Storytelling Workshop & Showcase *In-Person*
What’s your story? Get introduced to the art of story structure and receive tips on using humor, building drama, and connecting to an audience. Each participant will have several opportunities to present five and ten-minute true stories, much like stories from The Moth. Participants are also welcome to workshop short fiction pieces, memoirs, plays, and screenplays. All performances are followed by in-depth comments and discussion. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to practiced storytellers. *Note: The final class allows students to showcase their stories to an invited audience of friends and family. This final showcase is optional. Instructor: Andrea Aptecker
Sections
TELL-FA24.01
10 Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm. Begins Sep. 25 No class Nov. 27
This class will meet in-person at CCAE. Please view our In-Person Class Guidelines prior to enrolling.
What’s your story?? Get introduced to the art of story structure and receive tips on using humor, building drama, and connecting to an audience. Each participant will have several opportunities to present five and ten-minute true stories, much like stories from The Moth. Participants are also welcome to workshop short fiction pieces, memoirs, plays, and screenplays. In-depth comments and discussion follow all performances. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to practiced storytellers. *Note: The final class allows students to showcase their stories to an invited audience of friends and family.This final showcase is optional
Instructors: Andrea Aptecker
Instructor
Andrea Aptecker
Andrea Aptecker is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. She's a 2023 Semi-finalist in the Dramatists Guild Foundation National Fellowship Program, a Finalist in the 2023 Gary Garrison Playwriting Award for 10-minute plays, and a 2022 Semi-finalist in the Garry Marshall Theater New Works Festival. She received the Audience Favorite Prize in the 2021 Hear Me Out Monologue Competition, and her full-length play (Unrequited), which one reviewer called, “lyrical, witty, seductive and dark – and always spellbinding,” is available with Next Stage Press. Andrea Aptecker | New Play Exchange