Scriptwriting for Radio Plays & Podcasts

Workshop facilitator Jenny Davis will cover writing for radio including monologue and dialogue, use of narration, scene setting, character, structure, style, themes, intent, authorial voice, use of effects in workshop 1. Jenny will also discuss turning short stories, monologues and oral histories into radio drama and there will be time to discuss individual project ideas . Workshop 2 will focus on participants’ projects including what works with an audience. During her second visit to Esperance in March Jenny will work 1:1 with participants on script development. Locally based actor and producer Kym “Bid” Bidstrup will then assist participants to record and edit their plays to be broadcast on community radio and to be presented as podcasts at the Readers and Writers event on May 28th – 30th.

What to Bring

For a group exercise can you bring a short account of an event in your life that has some emotional…