having been an actor in new york city for 6 years, i'm at the point where i'd like to create my own work and have a little more control over the direction in which my career goes. i love the entire creative process of generating an idea in the mind, putting it to paper, workshopping the scene in class and then casting it and having it performed in front of a class of your peers. what better way to have immediate feedback on your writing...from ela's notes to the other students' notes to hearing/feeling what works/doesn't work in real time with the actors.
i'm still working on finding my voice and understanding story structure, but i feel i will find it in ela's class. she's very clear and patient with students, meeting you right where you are, and giving you the tools you need to just take that first step. being in her class and meeting/working with other writers has helped me (1) improve my acting (2) give me confidence that one day i too can be/will be a writer working on my own projects and (3) the incredible talent of the other writers is priceless. i've read some of the best scripts in her class and i look forward to seeing them on the big screen one day and remembering that i was a part of the incubation stage.
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