Flash Futures Writing Workshop
The Libraries collaborated with NC State University Theatre to offer an intensive workshop bringing people together to write scripts for 10-minute audio scenes from the future.
Overview
What if, in the future, cathedrals were also observatories? What could a hotter, but thriving, Raleigh of the future look like?
As part of the Long View Project, the Libraries collaborated with NC State University Theatre to offer “Flash Futures,” a one-day script-writing intensive to create a ten-minute audio drama based on a Long View Project future scenario. Fourteen students and community script writers participated in the pilot workshop, which took place on Saturday, March 1, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in Frank Thompson Hall. Participants expressed appreciation for the opportunity to gain experience with imaginative storytelling in response to a hopeful future prompt. At the conclusion of the workshop, one script was selected for professional editing and production.
We are continuing this collaboration. Links to calls for participants for are included in the "Results" section below.
How We Did It
A call for artists was created and promoted through university channels. Anyone interested in writing, acting, directing, science, art, theater, sci-fi, or the future was invited to register to participate. The call offered an opportunity to meet other creatives, receive writing feedback from University Theatre staff, and gain experience in imaginative storytelling.
Writing prompts were based on Long View Project future scenarios. Mia Self and Danica Jackson from University Theatre conducted the workshop. Lunch and snacks were provided by the Climate and Sustainability Academy.
