What Students Have To Say
Danielle Burrows
“Three classes in, I'm tempted to make John Yearley my sole playwriting guru for life. Skip the BA or MFA in Playwriting (and the loans that come with it) and just hitch yourself to Yearley's teaching wagon.”
Joe Godley
"Rare is the teacher who walks their talk. John's support and excitement for his students' work, regardless of their prior experience, creates a healthy environment for budding writers to grow. At times I stop taking notes, because I find myself writing down every word he says. I don't read class descriptions any more -- I just sign up -- because John is the real deal."
Lynne
“John Yearley is the best kind of teacher; he bubbles over with encouragement and enthusiasm for your project. No matter what genre, he gets it. He sees things in your writing that you never suspected.”
Jane Rosenberg
“His positive and encouraging energy goes a long way in helping student writers gain courage and confidence. John teaches an outstanding and inspiring writing class. “
Katie Mather
“What makes him a great writing teacher/coach are his efforts to work with me as the kind of writer I am and want to be—he doesn’t have a predetermined notion of the kind of writer I should be.”
Kate McMorran
“I learned so much from John! I came into class as a complete beginner and left feeling totally confident that I understood what a pilot was and exactly what I needed to do to write it.”
Laura Albert
“John Yearley has intuitively encouraged and propelled me to write and complete a full-length play with his insight and sensitivity!”
Lisa Di Nuzzo
“John has a way of getting you to examine your story from different angles in order to allow the true story to emerge. I started off with one plan, and then wound up with a richer and more exciting story. “
Chaun Lee
"John has such a strong handle on story structure and knows how to employ the right techniques to enhance your script and make your characters come alive on the page. His methods for identifying and fixing plot problems have helped me immensely and were easy to understand. My stories are now so much better!"
Rick Petry
“John Yearley brings a generosity of spirit that is an essential part of his teaching style and that is quite extraordinary. He enthusiastically creates a safe place for writers to experiment and grow, that is free of judgment and that is uniformly supportive.”
Nick Parker