Playwriting for Children’s Theater
About Me
A course by Piers Torday , Children's Author and Playwright
About the video: About Me
Overview
“First, I will tell you how I went from writing children's books to plays. I will also cover how I learned to collaborate creatively with others, let go of the source material, and overcome first-night nerves. I will finish by talking about how family stories have never been more in demand in a divided world.”
In this video lesson Piers Torday addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Playwriting for Children’s Theater. Bring your ideas to life on stage by learning how to write plays for children and families, from the initial idea to opening night.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me Hello, my name's Piers Torday. In this lesson, I'll introduce myself and set the scene for this course. How did I end up writing plays and why? Theatre can touch emotions in a way few other art forms can. It can make us think, but also laugh, cry, and even get up and dance. For one night only, performers and audience, complete strangers, are connected through a single shared story. The performance itself may only last a couple of hours, but the memories made can live forever. I still remember one of my first visits to the theatre as a child to see the famous then comedian, Ronnie C...”
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Course summary for: Playwriting for Children’s Theater
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Category
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Areas
Children's Literature, Communication, Creative Writing, Fiction Writing, Script
Piers Torday
A course by Piers Torday
Piers Torday is an author, playwright, and educator from Northumberland, England. As a children’s author, he is dedicated to harnessing the power of imagination through creative writing. The art of writing has always been present in Piers' life: He wrote his first cartoon at age seven, which was about a superhero called Super Sid, and won a competition in a local newspaper. His father, the late Paul Torday, is the author of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, which was later adapted into a film.
For Piers, writing children’s novels is a way to engage young readers, inspire them to ask big questions, and shape the minds of tomorrow. His most notable work includes The Lost Magician, The Frozen Sea, The Last Wild Trilogy, and There May Be a Castle. Piers also received the Guardian Award for Children’s Fiction in 2014. In a review for the trilogy, The Times states that Piers is “the new master of books for children.”
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