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Important Information FDCAC's Summer Open House is Saturday, June 26th, 3 - 6:00 pm. ZANDILE BLAY will be our guest speaker for the day. Ms. Blay is Fashion Market Editor for Paper Magazine and a Style Columnist for the Huffington Post. Her work has appeared in InStyle, Seventeen, Teen People, The New York Sun, The Daily News and America Online. In addition, she launched the British Vogue recognized fashion news blog, The Blay Report, and the newly created Africa Style Daily. Blay earned her Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Syracuse University in New York. She earned her Masters of Fashion from Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in London. She is originally from Ghana, West Africa. *********** FDCAC GIVES KUDOS TO SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP STUDENT LA JUANA Y. GREEN WHOSE SCRIPT THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS RECEIVED HONORABLE MENTION IN THE 78TH WRITER'S DIGEST COMPETITION! *********** FDCAC's next staged reading at the Schomburg Center is on June 16 at 7:00 pm. Enjoy LAURENCE HOLDER'S play, VSOP (Very Special Old Preserve), directed by Mansoor Najee-ullah & Rony Clanton. VSOP centers around the lives of two brilliant jazz musicians: Thelonius Monk and Bud Powell. *********** FDCAC welcomes all SAG actors and extends to its members a 20% discount on all Acting and Directing Workshops. Register online or call us at 212-864-3375. *********** AMIRI BARAKA was fantastic at the January 8th Winter Open House. He talked about Keats and Dubois and their feeling that "the only thing the artist has to be concerned about is truth and beauty." He spoke at length about "the aerobics of art" and "translating knowledge into an expression." Baraka tapped on the importance of observation and study to an artist, and the importance of honoring our speech rhythms. Then he left us with this final thought: "Look at the work of Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett and others. The most sensitive artists reflect the spirit of the times. Artists that reflect the temper of the times are the ones you should be reading." *********** Founded by BUDD SCHULBERG (What Makes Sammy Run, On the Waterfront, Face in the Crowd) and FRED HUDSON (The Education of Sonny Carson), FDCAC has been training writers and theatre artists to enter the marketplace for almost 40 years. Taught by award-winning professionals, we offer writing workshops in poetry, short story, fiction, non-fiction, journalism, writing for the graphic novel and comic books, as well as playwriting, screenplay writing, television writing, acting and directing. Workshops span many genres and range from beginner to advanced. Our alumni include Terry McMillan, Danny Glover, S. Epatha Merkerson, Bill Duke, Courtney Lilly, Garrett Morris, and Kevin Arkadie. The writing workshops run for 8 weeks for 2 hours/week. The price is $200 / writing class. The acting and directing workshops run for 8 weeks for 3 hours/week. The price is $200 / theater arts class. For the Workshop Schedule, please click on the "Workshops" tab. For a list of Instructors, please click on the "Faculty" tab. |
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Jacqueline Wade, Instructor Tuesday, July 6, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 PM
A beginner level class for adults (over the age of 18) who are curious about acting and would like to explore it as a means of self expression. Basic improvisation, exploration of an actor's work in playing objectives, and introduction to scene work and monologues. Open enrollment. |
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$200.00
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Jacqueline Wade, Instructor Thursday, July 8, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Intensive scene and monologue work for the experienced actors, with an emphasis on professional development and auditions techniques. Scene work leading to an invited showcase. By interview only. |
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Myla Churchill, Instructor
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Advanced Screenwriting is focused on honing the first draft screenplay. Emphasis is on economy of dialogue, visualization, character development and how they impact conflict, plot and dramatic structure. The students’ work is read aloud and critiqued by fellow students and the instructor. An outline/treatment and the first act of a feature length screenplay is the minimum requirement for admission. |
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| Fundamentals of Screenwriting |
$200.00
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Sophia Romma, Instructor
Monday, July 12, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 pm
In this workshop students will learn script structure, character design elements, and craft pages meant to grasp important plot point areas of a script. This workshop is made possible in part by support from NYSCA/ Electronic Media and Film. |
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$200.00
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Laura Pegram, Instructor
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
3:30 - 5:30 pm
The graphic novels of Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) and Mat Johnson (Incognegro & Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story) will be explored in this workshop for teens. Participating students will closely read excerpts from these novels, study history and art and then begin the process of writing / illustrating an original graphic novel. |
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| Literary Non-Fiction and Memoir |
$200.00
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Michel Marriott, Instructor
Thursday, July 8, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 pm
In this workshop the class will explore all forms of non-fiction writing, including journalism. Made possible in part by support from NYSCA/Literature |
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$200.00
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Grace Edwards, Instructor
Monday, July 12, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 pm |
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$200.00
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Leslie Lee, Instructor
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 pm
A workshop directed to those who have at least begun the first draft of their play or have a good idea of what they want to write and have finished a draft of a play previously. This class is supported in part by funding from NYSCA/Special Arts Services. |
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$200.00
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Michel Marriott, Instructor
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
7:00 – 9:00 pm |
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$200.00
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Laura Pegram, Instructor
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 pm
This writing / craft workshop begins with a close reading of work by Toni Cade Bambara, Edward P. Jones, Sandra Cisneros, Junot Diaz, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and other noted literary giants. Once this basic foundation is set, the instructor sets the stage for gentle and constructive criticism of student work. Emerging writers, at all levels, learn to develop and hone their craft, and appreciate the nuanced language of critique during the workshop cycle. Publishing possibilities are discussed at workshop's end. This workshop is sponsored in part by support from NYSCA/Literature. |
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$200.00
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Chris O'Sullivan, Instructor
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
7:00 - 9:00 pm
This workshop will cover the steps in developing a winning proposal, from finding the money to reporting and auditing to sustain funding, and will identify common pitfalls. We will go beyond the mechanics and necessary tools to the crux of successful grant-writing: developing a compelling narrative. Effective proposals share characteristics with all good writing -- power, clarity, brevity. Proposals also have unique and exacting requirements unique to the form, such as inviolable maximum word counts and page limits, answering narrowly-focused questions when you may not know the answer, developing support letters, etc. In this workshop, we will work on meeting these requirements without boring yourself and your audience as well as on tightening writing skills that translate across genres. |
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