Location: Multipurpose Room. 

Workshop genre: storytelling, monologue

Dates: May 10, 17 & 24

Workshop description: 

In this workshop, participants will write three monologues or prose poems through a series of collaborative and independent writing and creation prompts rooted in memory, place, character, imagination, and visual information. The first two monologues will emerge out of creation prompts based on photographs participants bring in from their past and present with an emphasis on personifying setting, and on developing the inner life of a character. The last monologue/poem will be anchored in hope for the future connected to the place and people in the photographs. There will be opportunities to collaborate and find new avenues for creation and writing that are grounded, intimate and surprising. The workshop will culminate in a reading of one of the monologues created by each participant followed by a feedback and response session. This workshop is an opportunity to write in a visual, authentic way, exploring the innovation and joy possible through collaboration with others, while building trust and confidence in your own unique voice, interests and style. 

About the facilitator:

Erin Lindsay is a writer/creator interested in live performance, hybrid forms, and digital storytelling.  Erin holds an MFA in Creative Writing (UBC), a Graduate Degree in Communications (Concordia), and a BA  in Theatre and Ethics (University of Ottawa). She works as a writing coach and dramaturg for Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal, and as an educator and workshop facilitator for youth and adults in various communities across Montreal. She has performed at the Banff Centre for the Arts, the NAC, and Monument National, and her writing work has appeared at Saw Gallery, ChamberFest, The Rialto Theatre and more. Erin is currently working on two multi-media live performance works, a poetry collection and a novel.