Playwriting Workshop with Paul Elliot

Saturday, January 11, 3-5 p.m.
Price $35
Location: Truman Memorial Building in Independence
416 Maple Ave.
Agenda
EXIT LAUGHING author Paul Elliott will conduct a writing
workshop in conjunction with CTI's performance of his show.
The 2-hour workshop will be on Saturday, January 11.
Price per participant is $35
 There will be two segments to the workshop

1. Beginning a Script. What does it take to be a good writer? How do you know if you have a good script? Who are you writing for? (who is your audience?)

2. Two or three pages of a script from workshop attendees (limited number of participants) will have a staged reading followed by critical conversation. 

PAUL ELLIOTT (workshop leader/playwright) is an actor, director, and respected television and screenwriter who has written, produced, and/or directed over sixty television shows. In addition, he has written, produced, and/or directed more than fifty theatrical plays, including live entertainment spectaculars for theme parks around the world. Paul has gained a reputation as the “Go-To” man for extravagant multi-million dollar press launches and corporate productions for such industry leaders as Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, MCA/Universal, Disney, United Airlines, and many others. But writing for the stage has always been his first love, and his plays are produced all around the world. These include: "Legacy and Perspective" (published by Samuel French); "Ledge, Ledger and the Legend;" "Mind Games;" and "The Door" (published by Dramatic Publishing). Paul has won the AACTFEST National Play competition twice, and City Theatre of Independence is producing one of his one of the winning scripts, "Exit Laughing" concurrently with the workshop. His first  novel, THE RIVERTON PROJECT, is slated to become a major television series.