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Taught by Matthew Gasda
Jan 6, Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 27 (Tuesdays)
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST (New York)
Remote (Online)
For playwrights at all levels, this two hour class discusses the philosophy and construction of drama. Bring whatever you’re working on – idea or draft – to workshop.
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Matthew Gasda a theatre director and the author of numerous plays, novels, poems and essays. He is a co-founder of the BCTR.
Taught by Matthew Gasda
Jan 7, Jan 14, Jan 21, Jan 28 (Wednesdays)
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (New York)
Remote (Online)
Matthew Gasda is hosting a 5 week fiction workshop: the “first 50 pages" of your novel. This workshop will focus on the conception and development of an extended work of fiction with reference both to industry expectations and aesthetic ideals. Students are expected to bring ten fresh pages per week, and we will also read excerpts from classic works of fiction from Don Quixote to Don DeLillo.
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Matthew Gasda a theatre director and the author of numerous plays, novels, poems and essays. He is a co-founder of the BCTR.
Taught by Nicole Sellew (website)
Jan 11, Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8 (Sundays)
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research*
A multi-week generative course focused on writing toward and about desire. The class will consist of workshops, written feedback, reading, and discussion. Students will be given tailored readings and excerpts to inspire creativity, and they are expected to bring ten new pages of work per week. Students will receive both feedback on their writing and advice about how to take their work into the wider world. Come to experiment with the body as a source of creativity, leave with polished pages and new ideas about the way desire informs our lives.
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Nicole Sellew is a writer and teacher who has taught creative writing at The Hotchkiss School, The Ethel Walker School, and the University of St Andrews. Her novel Lover Girl will be published by Clash Books in February 2026.
For students of the "Beginner's Mind" class, hosted by Chelsea Hodson and Morning Writing Club.
Get personal feedback on the play you write in class, and discuss in a private 60 minute Zoom call with Matthew. Does not include written feedback or line edits, but a discussion about the play and suggestions for next steps.