Early Bird Deadline for PlayWorks Ink 2009Fast Approaching!
Register on or before Friday, September 18th and receive $35 off the Full Weekend Package or $10 off any Day Pass.
PlayWorks Ink 2009: Process of Illumination
October 22 – 25, 2009
Downtown Calgary, Glenbow Museum (130 – 9th Avenue S.E.)
Register online: www.theatrealberta.com
Full Weekend Package $220/Day Passes $80–$100
PlayWorks Ink 2009: Process of Illumination—a weekend of workshops, discussions, and readings of fresh, new plays—features special guest and Canadian playwright Colleen Murphy. Among her many successes, Ms. Murphy is the recipient of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, the Enbridge PlayRites Award, and the Canadian Authors Association/Carol Bolt Award for Drama. Renowned for creating work that braves dark questions and kindles meaningful engagement with audiences, Calgary audiences will be familiar with recent productions of her plays The Piper (Downstage) and The December Man (Alberta Theatre Projects).
Ms. Murphy joins PlayWorks Ink this year to lead a workshop in playwriting, deliver her keynote speech, “Confronting Ourselves: Writing Tragedy in a Godless World,” and participate in a panel discussion on the vitality of Canadian theatre—it’s currently inspiring creative methods, the blending of theatrical practices, and the growth of Canadian artistic confidence.
PlayWorks Ink 2009 offers an exciting line-up of workshops for theatre professionals, educators, students, patrons, and all those eager to explore and illuminate the darkened corners of the creative unknown! Instructors feature a pantheon of skilled industry professionals teaching workshops in:
· Playwriting—Colleen Murphy, Jane Heather, Conni Massing, Vicki Stroich
· Performance Creation—Jillian Keiley, Eric Rose
· Improv and Acting skills— Lynda Adams, Dennis Cahill, Cindy Vanden Enden
· Directing—Kevin McKendrick
· Lighting Design—Roger Schultz
· and so much more!
Workshops are limited to 12-16 participants—book now to avoid disappointment! For more information, including the schedule and details of workshops and readings, visit www.theatrealberta.com or call 1-888-422-8160.
PlayWorks Ink: Alberta’s Theatre and Playwriting Conference
Presented by Theatre Alberta and Alberta Playwrights’ Network
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Wilfrid Laurier University
Interactive Script Writing for Film, Theatre and Television
This web-based course will introduce you to the craft of writing scripts for film, television and the theatre.
When you enroll you will be given a password that unlocks the entrance to the first level of writing challenges. Every step along the way you will submit writing assignments for feedback. Your fee purchases a set number of feedback opportunities, and you set the pace for your submissions.
You are free to select from among a variety of pathways and approaches. You might choose to move quickly through the guided steps for an overview, or you might undertake a series of challenges designed to improve competence in a single facet of script writing. You will have six months from your first login to complete the course. Access to the course will be available October 5, 2009; your first login must occur by Novmeber 2, 2009.
Successful completion of each level opens the doorway to the next set of challenges. Returning students receive a password to the level achieved.
This course has been designed by and will be administered by Dr. Leslie O'Dell; feedback will be provided by Dr. O'Dell or by freelance professional writers under her supervision.
Leslie O'Dell is an associate professor of English and theatre at Wilfrid Laurier University, where she teaches acting, directing, play writing, and dramatic literature at the undergraduate and graduate levels and acting for singers for Laurier's Faculty of Music. She received her Honours BA in Drama from Queen's University and her MA and PhD from the Graduate Centre for the Study of Drama at the University of Toronto.
Leslie is a veteran text consultant at the Stratford Shakespearean Festival and has worked with such directors as Richard Monette, Marti Maraden, David William, Richard Rose, Bernard Hopkins, Robin Philips, Michael Langham, Brian Bedford, Douglas Campbell and Joe Dowling.
Please note: you will require a computer and Internet access to participate in this course as it is delivered completely online.
Course Information
Start Date: October 5, 2009
Time: Whenever is best for you!
Where: From the comfort of home (online)
Cost: $123
Instructor: Dr. Leslie O'Dell, Wilfrid Laurier University
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