Name: Screenwriting the Write Way
Start: 2024-07-01T19:30:00-04:00
Location: the ACTORS LOFT

The Actors Loft presents a NEW IN-PERSON & ZOOM HYBRID CLASS of Chuck Cirgenski's 8 Session “Screenwriting "The Write Way" course at the studio in Royal Oak, Michigan. The class begins on Monday, July 1, and runs through Monday, August 19, 2024 from 7:30-10:30PM.
You don’t have to reside in the Detroit area because you may participate via Zoom from anywhere in the world.
The fee for the class is $400.00. In order to sign-up and hold a seat, a pre-pay deposit of $200.00 is due by Monday, June 24, 2024 or please contact Charles to make other arrangements. The balance of the fee ($200.00) is due at the first class. You may pay electronically using Zelle, CashApp, Venmo, Apple Pay, Facebook Messenger Pay or by credit card, check, money order or cash.
NOTE: We no longer offer a payment plan, unless you contact Chuck Cirgenski a minimum of one week prior to the first class. We can, then, discuss a mutually agreeable solution if more time is needed to pay the balance.
If you fail to attend, for whatever reason, your deposit is non-refundable, unless there are extenuating circumstances, whereby the administration will determine if the reason for a refund is valid or not. You will be required to sign a contract with Charles Cirgenski and the Actors Loft stipulating the details of your participation. You must enroll for the entire 8 sessions and you are obligated to pay the entire $400.00 fee regardless of whether or not you attend.
If you are unable to attend in person due to personal reasons or inclement weather, you will have the option to attend via Zoom. Also, Charles records every Zoom Meeting session so you’ll never miss a class, just in case you are unable to attend at all. Charles will forward you the recording within a few days after the missed class.
Utilizing the traditional 12 beat story paradigm and his own anecdotal writing experiences, Charles reveals the hero's journey in storytelling and breaks story down to the innate conveyance of what humans have passed on orally, pictorially and on the printed page since the beginning of mankind.
The course is conducted in a nurturing environment where all storytellers and stories are valid. We will explore theme, character, structure, dialogue, plot and format in a positive way to help all writers - no matter what their skill level is - create their own personal stories and commit their concepts to the page in a first draft script or a strong outline/treatment.
Some writer's bring their first draft scripts to further tweak them, while others begin with an empty page and in the very least create a beat sheet (outline), a treatment or a first act of an original script. While in a group setting, I emphasize proper format continuously and offer praise for what is working and creative ideas to fix what is not working.
Over the past thirty-five years, Charles has taught this process to over 1,000 aspiring writers — many whom have won awards or produced scripts that they wrote or rewrote during the eight-week course.
Please be aware that you have committed to full payment whether you complete the course or not. Space is limited to 15 participants. Please reserve your spot with a $200.00 deposit by Monday, June 24, 2024 to insure your participation.
With over 45 years of screenwriting and film production experience, Charles is an Emmy award-winning producer, director, and screenwriter. He produced, "Cass," (2013) a feature film directed by Hugh Schulze and starring James McDaniel ("Detroit 187"), David Dastmalchian (“Late Night With The Devil,” "Oppenheimer,” "Ant Man", The Dark Knight") and Rachel Hilson ("The Good Wife"). As a 2006 Emmy award-winner (in the Cultural Documentary category) for "Making Genes Dance," (PBS-affiliate WFUM), Charles has either co-produced or written and directed five feature films including, "One Room Castle" (1994), "Stardust" (HBO 1998) — first-place winner (as "Hoover") of the Malcolm-Vincent Award — "TimeQuest” (DVD release 2000) and “Cass” (Apple TV 2013-2024) and "The Grant Green Story: a Documentary" (2017).
Charles has written or co-written a total of 30 screenplays — 25 originals, 3 play and 2 novel adaptations.
Mr. Cirgenski studied at the College for Creative Studies (Detroit) and at the Irish National Film Studios under the tutelage of Academy Award winners Robert Wise ("Sound of Music, Star Trek The Movie") and Ernest Lehman ("Sabrina," "North By Northwest"). He has worked internationally in over thirty-five countries.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Charles Cirgenski at [email protected] or 313.402.9112.
ACTORS LOFT
919 S. Main Street, Royal Oak, Michigan 48067