Staged Stories 1

Staged Stories 1 is open to all students. This is an in-person course offered for adults ages 55+.
An Additional Zoom Session Will Be Held May 18 & 20, 2026.

Staged Stories 2

Staged Stories 2 is open to students who have completed Staged Stories 1. This is an in-person course offered for adults ages 55+.
An Additional Zoom Session Will Be Held May 18 & 20, 2026.

Writing in the Raw (Prerequisite)

Writing in the Raw is open to students who have completed Staged Stories 1. This is an in-person course offered for adults ages 55+.
An Additional Zoom Session Will Be Held May 18 & 20, 2026.

Beyond Staged Stories: (Prerequisite)

Beyond Staged Stories is open to students who have completed Staged Stories 1 & 2. This is an in-person course offered for adults ages 55+.
No in-person class on May 19, 20, or 21.

Scripting 1

SCRIPTING I: IDEA TO OUTLINE
This is a remote course offered online for adults ages 55+
There is no prerequisite for enrollment.
No Class on Memorial Day, May 25, 2026.

Scripting 2

SCRIPTING II: OUTLINE TO DRAFT
Available to returning writers who are developing their outlines. Prerequisite: Scripting I.
This is a remote course offered online for adults 55+.

Scripting 3

SCRIPTING III: WRITING IS REWRITING

Available to returning writers who have completed at least the first draft of their projects. Prerequisite: Scripting II.
This is a remote course offered online for adults 55+.

Fiction: Creating Story

Part of being human is making up stories. We tell fairy tales to delight children, we read novels to lose ourselves in other lives, we watch movies and television to find friends on the other side of a screen. In this class you’ll explore the art of writing fiction by focusing on a specific element each week: character, plot, setting, point of view, and theme. You’ll have the option of writing a new story each week or using the feedback you receive to polish one story until it shines. The writing prompts change each term, so students can repeat the course and always find something new.

No In-Person Class on May 19.

Fiction: Story Craft

Great writers have the power to move and enthrall us, but how do they do it? What are the techniques that help a writer move beyond simply recounting an event? In this course, we’ll investigate technical and rhetorical devices employed in crafting effective sentences, memorable characters, and compelling narratives. Weekly writing prompts and class discussion of required reading assignments will guide you through the topics we’ll explore, which include narrative voice, character transformation, and non-linear story structure.

Prerequisite: Fiction: Creating Story or permission of instructor.

No In-Person Class on May 19.

Comprehending Life through the Medium of Poetry

This course will encourage students to consider Poetry as a philosophical and practical tool for life. It is strictly about Poetry appreciation. The more Poetry one reads closely the more one’s understanding of the multifaceted benefits of a personal daily practice are understood. Students will be introduced to a broad scope of poems. Emphasis will be placed on the process, structure, and effect of each selected poem. A sense of instant community will be offered to students through the combination of Poetry and Philosophy.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A CREATIVE WRITING CLASS.

No In-Person Class on May 20.

Ballet Brain Circuit ®

Ballet Brain Circuit ® is a ballet-based movement system designed to support brain health, balance, and cognitive vitality through graceful structured movement sequences. Inspired by research on dance and brain health, this class utilizes patterned movement and memory stimulation in an arts-based repertoire that positively enhances quality of life. By using sequenced movement circuits that support memory, focus and spatial awareness there is an increase in communication among the motor, sensory, balance and cognitive centers of the brain. These movements help support neuroplasticity and physical health. This class is a complete body and brain workout. It adapts principles of classical ballet training into an accessible, non-intimidating format suitable for adults of all ages and abilities. You will leave the session feeling joyful, accomplished and amazed at your progress. I look forward to meeting you in class.

No In-Person Class on May 21.

Playmakers Workshop - Partially Remote

Each week, we will read a classic or contemporary play aloud, followed by a brief discussion. At the end of the course, we will select a script to revisit for our in-person culmination. 

NOTE: Weeks 1-6 will be held on ZOOM as we read the plays. The culmination reading will take place in-person at The Wallis on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, with a potluck lunch to follow.
No Prerequisite.

Shakespeare in a time of Resistance

This class will explore plays such as Hamlet and Julius Caesar, in order to consider the modern relevance of the social dynamics enumerated in these plays. The form of the work will be 'table work' - which means that we'll be sitting round a table together, reading the play aloud and considering passages and discussing them together. No previous experience necessary. We'll break everything down as we go. Students will be encouraged to both play the parts and share their thoughts in a robust way, in an environment that is collegial, open and accepting of any point of view. We're doing this in order to see that Shakespeare has written about the dynamics in society and is asking questions that we are still asking. We're not going to find answers, but there is much wisdom to be gleaned in the discovery of 'rhyming across time'.

No In-person class on May 20.