Introducing online talks and workshops for musical theatre writers, led by a host of international writers and creatives.
Leading the workshops are Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss (SIX), Lisa Kron (Fun Home), Ken Cerniglia and Anaïs Mitchell (Hadestown), Francesca Forristal and Jordan Clarke (Public Domain), Beth Hinton-Lever (Reasons To Be Cheerful), and Adam Pottle (The Black Drum).
The workshops will cover topics such as fostering meaningful collaboration, queerness in musical theatre, working with a dramaturg, and incorporating creative access into the writing process.
Ellie and Deborah, co-founders of Chalk, say “We wanted to programme a series of events that invite challenging conversations for writers to explore topics they may not have experience with.”
Chalk are launching these events alongside their Membership programme. Members will be able to access all of the events for free, as well as added benefits including discounted script reads, networking opportunities, drop-in dramaturgy sessions and bespoke resources.
Ellie Coote and Deborah Vogt launched Chalk Musical Theatre Dramaturgy during the pandemic to offer accessible, Pay-What-You-Can script reads for writers of new musical theatre in the UK and around the world.
The full series of online talks and workshops:
June 10th 2021 at 18:30 – 20:30 BST: Collaborating with Marlow & Moss (SIX
July 14th 2021 at 20:00 – 21:00 BST: Writing Queer: Lisa Kron (Fun Home) in conversation with Forristal & Clarke (Public Domain)
August 11th 2021 at 20:00 – 21:30 BST: Hadestown: Working On A Song with Ken Cerniglia and Anaïs Mitchell
September 8th, 2021 at 20:00 – 22:00 BST: Creative Accessibility with Beth Hinton-Lever (Reasons To Be Cheerful) and Adam Pottle (The Black Drum)
For more information and to book these events, visit: www.chalkdramaturgy.com/events
