PROGRAM SUMMARY
This program celebrates drawing as a form of storytelling, guiding students through the process of creating a story from beginning to end using a blend of images and words. Students will learn the different elements that make up a story (such as character, plot, and conflict), and different ways they can represent these elements using images to create a story of their own. While this program is great fit for visual learners or visual communicators, there is NO prerequisite for participating students to be artists. In fact, students will be encouraged to get ideas down on the page in clear, quick sketches which can range from single images of stick figures to drawing within storyboard panels to show the sequence of their story.

MORE DETAILS
Students will meet with teaching artist Andre Jones every week to:

Experiment with creating a story using visual and/or written language;
Practice sequential thinking using storytelling (how the order of what we perceive impacts how we understand and interpret what is witnessed);
Discover how what we show as storytellers affects the meaning of our story and its impact on our audience (by deciding what to illustrate and what’s said through, alongside and after an illustration).

By the end of the program, each student will:

Practice illustrative communication skills;
Develop their storyteller’s voice;
Practice thinking in sequence (beginning, middle, and end);
Produce the beginnings of a visual story that’s a blend of drawing and words.

This means Visual Playwriting is a great opportunity for students who…

Love storytelling (or think they might, in the right setting!)
Love visual art-making (or think they might, in the right setting!)
Love writing (or think they might, in the right setting!)
Have any level of writing and/or art-making experience
Benefit from regular scheduled time to hang out, draw, and talk about stories

DATES & TIMES:

Lovett Memorial Library
6945 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119
TWO 5-WEEK SESSIONS AVAILABLE:
Session 1: 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/25, & 4/8, 4:00pm-5:30pm
Session 2: 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, and 5/13, 4:00pm-5:30pm

REGISTRATION & TUITION
Thanks to our generous funders, students can participate in this program at no cost to families. If you would like to make an optional donation to Young Playwrights, we invite you to visit our giving page. By choosing "Other Amount" you can make a donation of any size and any donations received will help us continue to offer future programs in the community

Visual Playwriting at Lovett 2025

By Philadelphia Young Playwrights

Visual Playwriting at Lovett 2025

Celebrate Drawing as a Form of Storytelling