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        What is it? A Play, a Movie, a TV Show? with Mary Ruth Clarke

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        What is it? A Play, a Movie, a TV Show? with Mary Ruth Clarke
        Instructor: Mary Ruth Clarke
        Categories Fiction, Creative Writing, Single-Session Tags Fiction, movie, screenwriting, Script, TV Show

        Learn how to turn your story into something on the screen – and learn the difference between the different formats!

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        Do you…

        • have a memoire, novel, short story or work of nonfiction you long to adapt so it can spring to life as a performance art, and aren’t sure if it would best be a play, movie, or fit into the exciting new landscape of streaming and TV shows? 
        • have a play you think might do well as a movie or a TV show?
        • story ideas you would like to explore in these different drama delivery systems?
        • want a greater understanding of what the requirements are for each discipline?

        This single-session dives into the groundwork of what constitutes all drama, and then an exploration into the mechanics and strengths of each discipline.  Participants should bring a logline or brief synopsis or the broad strokes of story ideas, along with an open imagination to unearth discoveries about your material.

        DETAILS
        Start Date

        February 1

        Day(s) of the Week

        Monday

        Class Times

        6:30pm – 8:30pm

        Number of Sessions

        1

        Location

        Zoom (online)

        Price

        $60

        INSTRUCTOR

        Mary Ruth Clarke

        Mary Ruth Clarke co-wrote and starred in the original Meet the Parents and co-adapted it into the blockbuster version, starring Robert De Niro. Her play Bonhoeffer’s Costrecently finished a run at The Agape Actors Co-op in Austin, Texas and has been produced at the Beacon Theater in Philadelphia, and the Provision Theater in Chicago. Agape also produced her farce Suffer The Long Night, co-written with her Meet The Parents partner, Greg Glienna. She is a regular guest lecturer at the Chicago Screenwriter’s Network monthly meet-up, and recently ran workshops for the Off Campus Writer’s Group, the Chicago Independent Film Project, and Renaissance Theaterworks Milwaukee. She is a member of the Writer’s Guide of America East and the Dramatists Guild.

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