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Charlie is an Adjunct professor in Open Arts and Special Programs at New York University’s Tisch School of The Arts. He is on the MFA Faculty at Spalding University’s Naslund-Mann School of Professional Writing. He has developed several Online Screenwriting courses for NYU’S Special Programs that have been taken by screenwriting students all over the world.
Charlie is a sought-after script-consultant, writer-for-hire. and script-doctor. He has script-consulted for film producers, professional screenwriters and student writers of all levels of experience. Charlie is available for private online classes and script-consultation.
Charlie enjoys problem-solving story ideas and brings a working writer and producer’s perspective to his teaching. His teaching instills a deep understanding and appreciation of story structure and basic craft fundamentals, essential to telling compelling stories that feel fully wrought.
Charlie is an alumnus of the Young Playwright’s Festival founded by Stephen Sondheim and is grateful for the generous mentorship he has received from other playwrights, directors, and producers over the years. Throughout his career, he is proud to have both mentored and championed the work of a diverse group of young writers, POC’s, women, seniors, and members of the LGBTQIA community. Several of his students have gone on to have professional productions of their plays, sold tv pilots, gotten their screenplays made, won national contests, and pursued careers writing for theater, television, and film.
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“Charlie has developed a refined ear for story-telling. He can immediately sense when something is off and tell you how to course correct. His insights are spot on and the way he ties everything back to craft and structure is incredibly helpful when executing his suggestions. The supportive and collaborative environment he has fostered makes the process of creation joyful and exciting.”
Michelle Fix
Writer, Ceramicist, Brand Strategist.
“Sometimes in casting I've learned that if actors are turning a role down, there's a problem with the writing. Charlie is able to pinpoint this and suggest re-writes to the screenwriters and producers to make the role more appealing to the actor while also enriching the story. Charlie has been instrumental in solving problems with script development on several occasions. His insights on character, and plot development have helped vastly when a project needed a fresh perspective.”
Nancy Bishop CSA, Producer, Casting Director
“It’s amazing how quickly Charlie can dissect a script and tell you where it’s working and where it’s not working. I wish my doctors were as good diagnosticians as he is.”
Joy Behar
Author, Comedian, Playwright, Host of “The View”
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Not only do I get Charlie's spot-on insights into screenwriting and staging from pages to business, I get it in a learning space that makes me eager for my colleagues' feedback, and excited to workshop their pieces as well as my own from pitch to production readiness. A total win.
Rita Williams-Garcia
Three-Time National Book Award Finalist
“I first came to Charlie’s screenwriting class with a skeleton of an idea and barely a single scene. Since then, I’ve been able to complete several short plays, a television pilot, and a full draft of a feature-length screenplay. Charlie’s deep knowledge of dramatic writing structure combined with his easygoing and encouraging approach make classes productive and fun. If you have an idea, Charlie will help you find a way to put it on the page.”
Riley Paul
Podcast Producer, Writer, Performer
Charlie Schulman is an instinctual dramaturg. He has the unique ability to quickly dissect a scene and diagnose what works and what doesn’t. His teaching and comments save the writer hours of hand-wringing in trying to figure out what’s not working in a scene or script. Charlie knows within a few minutes—and then we writers can get on with the process of creating.
Edward L. Beck,
Author, Playwright, Former CNN Commentator
“Charlie Schulman is the real deal. He’s helped me shape my works, from screenplays to sitcoms, with his constructive, insightful feedback. His classes are collaborative and keep me on deadline.”
Deborah Meer