The following online course will be offered as part of the New York State Creative Aging Initiative. The Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services will communicate registration details to the older adults in their county.
Writing for Radio: A Radio Theatre Class by Lifetime Arts
Offered by:
Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services
When:
6 Wednesdays, January 6-February 9, 2022, from 2pm-3:30pm ET
Where:
Online via Zoom
Writing a radio play is part storytelling, part playwriting, and part sound design. During this 6-week workshop, students will gain the essential skills in making a captivating radio play. Students will work with instructor, Vinny Mraz, on writing techniques, exploring what makes a story unique to radio, and creating their own sound effects from objects around their homes. This workshop is for everyone, regardless of experience or knowledge of radio.
About the instructor
Vinny is a playwright, teaching artist and theater maker in NYC. As a teaching artist, he has spent the last six years working with senior citizens in writing workshops, acting classes and developing original show revues in senior centers and public libraries. In 2019, he was an artist-in-residence for the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s SU-CASA program. In addition to being a Lifetime Arts Trainer, Vinny is a teaching artist at the Rehabilitation Through the Arts, and an adjunct professor of theater at Manhattanville College.
Made possible by
This program, part of the New York State Creative Aging Initiative, is made possible through a partnership between the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York State Office for the Aging and Lifetime Arts. The project takes an innovative, evidence-based approach to healthy aging, underscoring New York’s leadership as the first age-friendly state in the nation.
