KCACTF Region 1 Conference 57

General, open to all. "Have you ever wanted to submit your playwriting work but not known where to start? Or are you an experienced playwright who wants more tools to talk about your work? The proposed workshop is devoted to demystifying the submissions process for playwrights of all experience levels in three parts: gaining knowledge, sharing resources/experiences, and creating work. This quick and basic session is built for those who might align with marginalized identities, as well as learning for those in a place of privilege. Overall, this workshop will aim to expand its attendees’ ideas about what sending out their work can look like and how to stay true to their values through that process.

The first thirty minutes would be devoted to sharing working knowledge. This segment would be carried out with my knowledge as a professional playwright as well as a reader for organizations like the Playwrights Foundation, the Leah Ryan Fund, the Alliance Theater, and more.

The second segment of the workshop (about ten minutes) would center sharing experiences and resources around sending out work. Folks would have a chance to speak in small groups about their personal experiences and success strategies, as well as ask questions of each other and the facilitator.

Finally, the workshop would culminate in a guided exercise meant to generate an artistic statement or goals statement based on the preceding segments. Participants would begin with a facilitated free-write, with an invitation to share out at the end of the free write.

The overall goal of the workshop is to create literacy around sharing original work, giving more students a chance to understand the professional playwriting industry while making space for creativity, centering playwrights of marginalized identities. "