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How to write a play – for emerging BIPOC writers

Saturday 19 OCTOBER, 2PM

Southbank Theatre, The Lounge

This workshop will take early career Bla(c)k, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) artists through the basics of how to write a play.

Approximately 2 hours

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This workshop will take early career Bla(c)k, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) artists through the basics of how to write a play.

Melbourne Theatre Company's Artistic Associate, Tasnim Hossain, will show participants how to create compelling characters, write snappy dialogue, and plot a whole play. Over the course of two hours, participants will develop character outlines, a short scene, and an outline for a play that they can take away and continue to develop.

Participants do not have to have any experience with playwriting, but an interest in theatre and a passion for storytelling will be useful, as well as a willingness to learn and experiment with new ideas. 

This workshop will also provide a space for participants to connect with other BIPOC writers who are exploring their practices and developing their voices.

 

 

 

 

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

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Tasnim Hossain
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Tasnim Hossain

Tasnim Hossain is Resident Director at Melbourne Theatre Company and has worked as a director, playwright and dramaturg. Her production of Yellow Face (Dinosaurus Productions/KXT) was nominated for four Sydney Theatre Awards in 2022, winning Best Direction of an Independent Production. Other directing credits include How I Learned to Drive (NIDA), Sweat (VCA) and Rough Draft #49 – Garage Sale (Sydney Theatre Company). She co-directed and dramaturged Lost in Shanghai (CAAP/OzAsia Festival) and was assistant director on Banging Denmark (STC). As a writer, she was co-recipient of the inaugural NSW Musical Theatre Fellowship (Create NSW/Hayes Theatre Company) and her script Bombay Takeaway was shortlisted for the 2022 Griffin Award. Tasnim has been ATYP’s Resident Playwright, Griffin Theatre Studio Artist, CAAP-Sydney Theatre Company Directors’ Initiative participant and Artistic Associate at NIDA. She is an alumna of the Australia Council for the Arts Future Leaders program, as well as Melbourne Theatre Company’s Women in Theatre program.

 

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The Lounge

140 Southbank Boulevard

Southbank, Victoria 3006