The Fornes Workshop, led by Mariló Núñez, is a decentralized playwriting workshop that employs Maria Irene Fornes’ anti-Aristotelian approach to dramatic writing. In this method, a writer comes to the workshop with a blank slate; there are no preconceptions about what the play will be, as the process is intuitive and improvisational. Through centring movement, visualization, drawing, found objects/words, sense memory, and collective writing, participants will explore unique ways of developing characters and stories for the stage. Wear comfortable clothes you can move in, indoor runners, and bring 1-2 of your favourite plays in hard copy, as well as paper, notebooks and writing utensils.

Maria Irene Fornes (1930-2018) was a Cuban-American playwright, director, and teacher. She wrote over 40 plays and won nine Obie Awards. She taught her playwriting method at INTAR, where she founded the Hispanic Playwrights Lab in New York City.

This workshop is sponsored by Theatre Alberta as part of Workshops by Request: Hometown Series