Writing about your own life can be rewarding. There are many forms your material can take: personal essay, memoir, short stories, online blog, and even performance monologues. This all-levels class covers finding the heart of a personal story, deciding what needs to be told, compressing time, developing a specific voice, and utilizing scenes and structure.
Actor/writer/educator Amy Salloway is the creator of the award-winning, autobiographical touring solo plays "Does This Monologue Make Me Look Fat?," “So Kiss Me Already, Herschel Gertz!,” and “Circumference,” as well as the two-person show “Entwined”. Amy has contributed stories to MPR's "In the Loop" radio show, CBC radio's "Definitely Not The Opera" (kinda the Canadian equivalent of "This American Life"), and the national podcast "Risk!" She teaches memoir, creative writing and storytelling through Minneapolis Community Ed and The Story Studio, and performs regularly on just about every spoken-word-inclusive stage in the Twin Cities. For more info, visit www.amysalloway.com, or “like” www.facebook.com/awkwardmomentonstage.
Price: $55
Minimum age: 18 yrs.