Writing For and About Bodies Onstage

How do you tell impactful, unforgettable, and visceral stories about the body onstage? How do you write text designed for actors to fully embody in real space and time? We will read and discuss a diverse selection of scenes from contemporary playwrights such as Virginia Grise, Ryan J. Haddad, Martyna Mayok, and Suzan-Lori Parks, in which writers found uniquely theatrical ways to center the politics, pleasures, and pains of embodiment. Then we will write our own scenes with the help of guided writing exercises and a discussion of playwriting craft. Open to writers of all levels, ages 18+.

This workshop meets on Sat, Oct 21 12pm-2pm at LitArts RI.