{"id":919,"date":"2017-11-03T19:32:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T19:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/?p=919"},"modified":"2019-10-29T23:36:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T03:36:43","slug":"exploring-practice-subverting-canon-writing-plays-though-race-class-gender-sexual-orientation-mattered-corrina-hodgson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playwrights.ca\/fr\/2017\/11\/03\/exploring-practice-subverting-canon-writing-plays-though-race-class-gender-sexual-orientation-mattered-corrina-hodgson\/","title":{"rendered":"Subverting the canon: Writing plays as though race, class, gender and sexual orientation mattered"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now accepting applications for our next training session with Corrina Hodgson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dates:<\/strong> December 11, 12, 18 and 19, 2017
\nHeure :<\/strong> 4PM to 8PM
\nLieu :<\/strong> PWM
\nFee:<\/strong> $45 (Fee is not a barrier to anyone who might be interested\/eligible)<\/p>\n

“The well-made play holds a mirror to society and in so doing it mirrors the very forces that oppress those of us who are not straight, white, able-bodied, men.<\/p>\n

As a disabled, fat, queer playwright, I am obsessed with exploring ways to break that mirror through breaking traditional three-act structure.<\/p>\n

In this workshop we will look at a number of different scripts and scenes that are utilizing Epic Theatre techniques in a variety of ways to accomplish a subject position for marginalized voices. We will look at our own work, and see if these techniques can be applied, and how our characters benefit from these applications. As such, participants should come with a completed piece that they are willing to work on and share with other members. This can be a one-act or full-length piece.” – Corrina<\/p>\n

Familiarity with recent Montreal productions such as Tragic Queens<\/i>, <\/i>The Mountaintop<\/i>, <\/i>Angelique<\/i>, <\/i>et Intractable Woman<\/i> is beneficial but not essential.<\/p>\n

Familiarity with the following texts would be appreciated, as we will probably be referring to them frequently throughout the workshop:<\/span><\/p>\n