Booking and details
Dates Sun, Jan 28, 2024, 11am
Venue
Folger Haskell Center
Across the street from Folger Theatre
Tickets $20; $15 for Members and Subscribers ($35 - Festival Pass)
Duration 1 hour
Hip Hop theatre lovers, welcome to the Rap Monologue workshop. This hour-long workshop is filled with exercises for the participants to observe the idea of classical text with a hip hop aesthetic.
The workshop is based on the one-person show by Austin Dean Ashford and in the workshop we will dissect some of our favorite rap songs and interpret the literature with a folio-like lens.
The goal of this workshop is to allow participants to apply technique to their favorite lyrics as well as observe the writers work in a medium open to their story.
Festival Pass – $35
Access to all Festival open rehearsals, readings, screenings, and conversations.
All-Access Pass – $75
Everything in the Festival Pass, plus invitations to the opening and closing parties.
Students – Free admission to readings and conversations
Admitted free one-half hour before event start time, with a valid ID
Austin Dean Ashford
Austin Dean Ashford (Playwright) has presented his work at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in Washington DC, the United Solo Festival in New York City, the San Diego International Fringe Festival, and the Dunedin and New Zealand Fringe Festivals. He was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award and became a Hip-Hop Cultural Ambassador for the US Embassy. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts at Texas Tech University. Received a dual MFA in Acting and Playwriting at the University of Arkansas.