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THE LEAP

Expanding from Playwriting into TV Writing with Anusree Roy

Class starts Saturday, October 3. Sign up now, before it's too late.

As someone who started my career as a playwright, I had very little knowledge of how a writing room operates.

Reserve my spot No fee or commitment until your spot is confirmed.
Anusree Roy, PlayPEN instructor
Anusree Roy Your instructor
Admit one $325 fee for participants
Dates
October 3–31, 2026Saturdays October 3-31, 2026 (5 sessions)
Time
3:00–5:30 PM ETSaturdays · 5 live sessions
Where
Live online, on ZoomJoin from anywhere
Group
Small and focusedMax 12 writers

Subsidized spots are available. Email breanne@expect.org to inquire.

01 About the course

As someone who started my career as a playwright, I had very little knowledge of how a writing room operates.

This course will focus on the fundamentals of writing for television, creating your own series idea, and pitching your show.

I created this course to address the fundamental knowledge playwrights need when expanding into television. This course will not only explore what happens inside the writing room but will also provide a step-by-step, in-depth approach on how to create, write, and pitch your own show.

This course will help me shape the future of my career. Invaluable lessons learned from an amazing instructor.

Past Participant

02 Meet Anusree

Anusree is a two time Governor General’s Award-nominated and four-time Dora Award-winning writer, actor, and director. She is currently the Co-Executive Producer and writer for the Allegiance S3 (CBC) television series. Anusree has also worked on Interview With The Vampire S3 (AMC), Allegiance S2 (CBC), Transplant S2 (NBC/Netflix/CTV), I Woke Up a Vampire (Netflix), SkyMed (Paramount+/CBC), Remedy (Global TV), Killjoys (SyFy), and Nurses S1 & S2 (NBC/Global TV). She has also received a CSA nomination for a Guest Star role on Allegiance.  

For theatre, Anusree’s plays include: Through the Eyes of God, Sisters, Trident Moon, Little Pretty and The Exceptional, Sultans of the Street, Brothel # 9, Roshni, Letters to my Grandma, and Pyaasa. She is the recipient of the K.M. Hunter Award, the RBC Emerging Artist Award, the Carol Bolt Award and the Siminovitch Protégé Prize. She was the 2018 finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (the largest and oldest playwriting prize for women writing for English-speaking theatre). Currently, she is the commissioned playwright at Tarragon Theatre, writing her new play, 147, 8th Street. She holds a B.A. from York University and an M.A. from the University of Toronto, and most of her plays have been published by Playwrights Canada Press.

03 How it works

We keep every course small so everyone gets real attention. That means we can't always fit everyone who's keen, and Anusree helps us shape a group of writers who'll get the most out of these weeks together. Here's the whole process.

  1. 1

    Reserve your spot

    Name, email, phone. That's it. No essays, no fee, no commitment.

  2. 2

    We say hello

    Within a couple of days we'll email you and ask for a short writing sample and a little about your writing and experience. Think of it as an introduction, not a test.

  3. 3

    Confirm and go

    If it's a fit, we confirm your seat and sort out the fee together. If we can't fit you this round, there's nothing to pay and you'll hear first about the next one.

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Reserve your spot with Anusree Roy

Thirty seconds, four fields. No fee and no commitment right now. We just need to know you're interested.

Signing up puts your name on the list for THE LEAP: Expanding from Playwriting into TV Writing with Anusree Roy, Saturdays October 3-31, 2026 (5 sessions), 3:00–5:30 PM ET. Fee for participants: $325, payable only once your spot is confirmed.

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