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Have you reached "End of Play" on a new full length play, but you’re not sure what your next steps are? Are you still grappling with staged reading feedback from a year ago and don’t know how to push your draft forward? The process of bringing long-form playwriting projects from "first draft" to ‘production ready’ is a marathon full of many twists and turns, and having access to a workshop setting to further develop a full length or fringe piece can be invaluable. Workshopping Plays in Progress participants will come to class with a specific long-form project in mind and will begin class by articulating developmental goals for that project to the group. Supported by instructor-facilitated feedback, in-class table-reads, and craft-centered group discussion, playwrights will commit themselves to supporting their peers in bringing their drafts to new heights of resonance and levels of depth.
NOTE: There will be no class on Nov. 27.
• In-Class Writing Lift: Light
• Homework: Required
• Workshopping Drafts: Intensive
Sam Heyman (he/they) is a gay, non-binary playwright, fiction writer, and educator based in Nashville, TN. A graduate of Denison University and a long-time member of The Porch, Sam has written, taught, performed, learned, and lived in the Nashville area for much of his life. Their prose has been published in Hashtag Queer, Typehouse Literary Magazine, and Ordinary Space, and their plays have been presented and produced on physical and virtual stages across the country, including the podcasts Theatrical Shenanigans, Gather by the Ghost Light, and Broken Arts Entertainment, the Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival in 2024 and Atlanta Jewish Artists' Chametz-Off in 2025. Sam’s plays have been developed with support from the Sewanee Writers Conference, the Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices, the Valdez Theatre Conference, the Desert Playwrights Retreat, and the Midwest Dramatists Conference, among other organizations. Sam is passionate about new play development, adapting his own fiction for the stage, and experimenting with form in whatever way he can. Currently, Sam serves as the producer of the monthly virtual Playwrights Thriving Reading Series and facilitates play readings for friends and colleagues as he is able.
"I went from knowing almost nothing about playwriting to feeling capable of actually creating something cool. Thanks, Sam!"
"Sam taught an excellent class. I liked the blend of instruction and practical exercises. More playwright content, please!"
"This was a great class that felt very accessible as someone just entering this specific sphere of playwriting, but also back into creative writing in general after years out. Sam delivered good examples of the subject matter and breakdowns that gave thought and insight."
