Artistic Director Laurie Steven will lead a two-day workshop to explore writing plays inspired by folktales.

Folktales offer writers some advantages: archetypal characters and situations that resonate with audiences and stories that have been stripped down through time and retelling to unlock the universal. Writers can use these to offer a new perspective on an old way of thinking, challenge or defend it. They have liberty to reinterpret the characters and change the ending.

But folktales can also embroil the writer in events that have no set-up and characters who have no story arcs, heroes and heroines who reap the benefit of magic they haven’t earned, too many siblings and rambling journeys.

In this workshop, you will find out how to let folktales inspire you while navigating their pitfalls.

The workshop runs from Saturday, April 5 to Sunday, April 6, 2025. Registration opens February 11, 2025. Space is limited so register early.