'HOW TO WRITE THE TEN MINUTE PLAY' Workshop Set for Stella Adler Theatre, Now thru 2/22

A three-week workshop, "How to Write The Ten Minute Play - And Get It Produced!" will run for three Saturdays, Feb. 8, 15, 22, 2014, from 12 to 4pm at the Stella Adler Theatre.

Ten minute plays are a great way to get started as a Playwright. And it's a great way to experiment, create and discover your dramatic voice. More and more theaters have festivals and contests specifically for the genre. It is far easier to get a ten minute play produced than a full-length one. And most theaters want plays that haven't been produced -- which means the new writer has just as good a chance as the experienced one.

In this workshop, students will learn how to write a good, tight ten minute play that theaters will want to produce. Everything from format to characters to genre will be covered. They'll learn what to do, and what not to do, in their script. They'll have a chance to work on and complete a ten-minute play of their own. They'll learn several different techniques for writing their first drafts and how to approach the rewrites.

And then, just as importantly, they'll find out how to get that play produced! How to market it and get it into the hands of theaters all over the world, and how to get into festivals and contests. How to get it on stage!

Cost: $100 per person. Limit: 20 people. To make payments, click below and go to Donate button. Be sure to write "Class" in the memo section: www.townestreet.org.

Instructor Mark Harvey Levine has had over 1000 productions of his ten-minute plays all around the world, from New York to Sao Paulo to Seoul to Sydney. His plays have been produced all over the United States, as well as Australia, Brazil, Canada, The Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, The Netherlands, The Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and Switzerland. Workshop participants will receive two free tickets to the festival!

Class Location: Stella Adler Theatre, 6773 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028. Take the Metro to Hollywood & Highland or park at 1724 McCadden (right before Highland off Hollywood). $5 for 4 hours - you pay $10 cash and get the ticket validated at Stella Adler and get $5 back from parking attendant. There is also $5 lot on Cherokee and Selma. Join the event on the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TowneStreet OR RSVP info@townestreet.org.