Have an idea for a show but don't know where to start? Got too much material and can't figure out how to shape it? This workshop is for performers and writers looking to shake up their creative process.
Over three sessions, students will learn new approaches to writing, gain tools for developing original characters, and generate raw material for future solo performances.
Through movement, improv, writing prompts, and more, this workshop pushes actors and writers out of their comfort zones. No need to arrive with a fully formed idea — just bring an open mind, a playful attitude, and movement pants.
DATES:
Wednesday, October 7, 6-8 PM EST
Wednesday, October 14, 6-8 PM EST
Wednesday, October 21, 6-8 PM EST
WHERE:
All classes take place on Zoom
COST:
$350
Sliding scale: $300, $250, $200, $175
Payment plans available
BIO:
Arturo Luíz Soria is an award winning actor, writer, producer, and the founder of VagaMundo Productions. His solo show Ni Mi Madre premiered off-Broadway at Rattlestick Theater and went on to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, winning Obie and Offie awards. His play Novios has been a semifinalist/finalist for The O'Neill, Ojai, and an honorable mention for the Relentless Award. It has been developed at Yale Cabaret, Pride Plays at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop Mondays @ 3 reading series, and the Latinx New Play Festival at La Jolla Playhouse. He has received a micro-commission from the Lucille Lortel Alcove Development Program, two NYSCA grants, and a MacDowell fellowship. His next solo show The White Whale Journal has been developed at Rattlestick Theatre, The Flea, Theaterlab, and Downtown Urban Arts Festival. Arturo adapted the novel Bodega Dreams to screen with Black Bar Mitzvah Productions and Votiv Films, slated to be directed by Ángel Manuel Soto. As an actor, recent credits include Broadway’s Tony Award winning play The Inheritance; off-Broadway’s Wet Brain (World Premiere), Hit the Wall (World Premiere); and many regional productions across the country. His TV/Film credits include CIA, Found, Insatiable, The Blacklist, East New York, and the upcoming features, Pimp Shit and Mermaid — which premiered at CineQuest earlier this year. Arturo was part of the inaugural class of TV writers in the Hillman Grad Mentorship Program. He holds a BFA from The Theater School at DePaul University, an MFA in Acting from Yale School of Drama, and will be at The Juilliard School's Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program in the fall.