Stage 32 Screenwriting Lab: Write Your Female-Driven One-Hour Television Pilot in 8 Weeks (February 2026)

Private, interactive screenwriting lab with only 10 spots available

Write your one-hour pilot and work one-on-one with the Director of Development behind Netflix's RUSSIAN DOLL and the Star Wars series THE ACOLYTE

Payment plans available - email edu@stage32.com for more details!

Are you a writer with a great idea for a female-driven television series?

Then it's time to wrote the pilot and bring your unique voice to the industry. Executives, agents, and managers are hungry for pilots that center on complicated and diverse women. But for your script to stand out, you need to know how to write complex women and understand the current style, pacing, and structure of television.

In this exclusive Stage 32 lab, you will take your female-driven one-hour television pilot from concept to script. Along the way, you'll be guided by a successful executive and work one-on-one with them, receiving direct and personalized feedback throughout the eight weeks.

Taking you through this professional-level training is Director of Development Colleen Labella of Shoot to Midnight, the company behind the Emmy-nominated series RUSSIAN DOLL on Netflix, the Freeform series SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE, and the Star Wars series THE ACOLYTE.

Colleen has centered her career around womxn stories and the LGBTQIA+ community, which can be seen across these varied projects.

Three of your eight sessions include one-on-one meetings with Colleen to get personal feedback on your work so that you leave this lab with a fully drafted script vetted by an industry executive.

This hands-on experience goes much further than other classes and webinars. You'll study successful television pilots alongside a small group of passionate writers in an interactive setting. You'll also workshop your script and your classmates' work as a group in sessions and have take-home assignments, so your script is always progressing and getting stronger.  You will leave this lab with a completed television pilot script vetted by an industry professional that you can share with the marketplace to help move your career forward!

You'll receive exclusive female-driven scripts, including:

• RUSSIAN DOLL
• MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL
• KILLING EVE

Spots to work with Colleen are limited. Once they're filled, they are gone. Don't miss out on your chance to write your script and work one-on-one with a top industry executive today.

About the Screenwriting Lab Format:

This interactive Stage 32 lab is held on Zoom and goes substantially more in depth than a Stage 32 webinar. Best of all? As soon as you sign up you will be linked on email with Colleen and given a questionnaire to fill out and send back to her. You will have access to Colleen for the duration of your lab by email to ask her any questions you have about your craft or career - it’s like having a mentor on demand! And, if you can't make a live session, don't worry!

All lab recordings will be available 48 hours after each session and you will be able to view them in your Library on your Stage 32 profile.

Finally, you can expand your network with like-minded creatives - you'll have a dedicated lounge for interactive support and discussions with your fellow classmates!

PRAISE FOR COLLEEN:

"Colleen Labella was fantastic! I cannot wait until she has pitch sessions available again!" -- Maeve T.

"Being made aware of the shift in patterns of how women are being presented, learning about the popular themes and knowing I fit in, learning about the negative traps, seeing the five-act structure broken down gave me a clearer perspective to assess my development, learning what hooks her and different ways it can be done and what it includes (great)." -- Laurie W.

"Colleen was a fantastic instructor. The information she provided was practical, helpful, and encouraging." -- David B.