Deepening Your Characters: a Workshop with Leon Martell

Award-winning playwright, instructor, and actor LEON MARTELL teaches a 10-week course on the fundamentals of character development when writing for the screen and stage. In this workshop you will: * Write characters that are both unique and truthful. * Use a number of acting techniques to get under the skin of the character. * Develop dialog, action, conflict, and a unique voice. * Find the surprises, idiosyncrasies, and drives that make the character three-dimensional and active. TUESDAYS, JUNE 2 TO JULY 28, 7:30 PM TO 10:00 PM IN THE BEYOND BAROQUE BOOKSTORE. The final special session (SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 5-7 PM) will feature professional actors presenting scenes from students’ work in Beyond Baroque’s theater! LEON MARTELL has an MFA from the University of Iowa and is the co-founder of the Duck’s Breath Mystery Theater, performing with them nationwide, and on NPR, PBS and FOX. A member of the Padua Hills Festival and Sam Shepard’s writing workshop, his play with music, “STEEL-- John Henry and the Shaker” received seven Ovation Award nominations including Best New Musical. His bilingual play “ICE” received critical acclaim.