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During the summer, musical theater workshops meet daily, and during the school year they meet weekly. Over the course of this 10-week workshop, Dan Kitrosser leads six participants, ages 6 and up, through a musical and lyrical journey from brainstorming, to writing, to performing on stage. Together, the group writes and performs one show. This workshop culminates on the last day in a live performance for family and friends. Also, once a year, Writopia produces a Bestival at which ten original Writopia plays and musical theater pieces are picked to be are rehearsed and performed by professional actors.
SUMMER WORKSHOPS Five-Day Workshop August 2nd - August 6th (Pieces to be Performed at JuniorGenius's Theater Festival at the Manhattan Theatre Source. August 11-14th! Ages 7-12) 10am-1pm Ages: 6-9
FALL WEEKLY WORKSHOPS Tuesdays: 3:45pm-5:15pm Wednesdays: 3:45pm-5:15pm Saturdays: 11am-1pm Sundays: 11am-1pm
Call 212-222-4088 to check availability and to register.
Writopia's 2010 Young Playwrights ("Write a Play!") Festival Results! Three of our students won Best Play (three "Best Play" awards are honored per age group) and one won an Honorable Mention: * Middle School Division, Best Play:Serena Alagappan, 12 * Middle School Division, Honorable Mention: Priscilla Guo, 13 * Elementary School Division, Best Play: Jenny Richards, 10 * Elementary Division, Best Play: Claudia Yanos, 10 And a play by two Writopia students, "Tuna Casserole...with a Hint of Orange," was a finalist in the Young Playwrights National Festival: *Jane Herz, 11 and Serena Alagappan, 12 |
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Please call for special scheduling requests: 212-222-4088.
Daniel Ajl Kitrosser teaches musical theater, playwrighting, and fiction year-round at Writopia Lab. Dan is the resident story-teller at Central Park and an award-winning playwright. His 2009 children's musicals were performed at theaters throughout the city, in Bryant Park, and won rave reviews from Time Out New York Kids. At Writopia, six of Dan's students have won "Best Play" in Stephen Sondheim's 2008, 2009, and 2010 Write a Play! contests, and many others were named finalists or won honorable mentions. In 2010, one of Dan's seniors won a top award and scholarship from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. A graduate of NYU, Dan's screenplays include "Old Days" directed by Matt Shapiro, starring Brad Oscar (Tony Nomination, The Producers) and Mary Beth Piel (Dawson's Creek) and "Bodybuilder Island" directed by Matthew Kliegman. Dan has been a final committee judge for the