Orlando Word Lab

This is a writing workshop that meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month at the Winter Park Library. We focus on learning a new technique or method each month. A guest speaker will share a sample of their work and then give a writing prompt for everyone to follow.

We'll all write for 30 minutes, and then share our work with others, and receive helpful suggestions about what to improve. Bring your laptops, tablets, a notebook and pen, and a willingness to learn.

This month, Ayal Wolf will teach us about playwriting. Topics to be discussed include:

• Writing for theater - How it differs from other writing forms
• Setting and Character Interactions - Story drivers for Stage
• Use of Dialogue
• Story Arc/Flow - placement of Acts and Scene Structure/Discussion of different structures (1-Act vs 2-Act vs 3-Act)
• Scene Breakdown, Tension vs Conflict - Is it a Seduction, Negotiation, or a Fight?
• Scene Pacing
• Show the Story, but don't be the director
• Considerations when writing for the stage
• Organizations and Resources to help you on your playwriting journey.
• Q&A (time permitting)

Ayal Wolf is a local playwright/theater producer from Central Florida whose work has been produced at the Orlando Fringe Festival, Playwrights Round Table, and the Paragon Science Fiction and Fantasy festival in Chicago. Ayal was also a former member of Playwrights Round Table, a local non-profit group whose mission is to assist playwrights in improving their craft and productions. Ayal brings his experience in the craft of playwriting to WordLab to help inspire new writers to produce work for the theater.