Learn how to write for all the senses during this Fireside Chat with Madhuri Shekar!
Overview
Whether you’re writing a screenplay, a TV pilot, a play, or an audio project, you need to be able to draw your audience in through all the senses. However, how do you write these types of projects simultaneously and how do you know what medium will best bring your IP to life?
Join the Gotham for an Owning it Virtual Fireside Chat on Thursday, May 19th at 5 PM ET with screenwriter and playwright Madhuri Shekar (Evil Eye, Sister Act 3, Three Body Problem, A Nice Indian Boy) as we discuss her writing career. She’ll speak about writing for various mediums, what tools are needed to pivot projects that fit multiple mediums and how to know the best medium for your IP.
Attendees will walk away with an understanding of how to write projects for film, TV, and audio, and the best ways to draw your audience in.
Panelists
Madhuri Shekar
Madhuri Shekar is a playwright and screenwriter of the 2020 Amazon/Blumhouse feature EVIL EYE produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and starring Sarita Choudhury, based on her Audible original audio drama. She is currently writing the screenplay for SISTER ACT 3, produced by Whoopi Goldberg and Tyler Perry, and directed by Tim Federle. Her TV credits include the upcoming series adaptation of THREE BODY PROBLEM for Netflix, executive produced by Benioff and Weiss, Alex Woo, and Rian Johnson, and the HBO fantasy epic THE NEVERS. She is writing a new epic drama pilot for Hulu, ABC Studios and Nisha Ganatra. Her play A NICE INDIAN BOY is also being adapted into a film by Levantine Films. She received her MFA from USC and graduated from the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program at Juilliard. Her play HOUSE OF JOY first premiered at California Shakespeare Theatre in 2019, and will have its next production at St. Louis Rep. Her other plays include QUEEN (2019 New York Innovative Theatre Awards, Outstanding Original Full Length Script; Edgerton New Play Award), IN LOVE AND WARCRAFT (Kendeda Graduate Playwriting Award), A NICE INDIAN BOY, ANTIGONE: PRESENTED BY THE GIRLS OF ST. CATHERINE’S and the TYA play BUCKET OF BLESSINGS (Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Original Work – TYA).
Date & Time
Thursday, May 19, 2022
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
RSVP DEADLINE: May 19, 2022 @ 4:45 PM
Location
Virtual Online
RSVP Instructions
- This event will occur virtually via Zoom.
- If you are coming with a guest, they must RSVP independently.
- Questions about the event? Contact [email protected]
