Script Superheroes: Fall 2009!

Script Superheroes swoop into the Comedy Bar and Harbourfront!
Free playwriting workshop for kids aged 8 to 11!

(Toronto – August 17, 2009) This fall, local theatre talents Alison Broverman and Kristen McGregor teach their popular Script Superheroes playwriting workshop especially for kids aged 8 to 12. And thanks to a grant from the Ontario Arts Council, this fall the class is absolutely free! For six weeks, aspiring young writers will learn the basics of scriptwriting, including story structure, character development, the power of conflict, and more!

The workshop will culminate with a staged reading of the students’ work performed by local professional actors. This unique reading will be open to family, friends and the public!

We are pleased to announce that Script Superheroes will also be featured at Harbourfront Centre's HarbourKIDS festival in October, with a staged reading of student work written on this year’s HarbourKIDS Big Idea of RESPECT!

HarbourKIDS is Harbourfront Centre's Family programme designed for kids ages 5-12.This Thanksgiving Weekend, HarbourKIDS explores the many meanings of RESPECT. All activities are FREE! HarbourKIDS takes place Saturday October 10 through Monday October 12, 2009 from 11:00am-5:00pm at Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West.

Where is the workshop? The Comedy Bar, 945 Bloor St. West
When is the workshop? Saturday, September 12– Saturday October 24
Two different time slots! 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

How much? Free! Space is limited. Please register in advance by e-mailing scriptsuperheroes@gmail.com

The readings:
At HarbourKIDS: October 10-12. Times TBA.
At Comedy Bar: Saturday, October 24 from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.

Who are Alison and Kristen?
Alison Broverman is a Toronto based writer and theatre artist. She wrote and performed in the 2007 Toronto Fringe Festival hit Expiry Dating (winner of the 2007 Toronto Fringe New Play Contest, Patron’s Pick, and Best of the Fringe holdover series). This past summer, Alison appeared in the glam rock puppet musical Rock Time 2009 (Outstanding Production for Young Audiences – Now Toronto) at FringeKids in Toronto. She also works as a freelance journalist.
Kristen McGregor is a clown and character comedian with a Radio and Television Arts degree from Ryerson University. She has created and performed in all sorts of comedy shows in and around Toronto. Kristen started clowning at age 16 as part of the Edmonton Fringe Festival's 'KidsFringe Youth Troupe' and hasn't looked back. In the past two years, she has co-written, produced and performed in two FringeKids hits: Fart Factory: The Musical and Rock Time 2009!

Script Superheroes at the Toronto Fringe!

Same great location (Palmerston Library), new great event!

This weekend, check out the drop-in Fringe edition of Script Superheroes at the Palmerston Library - bring your kids to a playwriting class and to a great play at the Fringe Kids Venue!

Palmerston Library. Just show up and learn to write a play!

When:
Friday (that's today!) July 3, 10:45 - 11:45
Saturday July 4, 11:15 - 12:15
Saturday July 4, 2:45 - 3:45
Monday July 6, 11:30 - 12:30

The best part? These workshops are FREE! Thanks, Toronto Fringe!

Hope to see you there this weekend!

Frequently Asked Questions!

Who are the Script Superheroes?
Alison Broverman is a Toronto-based writer and theatre artist. Her play Expiry Dating won the 2007 Toronto Fringe New Play Contest, and was featured in the Best of the Fringe holdover series at the Diesel Playhouse. She also writes ABOUT theatre (and other things, too!) for newspapers and magazines like the National Post and Eye Weekly.

Kristen McGregor is a clown and character comedian with a Radio and Television Arts degree from Ryerson University. She has created and performed in all sorts of comedy shows in and around Toronto. She loves to perform stand-up and character comedy and has been known to entertain crowds with her tap dancing and nose-flute playing. She has most recently performed in Theatre Best/Before's version of 365 Days/365 Plays.

They both know a lot about good stories, and are experts in awesome!

What is their super power?
They can show you how to take an idea from inside your head and put it up on stage for everyone to see!

Will they share their super power?
YES!! If you are between the ages of 8 and 12, you can learn how to be a Script Superhero too!

When can they teach me their super power?
This weekend at the Toronto Fringe Festival Kids Venue at the Palmerston Library!

I'm a kid. I don't have a job. How much will this cost me?
Nothing! Becoming a Script Superhero is free! All you have to do is show up with lots of fun ideas!

But I've never written a play before! What if I don't know how?
Don't worry. Even Shakespeare had never written a play before he wrote his first play. And once you've written a play, you'll have written a play!

But aren't plays boring?
No. Plays are awesome.

Ok. How do I sign up?
Just show up! This time, Script Superheroes is a drop-in!

Script Superheroes at the Palmerston Library!