Jun 09 2021
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Aug 11 2021
Playwriting with Olivia Lilley

Playwriting with Olivia Lilley

Presented by Phoenix Theatre at Online/Virtual Space

Hone your skills in what will be part laboratory, part lecture series on the mechanics of plays and how to write active, dynamic narratives for the stage with rich complex characters. Experimental works or non-traditionally written plays are welcome. This course will culminate in virtual table readings of student works performed by actors.

The program consists of 10 weekly 2 1/2-hour online sessions from 7 to 9:30 p.m. (EST) unless otherwise noted. Classes start June 9 and run through August 11, 2021. Tuition is $300 for 25 hours of instruction in a class limited to 12 students. Enroll here.

About the Instructor

Olivia Lilley is a playwright, screenwriter, director, and producer who came up in Chicago’s DIY scene. She uses a devised process to create and develop her plays that she’s been honing since 2013.

Olivia’s work often ransacks classics or non fiction with a collective and builds a new story for the current moment. Olivia fights American perfectionism by telling stories about complex and messy characters, subverting tropes, and giving alternate endings to women who are traditionally tragic.

Olivia is the Artistic Director of Prop Thtr. She was the founding Artistic Director of The Runaways Lab Theatre (Voted Best New Theatre Company in the Chicago Reader’s Best of 2014). She is a Board Member at The National New Play Network, an Artistic Associate with Pivot Arts, and co-produces “Building Our Tables”, a Producers of Color: Panels & Masterclass series with playwright, Riti Sachdeva. She’s also the Executive Director at Pop Magic Productions. Olivia’s feature screenplay “The Snowpeople” was selected for Full Spectrum Features Producers’ Lab 2020. Olivia attended Carnegie Mellon School of Drama for Directing, and Interlochen Arts Academy for Music Composition. She is currently working on her MFA in Screenwriting from The University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Admission Info

Tuition is $300 for the 25-hour course.

Phone: 6198508698

Email: boblehman25@gmail.com

Dates & Times

2021/06/09 - 2021/08/11

Location Info

Online/Virtual Space