OPEN TO ALL SQUADS

Matthew Ingram and Emma Adams want to start thinking about how we can build our critical skills to help us develop as writers. We love watching work, but we think we need to spend more time with the words on the page, learning to 'read as writers' too. If you want to join us, then here's what you need to know:

The first play we will be reading and talking about is: The 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Drama - FAIRVIEW by Jackie Sibblies Drury.

You can find a link for buying the text here 👉 https://www.oberonbooks.com/fairview.html

You need to buy the lay and read it, we won't remind you, the next thing you'll hear from us is with a link shortly before the 3rd.

Emma's useful information / Frequently Asked Questions:

How often will the club happen? - The Club will be bi-monthly (so we'll have 6 in a year. September, November, January, March, May and July). That means you've got tons of time to find the text, read it and think about it.

How will it work? - Each time we meet, we'll announce the next text we'll be reading. Matt and Emma will choose the first couple of texts to get us rolling, but once we meet, all Awesome Club Members can start getting involved with suggestions/ideas for what we go for next. The club zoom itself will be relaxed. We'll just talk about what we think of the work - did it work for us and why (or why not)?. We'll think about stuff like - how style and tempo are deployed, how the structure of the text works, how characters develop etc etc.

The Club will alternate between play texts and screenplays. We're starting with a play in September. So November's Awesome Club will be a screenplay (to be announced, see above).

Will the Squad buy me the play text? - Nope. Squad funds don't stretch that far. You'll need to source each text yourself. When we do play texts it's going to require a purchase (but there's two months to get things sorted, so you could consider getting organised to get one copy between a few of you, to bring expenses down). Screenplays are so much easier to get hold of for free, so hopefully, being in this awesome club won't be too expensive in the long run. Also, if we get this up and running, there may be a chance we can bargain a discount with some publishers, but for now, assume that you will be responsible for getting your hands on the text we're reading.

Where will we meet? - This is an online Zoom club. We think this will make access easier for folk now and going into the future too. We may sort out some real life special events / meet ups once life starts to open up, but first and foremost this is a Zoom club.

If I sign up for this awesome club, will I have to come to every awesome meeting? What if I just want to do the plays or the screenplays? - Never fear! You can come to as many or as few Zoom meets as you like.

What if I'm a poet or prose writer, can I still come? - Yes you can. This is a club aimed at texts written to be performed or filmed, but all squad members whatever your area of interest are welcome. We'd love to get loads of different perspectives.

How much fun will I have at the Awesome Play Text / Screenplay Reading Club? - SO much fun.

THE AWESOME PLAY TEXT / SCREENPLAY READING CLUB