Playwriting for Children’s Theater
Rehearsals
A course by Piers Torday , Children's Author and Playwright
About the video: Rehearsals
Overview
“Rehearsals are perhaps the most intensely creative part of any theatrical production. Over a short time-limited period, your script will be shaped into a three-dimensional living work of art. Tickets are on sale already. Here’s how to make sure your show is audience-ready! ”
In this video lesson Piers Torday addresses the topic: Rehearsals, 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
“Rehearsals Welcome to the rehearsal room. In this lesson, I'll talk you through a typical rehearsal process. There isn't really such a thing because every play, director, and cast will be entirely different, but there are some fundamentals. Thanks to the brilliant work of Pablo and Mara, I've managed to get "The Wind in the Willows" commissioned, the theatre will produce it, and the countdown has now begun. We're in the rehearsal room and in just four weeks, we'll have to present a fully rehearsed, costumed, designed, and lit show in front of an actual audience. Are you ready? -Yes. -Yes. G...”
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Course summary for: Playwriting for Children’s Theater
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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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