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About Our May 2024
Paris Playwriting Intensive
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when we announce the 2025 Paris Playwriting Intensive!
May 20-24, 2024
Join this unique opportunity to be inspired, improve your craft, and push your theatrical project to the next level.
Hone your skills in an intimate setting with a community of supportive playwrights.
Playwrights of all levels and from all over the world are welcome to join.
About This Intensive
Every morning we will meet for three hours in a studio overlooking the Eiffel Tower and the rooftops of Paris. Continental breakfast, short-lectures, mini-workshops, and thought-provoking discussions will be included.
After the first day of class, join a tour of the Left Bank. Discover the best cafés, restaurants, and libraries where you may want to read or write in your time off.
In the afternoons and evenings, you will be free to write on your own, explore Paris, or visit museums and open-air markets.
You will have the option to join us for three evening programs: a play in English or in French with English subtitles, a jazz concert, and a complimentary cocktail reception on our last evening together.
We'll also provide you with a list of recommended cultural events happening in Paris that week.
Logistics
Tuition cost ($600) includes:
Five three-hour workshop seminars
Five continental breakfasts
One luncheon
A goodbye cocktail reception
A tour of the Left Bank of Paris
Students are responsible for all additional costs including airfare, hotel, meals, and tickets for the two optional night activities.
Notes: Some students will travel to Paris alone, while other students will travel with significant others. The goodbye cocktail reception, tour, and optional night activities will be open to your travel companions.
Proposed Schedule
Participants should arrive in Paris no later than Sunday, May 19.
Monday, May 20
Morning
9am Continental Breakfast
10am-1pm Meeting and Goals for the week
Afternoon
1pm Luncheon
1:30pm-3pm Tour of the Left Bank (cafés, restaurants, and libraries)
Evening
Personal time/Writing time
Tuesday, May 21
Morning
9am Continental Breakfast
10am-1pm Meeting
Afternoon
Personal time
Evening
Optional Jazz Event
Wednesday, May 22
Morning
9am Continental Breakfast
10am-1pm Meeting
Afternoon
Personal time/Writing time
Evening
Personal time
Thursday, May 23
Morning
9am Continental Breakfast
10am-1pm Meeting
Afternoon
Personal time/Writing time
Evening
Night of theater
Friday, May 24
Morning
9am Continental Breakfast
10am-1pm Meeting
Afternoon
Personal time/Writing time
Evening
Goodbye Cocktail Reception
Note: Students may use the weekend of May 25-26 to stay in Paris or to travel in France.
Travel
Air France is currently offering deals for their direct Chicago-Paris flight.
The other popular direct Chicago-Paris flight is with American Airlines.
If you are willing to make one stop from Chicago, or you are coming from any other city in the US, most international carriers offer good deals via New York, London, Dublin, or Madrid, for example.
Accommodations
The Paris Studio is located in the 7th arrondissement between the Eiffel Tower and the Invalides.
The following recommendations are in a two block radius of the studio.
The hotels in Europe have an official rating for quality from 0 to 5 stars.
The star system regulates the night rate: more stars, better services, more expensive.