<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px">Playwrights Local 4181 announces its <span class="">Spring</span> <span class="">Workshops</span>, a set of sessions for kids and adults on Saturday, April 16 at Waterloo Arts.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">All sessions are free. </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">10:00 AM</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="">Workshop</span>: “Playwriting for Kids” (Ages 9-13) with Elana Averbach</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://playwrightslocal.org/events/workshop-playwriting-for-kids/" target="_blank">http://playwrightslocal.org/events/<span class="">workshop</span>-playwriting-for-kids/</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">“Get creative with an ensemble of emerging playwrights, and write your own short adaptation of a fairytale or myth!” Taught by Cleveland-based writer, educator, and therapist Elana Averbach.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">12:30 PM</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="">Workshop</span>: “Dramaturgy for Everyone” with Arwen Mitchell</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://playwrightslocal.org/events/dramaturgy-for-everyone-how-the-keys-of-playmaking-enhance-the-theater-experience/" target="_blank">http://playwrightslocal.org/events/dramaturgy-for-everyone-how-the-keys-of-playmaking-enhance-the-theater-experience/</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">“Explore the essential craft of playwriting, with applications for any kind of theater practitioner. If you’re interested in helping with new plays or have your own work in progress, this session will provide essential tools for discussion and development.” Led by Playwrights Local 4181’s Teaching Artist Arwen Mitchell.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">3:00 PM</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="">Workshop</span>: “Writing with Found Text” with Jennifer Schlueter</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://playwrightslocal.org/events/writing-with-found-text/" target="_blank">http://playwrightslocal.org/events/writing-with-found-text/</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">“Found text is a creative form that takes material from other sources and reframes it as a literary work. This session addresses the application of this technique for the creation of new works for the stage.” Taught by Jennifer Schlueter, associate professor of Theatre at Ohio State University.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Find more information and register at <a href="http://playwrightslocal.org/springplaylab/" target="_blank">http://playwrightslocal.org/springplaylab/</a>, or click on the links above.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b>Address for all sessions:</b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Creative Space at Waterloo Arts</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">397 E. 156th Street</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Cleveland, OH 44110</div></div>