Name: DEAD-LINES: 2-Part Creative Obituary / Ode Writing Workshop (Jun 6 & 13)
Start: 2024-06-06T17:30:00-04:00
End: 2024-06-06T19:30:00-04:00
Location: 120 Front St

$DEAD-LINES: 2-Part Creative Obituary \/ Ode Writing Workshop (Jun 6 & 13)$

A 2-part, small group, workshop to create an obituary or ode worth reading, worth remembering and worth sharing. No writing experience req'd
About this Event

DEAD-LINES: a 2-Part Creative Writing Workshop (Jun 6 & 13 from 5:30-7:30pm)

The Pre-Dead Social Club has partnered up with The Seacoast Village Project to kick off another DEAD-LINES! We’ll be putting pen to paper in the beautiful gallery at Art Up Front Street (Exeter, NH) to get those creative juices flowing!
This 2-part, small group, creative writing workshop is for anyone looking to create an obituary or ode worth reading, worth remembering and worth sharing, but who might struggle to get the words down on paper. Imagine turning the traditional obit/ode on its ear by crafting a piece of prose, poetry or dialogue to communicate what mattered most about that person (or pet!) the impact they had, and the ripple effect they made. Workshop facilitator, Leslie Pasternack has a bag of tricks to grease the writing skids for all levels of writers and non-writers alike. Participants may choose to bring any character in their life to life—write your own obituary, an ode to an important person in your life who is still living (cool, right?!), or a tribute to a dearly departed pet. Start where you’re comfortable.
Leslie is an award winning playwright, writer and actress who has brought many a character to life on and off the stage and knows the hurdles we go through to communicate the essence of what makes someone or our pet(s) super important to us. She has spent two decades teaching writing and acting at the college level with another ten plus years leading various theatre workshops throughout New England. Pasternack is no stranger to tender subjects, she directed the performance and outreach series MAKE SURE IT’S ME, a play about traumatic brain injury in the military. In addition, she also mentors an incarcerated playwright through the PEN America Center’s Pr*son Writing Program.
"Leslie was WONDERFUL. Impressive listening skills and ability to find a kernel of something significant in everything anyone chose to share. Very perceptive, compassionate and talented." ~Teri, past participant
JOIN US!

Join us for this serious, yet playful obituary / ode writing workshop that takes place in a sweet little art gallery to get those creative juices flowing! It's a 2-part, evening event you won't want to miss out on.