Tools is a workshop series for playwrights curious about theatricality - the unique magic of theatre that invites audiences to “believe” what they see on stage is true-to-life, even while knowing it's not real (to an extent). Each session dives into a specific element of this conceptual spell, blending discussion, hands-on activities, performance, and experimentation.

These workshops are suitable for playwrights/writers who are engaged with/thinking about craft at a serious level.

creative writing as a tool for exploring identity. Participants will be given time to respond to writing prompts, and will learn new ways of sharing their writing with one another.

The goal of this series of TRHT Narrative Design Workshops is to utilize playwriting as a process that gives participants new tools to imagine and practice how they can more authentically give voice to their complex narratives. This hybrid artistic process involves the playwriting of our stories in relationship to the self, each other, and ʻāina, which then layers in elements of acting, directing, and the other aspects of dramatic storytelling. This way, we can share and embody the stories of our community, as well as ‘perform’ our own and one another’s authentic and truthful identities.

Innovative techniques for writing and sharing parts of your mo‘olelo (story) out loud. In particular, we will focus on mo‘olelo that express your experiences of home. No prior experience necessary.