Deepening Your Characters: a Workshop with Leon Martell

Award-winning playwright, instructor, and actor Leon Martell teaches a 10-week course on the fundamentals of character development when writing for the screen and stage. In this workshop you will:

• Write characters that are both unique and truthful.

• Use a number of acting techniques to get under the skin of the character.

• Develop dialog, action, conflict, and a unique voice.

• Find the surprises, idiosyncrasies, and drives that make the character three-dimensional and active.
  Tuesdays, June 2 to July 28, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM in the Beyond Baroque Bookstore.

The final special session (Sunday, August 2nd, 5-7 PM) will feature professional actors presenting scenes from students’ work in Beyond Baroque’s theater!

Leon Martell has an MFA from the University of Iowa and is the co-founder of the Duck’s Breath Mystery Theater, performing with them nationwide, and on NPR, PBS and FOX. A member of the Padua Hills Festival and Sam Shepard’s writing workshop, his play with music, “STEEL-- John Henry and the Shaker” received seven Ovation Award nominations including Best New Musical. His bilingual play “ICE” received critical acclaim.