Ridgefield Playhouse Offers Songwriting and Screenwriting Classes

From idea to finished song! Songwriting with Kevin Briody will help you take your thought and teach you how to structure it into a song creating "hooks," crafting lyrics, manipulating melodies, rhythm and harmony, and merging words with music. Whether you favor pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, country, music, lyrics, or both, this Emmy Award winning songwriter will show you how to write songs that soar! Students will also have the opportunity to have a Q&A with artists in our upcoming Doyle Coffin Architecture Singer Songwriter Series! The class meets on Wednesdays from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m., October 5 - November 30.

Do you have a great idea for a TV series? Is your life a TV series? Studios and networks are always looking for the next "Game of Thrones," "Scandal," or "Modern Family." They are hungry for original TV shows! Katie Torpey's TV Screenwriting Workshop will teach you how to create, develop and write an original TV show! Katie Torpey - an award-winning WGA Screenwriter / Filmmaker with a MFA from UCLA School of Film and Television will help students create, develop and write original TV shows that they could potentially sell to Hollywood! Thursdays from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., October 13 - December 8.

To register for classes, call or visit the box office at The Ridgefield Playhouse, 203.438.5795. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT; ridgefieldplayhouse.org.