BAD PITCH Intro Class
Admission to our highly coveted Ongoing Labs comes through The Bad Pitch Writers Intro Class, held multiple times throughout the year. After completion of the Intro Class spots in ongoing lab are on a first-come, first-serve basis as they become available.
** To inquire about our DEI & Financial Hardship scholarship opportunities, please use the contact form. **
NEXT sessionS - 2025
in person class
SUN FEB 2, 9, 16 & 23 12-3pm
(zoom Avail if OOT)in person class
SUN FEB 8, 15, 22 & 29 12-3pm
(zoom Avail if OOT)NEXT SESSIONS
The Bad Pitch Writers Intro Class covers structure (feature & TV, streaming & network) as well as character, technique & craft, breaking into the business and more all through the central teaching principle of Bad Pitch: thematic storytelling.
TEACHER: Alexa Alemanni
Admission to Ongoing Lab comes through the Bad Pitch Writers Intro Lab, held multiple times throughout the year.
All other classes are open to everyone!
ONGOING LAB
During each weekly session, Lab members put up material from what they're actively working on: script pages, story cards, outlines, pitches, and more. The material is then workshopped, discussed, and sharpened.
ONGOING LAB
MON 12-3PM (IN PERSON)
WED 7-10PM (ONLINE)
WED 3-6PM (ONLINE)
THUR 7-10pm (IN PERSON)
Unlike other writers groups without a unifying voice or additional instruction, our labs are ALL led by master teachers, working screenwriters themselves who help you consolidate notes, and not JUST workshop but continue to learn and grow as a writer.
TEACHER: Caden Douglas
ADVANCED ONGOING LAB
MON 12-2 (ONLINE)
MON 3-6PM (IN PERSON)
MON 7-10PM (IN PERSON)
Alexa’s advanced labs are for actively working screenwriters, or screenwriters on the cusp of their break into the industry who are committed to developing their craft. Space is by invitation only, and students are promoted from our other ongoing labs when they are ready.
TEACHER: Alexa Alemanni
WRITERS WORKSHOP
thur 4-6 (in person)
Designed for the working TV & feature writer. Space is by invitation only,
After completion of the Intro Lab, spots in the Advanced Lab are by invitation as they become available. Spots in other ongoing labs are on a first come first serve basis.
OTHER CLASSES
All of our additional classes are more specialized, for more advanced writers, and help you gain access to our ongoing labs as well.
** To inquire about our DEI & Financial Hardship scholarship opportunities, please use the contact form. **
PITCHING INTENSIVE- 2025
APRIl 26 & 27 12-5pm
Learn all the components you need for a successful TV pitch, while actively working on your own. You will have a completed pitch by the end of the weekend!
TEACHERS: Alexa Alemanni
Bad Pitch Writers Lab is dedicated to conceptual learning.
It’s about storytelling, not formula.
bad pitch, great buzz . . .
“Alexa’s class is the only writing class I’ve ever taken. With her guidance in helping to make my script the best that it can be, I was accepted into one of the Sundance writing fellowships which has been instrumental in jumpstarting my professional career as a writer. ”
“Alexa is able to not just hone in on story and structure but teach it in a way that it becomes second nature to you.
Caden has a unique talent of being able to help you find your voice and the best way to tell the story you want to tell. His guidance has been vital to my ability to become the storyteller I was to be.”
“Alexa knows how to teach the art of storytelling by dissecting process and sharing how to lay the foundation for your script. She saves you hours of rewriting by giving you the tools to thoroughly prep and guides you in finding the most effective way to write your script. Her lab is creative, logical and gives you consistency in your writing journey. ”
“I’ve always had a passion for writing, but was intimidated by screenwriting. Alexa’s lab gave me the tools I needed to make screenwriting accessible and help me find my voice as a writer. ”
As a fellow writer and actor herself, Alexa deeply believes that collaboration and creativity shouldn’t come at an un-affordable cost, so the price of any class is intentionally kept as low as possible.
“Bad Pitch has been instrumental in my growth as a screenwriter. Since then, Bad Pitch has helped me unearth my bliss. Alexa and the “writers’ room” of talented classmates provide invaluable feedback, motivation, and support that have helped me complete numerous scripts. She’s a wealth of knowledge and imparts what she knows in an accessible and relatable way. Thanks to Bad Pitch and Alexa, I’ve been able to win contests, place in fellowships including Stowe Story Labs & The Writers Lab, and become Black List Recommended, which has led to me getting repped. I’m forever grateful! ”
“In my time with Bad Pitch, my TV specs have made the second round of the Warner Bros. Writers Workshop twice, once each for drama and for comedy.
Bad Pitch has also directly informed my job as a story analyst and metadata manager for Disney Entertainment.”
“I didn’t know anything when I first started. Alexa broke it all down so fast and so simply, that now it all feels like second nature. Ideas are always encouraged and enhanced and never shot down. I now have pilots and features written, and just wrote and directed my first short film with Alfred Molina. ”