Perspectives On Playwriting : Playwrights Horizons

Melissa Li, Kit Yan, Kirsten Childs, and Alison Koch

Abigail Bengson, Sarah Lunnie, Clint Ramos, and Robert O'Hara

2018 Core Workshop with Kirsten Childs

2018 Master Class with Anne Washburn

2016 Core Workshop with The Debate Society

2017 Master Class with Sarah Ruhl

Perspectives On Playwriting

Playwrights Horizons is excited to invite you to join us for Perspectives On Playwriting (POP). In the interest of deepening our audience's engagement with new plays, we want to connect you — our most adventurous theater lovers — with some of our favorite theater makers.

No previous playwriting experience required. All are welcome!

Master Classes

Our virtual Master Class series features some of the most dynamic artists working in the American theater. Classes are free to stream and available in our POP Master Class video archive. Our most recent season of POP programming was provided with financial support from Ernst and Young.

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Classes were streamed live on YouTube and consist of lecture-style presentations by teachers, sometimes including interactive writing or generative exercises. Participants will likely have different orientations to this work. Some may be writers or artists looking for inspiration to inform their continuing practice. For others with no formal experience or training, we invite you to join us in the spirit of trying something new! Our hope is that these classes might inform the way in which you think about attending theatrical events as an audience member. Playwrights Horizons is passionate about equipping our community with the tools to engage with new plays with rigor and care. Each session also includes an interactive Q&A with attendees, facilitated by members of the Playwrights artistic staff.

If you enjoy these classes and have the means, we hope that you’ll consider making a small donation in support of our continued work!