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Interested in playwriting, directing or any of the other disciplines involved in putting on a world-class production?
Come to one of our in-person or online master classes to learn the ins and outs of theatre-making. Our innovative artists take participants into their process, offering insights, encouragement and inspiration. Past guests have included superstar talents like Jackie Sibblies Drury, Tatiana Pandiani, Kate Moira Ryan, Paula Vogel and Elevator Repair Service, and have covered topics including playwriting, directing, choreography and developing new work for the stage.
MASTERCLASS WITH KATIE O’NEILL
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Masterclass with Katie O’Neill: Costuming Lights Out
Date: Monday, May 12, 2025
Time: 5:30-7PM
Location: New York Theatre Workshop Fourth Street Theatre (83 E 4th St)
Join Lights Out costume designer Katie O’Neill for a 90-minute masterclass at NYTW exploring how costume design can bring history, character, and Nat “King” Cole’s music to life onstage. O’Neill will walk participants through her research and creative process, sharing how dramaturgy, cultural specificity, and design intersect in her work. From fabric choices to historical references, discover how costume becomes a powerful storytelling tool in Lights Out. Ideal for artists and audiences interested in the deeper layers of theatrical design.
Pricing: Pay what you can options of $10, $20 and $30
MASTERCLASS WITH NIKIYA MATHIS
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Masterclass with Nikiya Mathis: Hair & Wig Designing Lights Out
Date: Monday, June 16, 2025
Time: 5:30-7PM
Location: New York Theatre Workshop Fourth Street Theatre (83 E 4th St)
Dive into the process of designing the hair and wigs of Lights Out with designer Nikiya Mathis during a 90-minute masterclass at NYTW! Learn all about Nikiya’s artistry, thoughtful research, and her meaningful focus on care and self-advocacy for Black artists and artists of color. With a few styling demonstrations and discussions, discover more about the attention to detail, consultations with actors, and dramaturgical choices that go into designing a show like Lights Out. Ideal for artists, performers, and designers interested in learning more about hair and wig design, approaching conversations about hair, and more.
Pricing: Pay what you can options of $10, $20 and $30
Professionals and members of the general public are welcome. To be notified about future Master Classes, send an email to classes@nytw.org.
Previous Master Classes have included:
- DAC Masterclass Series: Writing, Storytelling & Nurturing an Idea with Josefina Baez (Summer 2022)
- DAC Masterclass Series: Producing the Artist with Cindy De La Cruz and Merlixse Ventura (Summer 2022)
- DAC Masterclass Series: How to Tell a Compelling Story (Acting) with Elvis Nolasco (Summer 2022)
- DAC Masterclass Series: Filmmaking & Multimedia Storytelling with Gabriela Ortega (Summer 2022)
- DAC Masterclass Series: Storytelling through Music & Composition with Yasser Tejada (Summer 2022)
- DAC Masterclass Series: Directing (How to Set Up Your Vision) with Eunie Levice (Summer 2022)
- Get Up and Dance! with Timmy Gage (Spring 2021)
- Solo Performance with marcus d. harvey (Spring 2021)
- Shadow Puppetry with Jaime Roach (Spring 2021)
- Chreating a Character with Nana Dakin (Spring 2021)
- Finding Character in a Musical with Virginia Jimenez (Spring 2021)
- Who Is a Director? with Tatiana Pandiani (Winter 2020)
- Acting From The Soul with Anthony Michael Martinez (Winter 2020)
- Kick Off Your Play with Rachel Aileen Abraham (Winter 2020)
- Introduction to Theatre of the Oppressed with Alexander Santiago-Jirau (Summer 2019)
- Playwriting 102: Beginning and Intermediate Writers with Kate Moira Ryan (Fall 2016-2018)
- Playwriting 101: The First Draft with Kate Moira Ryan (Fall 2015)
- The Art of Adaptation with Kate Moira Ryan (Spring and Fall 2014)
- Sense Memory: Finding Inspiration and Writing for Performance with Jackie Sibblies Drury (Spring 2013)
- New Work Development with Elevator Repair Service (Spring and Summer 2013)
- Playwriting “Bootcamp” with Paula Vogel (November 2012)
- Choreography + Text: Translating Source Material Into Performance with Elevator Repair Service (January and November 2012)
