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Ten-Minute Play Festival Workshop: Character Research for the 10MP Author - In Person

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Dates & Times: Friday, February 14th - 4-6 pm & Saturday, February 15th - 10-12 pm
Location: The Powerhouse & Zoom
Instructor: Desta Wondirad

This is the registration page to attend this workshop in person. 

Multi-Media Creative Artist Desta Wondirad will lead a workshop for the 10MP author focused on character research, guiding the participants on how to approach writing characters from different socio-economic backgrounds, genders, orientations, races, etc, than the author.  During the workshop the participants be guided through writing prompts that will help them write from the perspective of someone who has had starkly different life experiences than their own.

In 2024, Desta Wondirad's 10MP Hanging Carpets was selected for the 25th Anniversary Theatre Oxford Ten Minute Play Festival.  A new work by Wondirad will be Theatre Oxford's featured commissioned play for the 2025 Festival. 

Prices

$50 for YAC and Theatre Oxford Members
$55 for non-members 

About Desta

Desta Wondirad is a multimedia professional, playwright, and filmmaker born in Ethiopia. His work explores the complexities of the human experience as it navigates the unavoidable forces of life, including its challenges, institutions, and the certainty of its end. With nearly a decade long background in audio and video production, he has collaborated with diverse creatives across three continents and has produced work in different mediums. Currently, he manages a production studio in New York City, where he oversees the production pipeline for clients in podcasting, advertising, and news. Desta is also the founder of Wondir Studios, a creative studio with the mission to provide low cost production solutions to clients. With Wondir Studios he provides content creation and media production consulting services, catering to individual creators, artists and corporate clients seeking to enhance and optimize their media production workflow. Desta's commitment to storytelling extends to his playwriting, where he seeks to craft narratives that resonate with audiences and provoke thought. Above all, Desta is passionate about his work and feels grateful to pursue it every day.

Online registration will end at noon on February 14th.