6 Saturdays: September 2nd - Oct 7th 

10:00AM-12:00PM Phoenix MST

in-person at the Piper Writers House
(address and directions will be emailed prior to the class)

What to expect at a glance:

• at least one completed short performance piece
• a new set of tools (borrowed from theatre) to use when exploring future stories
• a model for how to run their own peer-faclitated feedback group in the future

Course Description:

Join me, Kim Porter, in a 6-weeks-long workshop designed to facilitate the creation of a short literary work devised for performance. Through play, improvisation, meaningful inquiry, facilitated feedback, and lots of writing prompts, you will be invited to explore stories on the page and on your feet. You can choose to develop a short play, solo performance, and/or a good old-fashioned story for telling. I will share tools from the theatre-artist's toolbox as well as best practices for audience engagement. You do not need to identify as a performer or writer to enjoy this fun and challenging workshop. Because of the generative nature of the activities, you don't even need to know what you want to write about yet. At the end of this workshop you will have an opportunity to share your short plays or stories with an audience. Bring a pen and paper and a willingness to answer open-ended questions.

About your instructor: 
Kim Porter is an award-winning writer/performer and zealous developer of other people's projects. Her creative non-fiction has been published in Phoenix New Times, Reader's Digest, and Narratively (for which she received a Pushcart nomination). Her critically-acclaimed plays have been produced in Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, some small town in France, and NYC. She's performed her first person stories for Bar Flies, Lit Lounge, and story-slams too numerous to count. Porter has directed and/or developed the work of hundreds of writer/performers since 1997. She currently runs workshops for older adults, working professionals, and for people recovering from abuse. Porter was named 'Best Storyteller' by Phoenix New Times in 2015.

About our ticket fees: 
Your ticket purchase is an investment not only in your voice, but in our literary community. The Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing is dedicated to helping create a sustainable local and national literary arts community. The general rate for our PWS classes is only $25 per hour of instruction. The pay scale is designed in favor of instructors, ensuring that the majority of all ticket sales goes to them. Any additional profit allows us to offer discounts, scholarship seats, and occasionally free educational programs. To inquire about whether or not you are eligible for a discount code, please send an email to: pipercenter.info@asu.edu