Writing the Ten-Minute Play

Tracing the playwriting process from impulse to script, this workshop covers the basics of outlining and drafting a ten-minute play. We’ll focus on adhering to a core idea within a specific, short time frame while creating interesting characters, and discuss practical matters like producibility, potential audiences and submission resources. The workshop is offered from an ADHD-informed lens; neurodivergent scriptwriters who feel stuck, directionless, or overwhelmed by lengthy writing processes are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Open to writers of all levels. This is a 2-week workshop, with a 2-hour session each week. Please prepare for approximately 3-5 hours of work between sessions.

This 2-week workshop meets on Wednesdays from 6-8pm at LitArts RI on the following dates:

Wed, March 4
Wed, March 11

About Your Teaching Artist

H. AVERY (they/them) is a playwright based in Pawtucket, RI. Recent credits include: Faces of America Monologue Festival #'s 5, 6, and 7 (Production and Publication- The Playground Experiment), Fatso goes to McDonald’s (Production- FringePVD, Winner of Audience Favorite Ensemble Award; Publication- Smith and Kraus' "We/Ourselves" 2025 Anthology), The Real Housewives of the Gut Microbiome co-written with Dr. Carly Brennan (Reading, Geneva Theatre Guild), SKEETER/SUBMERGED (production, Sapphest), and Do Not Resuscitate (production, Cypress Productions).

Community Access Lottery

LitArts RI offers a lottery for free admission to those who are from a community that has faced institutional barriers in the writing and publishing worlds or who lack access to resources and could not otherwise afford to attend. The lottery closes 2 weeks before each workshop, at which time entrants will be notified if they are a recipient of one of the free seats.

To enter the lottery, press the red "Get tickets" button at the top right of your screen, then scroll down to add a "Community Access Lottery Ticket" to your cart and check out.

Safe and Brave Space Policy

Writing workshops can be vulnerable spaces. As a literary arts organization, LitArts RI is committed to providing a safe, brave, inclusive and accessible space to all participants, regardless of race, ethnicity, class, citizenship status, age, size, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Be sensitive, be supportive, be respectful and engage with care. Discriminatory, hateful, and threatening content will not be tolerated; we ask that you bring any concerns to our attention immediately.

Accessibility

LitArts RI is wheelchair accessible. The organization is actively committed to cultivating a community that values and reflects diversity, equity and inclusivity and to providing programming that is accessible to all attendees. Please let us know about any accommodations we can make to allow you to participate fully in this event.

Health Safety Guidelines

If you have tested positive for Covid-19 within a few days of attending an event at LitArts RI, please contact Staff so we can let others know of possible exposure. We ask that you wait 14 days or until testing negative to return to the Center.

This activity is made possible in part by a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, through an appropriation by the Rhode Island General Assembly and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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