Regional Digest: Week of October 8
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ATLANTA
Two New Ambassadors
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Laura King
is a playwright, dramaturg, editor, and director. She holds an MFA in playwriting (with a concentration in dramaturgy) from Hollins University, and is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Working Title Playwrights, and the Southeastern Theatre Conference (where she serves on the Publications Committee).
John Patrick Bray
is a playwright, professor, screenwriter, scholar, anthology editor, identical twin, and (once upon a time) an award-winning bagel baker. He is also a resident playwright with Rising Sun Performance Company in NYC, a founding member of the Athens Playwrights’ Workshop, and a proud member of The Dramatists Guild.
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BALTIMORE
Regional Theatre Panel and Networking Event
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Saturday, October 20
2pm – 5pm
Kepler Black Box Theate
Hagerstown Community College
11400 Robinwood Dr
Hagerstown, MD 21742
DG Regional Ambassador Barbara Irvine has assembled a panel of representatives from theatrical organizations and institutions based in Western Maryland that foster and present new plays. This event will be a great chance for DG members to meet a variety of theatre programmers.
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NEW JERSEY
Two Back-to-Back Events
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Saturday, October 13
1pm – 4:30pm
Liberty Hall Museum
1003 Morris Ave
Union, NJ 07083
Dramatists Guild Regional Rep, Stephen Kaplan, invites you to two back-to-back events, scheduled to take place on October 13 at the Liberty Hall Museum in Union, NJ, beginning at 1pm. These events are open for anyone to attend.
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NORTH CAROLINA
DG Gathering, Rehearsal, Panel Discussion, and Change of Date
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Sunday, October 28
1pm-5pm
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
300 E 7th St
Charlotte, NC 28202
On October 28, join Dramatists Guild members, along with North Carolina Regional Rep Jacqueline E. Lawton, for a fun and engaging afternoon of events at the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. This will be a wonderful chance to meet other writers, discuss best practices for writing theatre for young audiences, and share useful strategies on how to balance a writing career with parenting.
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OHIO
A Playwright’s Path to Production
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Sunday October 14
1pm-4:30pm
MadLab Theatre
227 N 3rd St
Columbus, OH, 43215
1pm-2pm:
Writing Plays that Get Productions with Amy Drake, Vivian Lermond, and Jeremy Sony. Moderated by Rick Hole.
2:15pm-3pm:
What Theatres Are Looking For: A Q & A with Raymond Bobgan, Executive Artistic Director at Cleveland Public Theatre and Board President, National New Play Network.
3:15pm-4pm:
Write What You Don’t Know: A Craft Q & A with Eric Coble, writer of Broadway’s The Velocity of Autumn.
4pm-4:30pm:
Informal Meet and Greet.
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SEATTLE
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Panel
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Monday, October 15
7pm – 8:30pm
Center Stage Black Box
Theatre Puget Sound (Ground Floor)
305 Harrison St
Seattle, WA 98109
Join us for an evening of solutions-based discussion with Dramatists Guild council member
Christine Toy Johnson
, the chair of the DG’s Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Committee. This is a chance to hear about what the Guild is doing on a national level to help amplify marginalized voices, learn the statistics of plays that are produced in America, and take the fear of “doing it wrong” out of your writing.
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