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Dust off that story idea you’ve been wanting to develop and learn how to craft an engaging script that can become a fully realized production. In audio drama, everything is possible!
Audio drama is the new frontier in storytelling that provides stage, screen, and fiction writers with a new audience for their work.
This workshop will cover:
• Story structure
• Character development
• Techniques to adapt your work
• Opportunity to begin writing an audio drama script
• Q&A and book signing
Barry M. Putt, Jr. has scripted over fifty audio dramas for companies in the U.S., Canada, and China. He has appeared on programs across the country discussing the craft of writing and moderated panel discussions on audio drama at the national Dramatists Guild conference. Barry holds a master's degree in English Literature from Centenary University and teaches college-level story development and literature courses in NJ.
Barry M. Putt, Jr.’s book “Stories Told through Sound” will be available for purchase for $15.00, cash only.
Book description: "With thousands of outlets worldwide and growing, audio drama is the new frontier in storytelling. From family dramas tales to epic space battles and period pieces to large-cast musicals, it is a medium without limits, because the audience creates the visual world in their mind. In Stories Told through Sound, audio-dramatist Barry M. Putt, Jr. lays out the essentials of the form in an engaging, easy-to-understand manner. He offers dozens of tactics and strategies: the top reasons audiences don’t connect with a character and how to avoid them, ways to create exciting plot twists, career pitfalls to watch out for, and how to draft a dynamic marketing plan that will keep your work in the forefront of any industry professional’s mind. It includes tips from a number of top-tier professionals to help give a deeper understanding of how to find success in a new and exciting creative industry. Dust off that story idea you’ve been wanting to develop and learn how to craft an engaging script that can become a fully realized production. In audio drama, everything is possible!"
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | STEM | Special Events | Professional Development & Careers | Literature | Lecture | Computers and Technology |
The 36,018 square foot Demott Lane Branch is located in the Franklin Township municipal complex and provides a large community room for library programming, as well as additional meeting room space for community groups, study rooms, public access computers, and more.