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playwriting: from ideation to world premiere
You've got an idea, now let's take it all the way!
April 19 7:30-9pm edt
director & producer bootcamp
WTF's signature workshop on core components of directing and producing AND how to work effectively as a director/producer team!
April 21 10:30am - 1:30pm edt
spooky tarot plays: an 8 week playwriting adventure
Ready to write a brand new play DRAWING mystical inspo from weekly card pulls?
April 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; June 7, 14 10-11:30pm edt
producing your values
An interactive intensive for actual & aspiring artistic directors and producers who put their values FIRST
April 27 10:30am - 4:30pm edt
grantwriting 101
Ready to level up your grantwriting game? Let's go!
May 1, 8, & 15 | 7:30-8:30pm edt
Ready! set! Submit yourself!
What's stopping you from applying for the opportunities you desire? Let's get your materials together and get you that gig!
May 18 & 19 | 10:30am - 1:30pm edt
Processing dance nation
Open forum discussion of experiences w/ the play
April 8 7:30-9pm edt
what’s the state of theatre in raleigh?
Temp Check w/ Raleigh theatre leaders, practitioners, and enthusiasts
April 15 | 7:30-9pm edt
Is theatre bleeding (to death)?
We're undeniably worried by the current landscape. Let's talk about it!
April 22 | 7:30-9pm edt
sustainability in theatre
Is it possible? Let's debate!
April 29 | 7:30-9pm edt
get inspired!
Inspiration is all around us! Let's fill our cups!
May 6 | 7:30-9pm edt
resource networks
Give a little, take a little - how can we help one another?
May 13 | 7:30-9pm edt
manifesto!
Who are you as a director? How are you connecting your identity to your work?
May 22 | 7:30-9pm edt
The abcs of directing: aesthetic, brand, community easy actions for access
From mindset to services, learn some simple approaches to make your work more accessible!
Full of ideas? One great big idea? Manifest that shit!
May 20 | 7:30-9pm edt
Something’s coming. . .
It's our final weekly Town Hall . . . . or is it?!?!
May 27 7:30-9pm edt
May 29 | 7:30-9pm edt nationalwtf.com/spring workshops nationalwtf.com/town
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playwriting: from ideation to world premiere
What goes into turning a great idea into a fully produced and published play?
In this 90 minute workshop, WTF's own Fly Jamerson will show you!
Playwright Fly Jamerson (they/she) demystifies the process of new play creation and the potential pathways to getting it out in the world
90 min workshop
April 19 7:30-9pm edt
$40 | $20
Ready! set! Submit yourself!
Do you have application paralysis?
Do you see the job submissions boards, play submission calls, or other opportunities that you want and let them slip by? Have you been making excuses to yourself and others about why you can't/shouldn't/probably won't get the opportunities you desire? Well, this two day Zoombased workshop is for you!
6 hour intensive
May 18 & 19 10:30am-1:30pm edt
$150 | $100 | $75 | $50
director & producer bootcamp
Get yourself ready for your next self– or indie–produced theatre project!
Designed for directors and producers (particularly early-stage folks), this workshop will take participants through the key duties of directors and producers AND how to collaborate across these roles to set your show up for success.
3 hour workshop
April 21 | 10:30am-1:30pm edt
$90 | $75 | $40
spooky tarot plays: an 8 week playwriting adventure
Let the cards be your guide on this journey! Fly Jamerson leads this 8-week workshop where participants will develop their new plays. around a weekly Tarot pull to inspire the work.. Each playwright will have the opportunity to present a public reading of their work on the final week!
8 week workshop
April 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; June 7, 14 10-11:30pm edt
$150 | $100 | $75 | $50
The abcs of directing: aesthetic, brand, community
The ABCs of Directing are more than just making "pretty pictures."
Get ready to make connections between what you're creating within your work as a director and how you're putting yourself out there in the world. Johannah Maynard Edwards will take you through a journey of provocations leading you from A to B to C
90 min workshop
May 22 | 7:30-9pm edt
$40 | $20
producing your values
How do you encompass an entire mission statement in a budget spreadsheet?
How do you tell your whole story in 250 characters? How do you pair the programming you want to have with fundraising actions that meet your needs? We’ll look at actual, successful examples and gain new perspective on how to action your mission, vision, and values into dollars and cents
6 hour intensive
April 27 | 10:30am-4:30pm edt
$150 | $100 $75 | $50
grantwriting 101 easy actions for access
Learn how to get that grant from WTFs Grant Writing Team!
This 3 part workshop is designed to help busy theatremakers get into the grantwriting groove
Whether you're new, dabbling, or feeling overwhelmed with the world of grants, we're here to help! While our experience is primarily in grants for organizations, the content of this workshop applies to individual artist grant-seekers, as well!
series of 3 1-hr workshops
May 1, 8, & 15 | 7:30-8:30pm edt
$90 | $75 | $40
Access can be easy! Here's some no/low cost ideas that'll make a big impact!
Whether you're new to arts accessibility or feeling overwhelmed with where to start, this workshop's for you! Accessibility Asset Johannah Maynard Edwards shares her starter pack of accessibility tips & tricks to make your next production more accessibile
90 min workshop
May 29 | 7:30-9pm edt
$40 | $20
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What’s the State of Theatre in Raleigh?
Hall: Is Theatre Bleeding (To Death)? Town Hall: Sustainability in Theatre
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Town Hall: Get Inspired! Town Hall: Resource Networks Town Hall: Manifesto! Town Hall: Something’s Coming! Grantwriting 101 Part 1 Grantwriting 101 Part 2 Grantwriting 101 Part 3 ABCs of Directing: Aesthetic, Brand, Community Easy Actions for Access Playwriting: From Ideation to World Premiere Spooky Tarot Plays Session 1 Spooky Tarot Plays Session 2
Tarot Plays Session 3
Tarot Plays Session 4
Tarot Plays Session 5
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Tarot Plays Session 7 & 8 Director & Producer Bootcamp 3 Hour Intensive Producing Your Values 6 Hour Intensive Ready! Set! Submit Yourself! 6 Hour Intensive nationalwtf.com/spring workshops
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spooky tarot plays: an 8 week playwriting adventure
producing your values
spooky tarot plays: an 8 week playwriting adventure
Ready! set! Submit yourself!
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director & producer bootcamp
grantwriting 101 grantwriting 101
Ready! set! Submit yourself!
The abcs of directing: aesthetic, brand, community
Ready! set! Submit yourself!
director & producer bootcamp
producing your values
Ready! set! Submit yourself!
easy actions for access easy actions for access
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