Bailal Bag

Building your central character

In this series of workshops, playwrights will spend time getting to know what makes the central character of their stories specific and unique. Through character development writing exercises and monologue creation, the voice and expressions of a character will be explored and built. This will be a hands-on learning environment where being curious about what makes characters feel real is prioritized.

About Your Instructor

BILAL BAIG (she/they) is a writer, actor and producer for stage and screen. Baig’s published works include their first play, Acha Bacha (2020), and an anthology of monologues they co-edited for queer/trans artists titled This Is Beyond (2023). Baig was a co-creator, executive producer and lead actor in her Peabody Award-winning series, Sort Of (2021-2023). Baig received the Canadian Screen Award for comedy writing and performance, as well as a Gotham Award nomination for performance in a new series. Baig has facilitated creative writing and playwriting programs for trans artists, BIPOC artists, and trans youth including: Trans Gemmes (2019-2020), Paprika Festival’s Playwrights Unit (2019-2023), Being Me (2023—), and Dialogue Dolls (2023—).