Stan has given me the go ahead to run a workshop I have wanted to hold for some months now.
In "Dramatic Verse" I will be inviting participants to write and critique what is known as "Closet Drama", a monologue or play (in verse or otherwise) that is meant to be read and not performed.

Dramatic verse has known many ups and downs since Shakespeare. The Bard wrote fully one third of his plays in this form as well as Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson.
It's most prolific period was 19th century Britain where it was something of a fad among poets of the day. Byron, Shelley and Keats all wrote dramatic verse.

The workshop will require participants to write first a monologue featuring a single character and then a short one act play with multiple characters. All in verse.

I hope you will consider joining me in what I think will be a fun and somewhat challenging workshop that should take everyone out of their comfort zone.

For those who have read my blog concerning the "round robin" (for lack of a better term) collaborative work... it will happen, though for the moment it is on hold until more bugs are worked out. It will likely be run on an experimental basis and I hope to have your participation there as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.