Jonathan Dorf

Playwriting
Screenwriting
Script Consulting & Dramaturgy

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Jonathan Dorf has authored more than 40 published plays with over 2500 productions worldwide, including 4 A.M., Declaration, After Math, Dear Chuck and Me, My Selfie & I. He also wrote and directed the short films Thicker and Music and adapted Straight Eye for the Gay Guy from his play (directed by Emmy Award-winner Mary Lou Belli). He co-founded publisher YouthPLAYS and is chair emeritus of the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights. He taught in the Playwright's Lab at Hollins University, served as US Cultural Envoy to Barbados, created Playwriting101.com and authored the book Young Playwrights 101. He's been a teaching artist at ITF, the EdTA National Conference and at festivals and schools from Alabama to Singapore. He serves as a script consultant for writers worldwide. BA in Dramatic Writing and Literature, Harvard University; MFA in Playwriting, UCLA.

In addition to offering a number of prerecorded workshops, he's available for playwriting and screenwriting workshops as well as feedback on student scripts either in-person or remotely. When he's not doing something theatre or film-related, he's probably eating, cooking or taking pictures of food. Follow his food Instagram @thewritefood.


Jonathan Dorf's Prerecorded Workshops
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