A workshop that puts an author’s dialogue to the test … with real life HUMANS!
This practical, interactive workshop invites writers to experiment with their own dialogue and test whether it truly sounds like something a human being would say.
Dialogue often behaves beautifully on the page — until it’s spoken. In this session, we’ll put written dialogue under theatrical pressure, exploring how rhythm, word choice, intention, physicality, and silence affect whether speech feels naturalistic or manufactured. Participants will be guided through exercises that move dialogue from text into voice and body, revealing where language flows, where it resists, and where it quietly betrays the writer.
Through playful experimentation and sharp analysis, we’ll refine lines that feel “written” into speech that feels lived-in. Expect a room that thinks deeply, laughs occasionally, and treats dialogue as something to be tested, not protected.
Because realism in dialogue isn’t about copying life — it’s about convincing us it could be happening right now.
Bring a water bottle, comfortable clothing, pencil, highlighter, notepad and some of your own written dialogue if applicable.