Workshop: The Great Luxembourg Play Bake-Off!

 

Actors Repertory Theatre Luxembourg (Actors Rep)

announces

 

THE GREAT LUXEMBOURG PLAY BAKE-OFF

A fun, two-part playwriting workshop.

 

 

First Meeting: Thursday, October 18 / 7.30pm (19.30) – 10.30pm (22.30)

Second Meeting: Saturday, October 27 / 10am (10.00) – 4pm (16.00)

 

At Bamhaus: 18A / 18D rue de la Cimenterie, L-1337 Luxembourg-Dommeldange

 

What is a ‘Play Bake-Off?’

 

In 1984 a group of playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winning Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive, The Baltimore Waltz, Indecent), met in a New York City loft to ‘complain’ about their careers. In frustration, they decided to create a ‘formula’—a recipe for what might make a successful new play. They came up with a list of ingredients and went home, each to write a play in 48 hours using those ingredients. They called it ‘The Great American Play Bake-Off’.

 

Vogel has since led numerous ‘Bake-Off’ events and inspired many others to do the same.

 

Now Actors Rep is bringing the idea to Luxembourg.

 

The ‘Play Bake-Off’ exercise is for playwrights of all levels who want a fun opportunity to write a new play just for the joy of doing it.

 

Participants will meet twice.

 

At the first meeting, we’ll talk about plays and playwriting, do a short writing exercise to awaken our writing muscles, and will be given a short list of ‘ingredients’ for a new play. We’ll then go away and write a play, using all the ‘ingredients’ on the list.

 

We’ll meet a second time and share our work, read scenes aloud, enjoy the work, and share our experiences with the process.

 

Playwright / actor / director Erik Abbott will facilitate the Bake-Off.

 

Please join us!

 

Cost: 75 €

 

Registration and information: ActorsRep.Erik@gmail.com

 

Space is limited.