Playwriting Classes at Chicago Dramatists

Create your next great work this spring! 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 (seven sessions, three hours per session) 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.  
  • In person, you’ll enjoy the special excitement of gathering and working in our theatre.
  • Private classes (six sessions, 1 ½ hours per session) 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.

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 applied to your account for future CD classes. Requests to cancel registration received after 10 before the class start date will be entitled to a full credit.

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.