Classes at Chicago Dramatists
Create your next great work this summer! We happily accept students from all around the world, and invite you to
study with us virtually. Take the leap and join us here at Chicago Dramatists!
Our small group classes offer the opportunity to learn and gain ample feedback from expert teachers. You’ll also benefit from critiquing peers’ work and hearing responses to your work from their varying points-of-view. You’ll make friends and build your artistic community.
- On Zoom, you’ll have the ease of learning from home.
Private classes offer even more personal attention from the teacher and the flexibility to design a schedule that works for both of you. While private classes follow the same curriculum as in-person and online classes, you may be able to tailor lessons and exercises to better fit your individual learning style.
When classes are filled, we offer a limited number of Class Passes, which offer access to our most popular classes. With a Class Pass, you attend weekly Zoom class sessions. You'll sit in on class lectures and discussion. You can complete weekly homework assignments and in class writing exercises, and observe scene readings and critiques. It's a great opportunity to learn from some of our most popular teachers and build structure into your writing schedule in a cost-effective way.
"Scene Shop"
Play Development
with Will Dunne
Thursday Evenings
January 15 - March 12
"Scene Shop"
Play Development
with Will Dunne
Saturday Mornings
January 17 - March 14
Solo Show & Story
for the Stage
with Arlene Malinowski
Tuesday Evenings
January 27 - March 17
Screenwriting Essentials
with Mary Ruth Clarke
Saturday Afternoons
February 7 - March 21
Chicago Dramatists Class Fee Policy
To ensure that Chicago Dramatists’ classes provide students ample interaction with teachers, sufficient in-class feedback and attention to their individual work, we limit our class size. Often, we must turn away students, particularly from our most popular classes. Our refund policy, therefore, focuses on ensuring there is adequate opportunity for students who wish to take our classes each quarter.
Requests to cancel registration received more than ten days in advance of the class start date will be entitled to a full refund. Requests to cancel registration received after 10 days before the class start date will be entitled to a credit applied to your account for future CD classes. No refunds are given for students who withdraw after a class starts.
Classes that fail to meet the 60% minimum registrant requirement within 72 hours of class start time will be cancelled and registrants will receive a full refund.