Online Screenwriting: Building a Practice

Locations: Online

Photo of a laptop with a screenplay open in the web browse and a notebook on the keyboard

This eight week course will immerse newer writers with tools to bring their ideas to life on the page. The course emphasizes building healthy writing habits that leads to consistency. Writing vivid descriptions, tense action, and actable dialogue is only the beginning. The course will place a heavy emphasis on executing story structure in relationship to character and theme. We will demystify the beat sheet and explore multiple frameworks for approaching writing scenes. Come with your idea for a story, and leave with tools that will bring your writing to the next level.


How to Apply for Part-Time Workshops:

1. New applicants should first submit an online application. Once we receive your application we will contact you to schedule your entrance interview appointment.

In-Person (NY) Workshops Application  Online Workshops Application

2. If you are a former student within the past two years, please check with classes@stellaadler.com as you might not need to submit a new application.

3. If you are applying for a course that requires an audition, please submit a video link to either a performance of a contemporary/realism monologue or a demo reel.

In-Person (NY) Workshops Video Submission  Online Workshops Video Submission

4.  Upon acceptance to the workshop, you will receive a link to register and pay the deposit. Anyone who registers and pays within 48 hours of acceptance will receive a $25 discount on the total workshop cost, up until the week before classes begin.