create your own monster.

This Is the Class for You if You:

• Are interested in implementing aspects of horror into their writing
• Are interested in creating monsters
• Are interested in how genre fits into the American Theatre

What to Expect:

• Group discussions (including via the chat)
• Video Clips
• Writing Prompt with limited volunteer sharing and feedback

Important Things to Note:

• This fall semester, Marvin González De León will be teaching Expanding Theatrical Possibilities Through Genre Writing (PWC 310) through the Playwrights' Center's University Course Program. If you have an interest in taking this semester-length class, contact the Director of University Programs and Partnerships, Zoë Rodine.
• When you sign up, you will receive an auto-confirmation email. The next business day you will receive a detailed confirmation email with important information about the seminar including (1) Membership Programs Participation Form (2) The Zoom link (3) Pre-assignments from the instructor and (4) Information about the PWC Membership and Education Team. If you have not received this email by the next business day, please check your spam folder or reach out to Alayna and she will make sure you have the information you need for the seminar or class.
• All participants must complete and submit a Membership Programs Participation Form for each seminar or class they want to attend. A link to this form is included in the detailed confirmation email.

NOTE FROM MARVIN

We'll be delving into the backbone of the Horror genre, which I hope will encourage you to think about how you can create relevant horror narratives for the American Theatre.

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Marvin González De León is a first-generation Mexican-American who writes plays that incorporate a myriad of genres—from sci fi to horror—anchored in the traditions of Latin American literature. His work has been produced and developed at Teatro Bravo, Arizona State University, Texas State University, Teatro del Pueblo, Round House Theatre, Page 73 Productions, The Playwrights Realm, and the Playwrights’ Center. He is the recipient of the 2022 Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship. He is also a Core Writer at the Playwrights’ Center, where he was previously awarded the Jerome Fellowship, the McKnight Fellowship in Playwriting, and the Many Voices Fellowship. He was a member of the 2020/2021 Interstate 73 Writers Group at Page 73 Productions and was a 2020-2021 Virtual Realm Mentee with The Playwrights Realm. His plays include “Pan Genesis” (2019 Playwrights’ Center PlayLabs; Semi-Finalist Page 73 Fellowship), “Pa’ Fuera Pa’ Fuera Pa’ Fuera” (Finalist Page 73 Fellowship; Finalist Playwrights Realm Fellowship), and “Madre de Dios” (2022 National Capital New Play Festival, 2020 Page 73 Virtual Residency). González De León received his MFA in Dramatic Writing in 2017 at Arizona State University. He currently teaches playwriting at the Playwrights' Center in partnership with Augsburg University. marvingonzalezdeleon.com

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Questions? Email Membership Programs Manager, Alayna Jacqueline Barnes, at alaynab@pwcenter.org