NEW PLAYWRIGHTS SOUGHT FOR UH’S
ALBEE WORKSHOP
Budding playwrights don’t have to head to the “Great
White Way” to have their works groomed by a pro. One of the
best in the business is preparing tomorrow’s great stage scribes
at the University of Houston’s School of Theatre.
Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and Distinguished Lecturer Lanford
Wilson is accepting submissions for the school’s prestigious
Edward Albee New Playwrights Workshop, which will be conducted next
spring at UH. All writing samples (poetry, scripts, short stories
or plays) must be submitted by 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 13. Wilson will
work with students in developing original plays and guiding them
through the production process.
Pulitzer Prize winner and UH Distinguished Professor of Theatre
Edward Albee founded the workshop in 1989 and recruited Wilson to
oversee the workshop in 2004.
“It’s very important for young artists to learn from
a true master of the craft,” said Sidney Berger, director
of the School of Theatre. “Having this kind of training is
an invaluable experience for anyone wanting to develop as a playwright,
and the School of Theatre is extremely pleased to provide this opportunity
to students.”
All participants must be accepted by Wilson and must enroll at
UH. Only one submission per person will be accepted. Submissions
must be no longer than 40 pages and should be sent to:
Lanford Wilson Submissions
University of Houston
School of Theatre, 133 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts
Houston, TX 77204-4016
For work to be returned, submissions should be enclosed in a self-addressed
stamped manila envelope. For more information, call 713-743-3003.
WHAT: |
2007 Edward Albee New
Playwrights Workshop submissions |
WHEN: |
UH School of Theatre accepting
submissions through 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13 |
WHERE: |
University of Houston
School of Theatre, 133 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the
Arts
Houston, TX 77204-4016 |
WHO: |
University of Houston School of
Theatre |
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