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Level: All

Instructor: Mike Greenberg

o his own astonishment, Mike Greenberg’s first play was produced. He shares what he learned as a novice playwright about the process of conceiving, peopling, plotting and actually writing a play; submitting it to companies and competitions; and working with the director and cast of the premiere production. Each student should submit in advance a prospectus for a play — the central theme or themes, number of actors, set requirements, something about structure and style, and a statement about why it’s so important to the student to write that particular play — for in-class discussion. A few pages of dialogue will be welcome but not required.

Dates: Saturday, Apr. 7, 10am – 3pm

Limit: 12 Participants

Registration Deadline – EXTENDED: Wednesday, Apr. 4

Required Materials – EXTENDED: Prospectus, due Wednesday, Apr. 4

Teachers CPE Credits: 4 Language Arts

Fee: $70 Discounted Fee: $60

About the instructor:

A San Antonio native, Mike Greenberg was managing editor of Chicago Magazine and D Magazine (Dallas) be-fore spending 28 years as a critic and columnist for the San Antonio Express-News. He was a John S. Knight Fel-low at Stanford University. His book on urban planning, The Poetics of Cities, was published by the Ohio State University Press. His first play, Three Views of a Water-fall, deals with the lingering ghosts of war on soldiers and their families. A winner of the Texas Nonprofit Theatres Production of New Plays competition, it was produced by the Bastrop Opera House in October 2011.