April 21, 2009
Erin Bregman’s This Is Not a Torture or an Engine Next Monday & Tuesday
 This is Not a Torture or an Engine by Erin Bregman
Directed by Molly Aaronson-Gelb
Monday, Apr. 27, 7:30 p.m.: Stanford
Tuesday, Apr. 28, 7 p.m.: Ashby Stage (1901 Ashby Ave., Berkeley)
In a rhythmic redux of Pandora and Prometheus, mortals and immortals alike are given the proverbial run around in a bureaucratic nightmare about fire.
RSVP now! Email rsvp@playwrightsfoundation.org
Click here for more information and directions.
ROUGH Tonight
George Brant’s Defiant: 7 p.m. at Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison St., Berkeley.
More ROUGH Readings
See the full ROUGH schedule here.
 
Institute Update
Spotlight: Adam Bock
 Adam Bock’s playwriting career has skyrocketed since his illustrious start as a Bay Area playwright, with acclaimed productions in New York, at the Humana Festival, and Edinburgh. Best known locally for Five Flights, which had a sold-out, extended run with Encore Theatre Company and won the Will Glickman Award.
His play The Thugs picked up an Obie: read the New York Times review here.
Don’t Miss Adam’s class!
Language As Action
Take a look at the many languages of the stage, from awkward silence to song. Click here to register!
 Lee Blessing
Afraid to Write That Play? Good.
Face your fears and write visceral, intimate plays.
 Lisa Kron
It’s Funny ‘Cause It’s True: Your Life Onstage
Transform personal stories into evocative, hilarious drama. Read a New York Times feature on Lisa’s Well here.
 Steve Cosson
Creating Theater From True Events
Discover how to make theater from the intersection of documentary and creativity with Steve Cosson, artistic director of NYC’s award-winning The Civilians.
Read the New York Times feature on The Civilians’ This Beautiful City here.
Intern at PF This Summer!
PF is looking for artistic and production interns for our 2009 Bay Area Playwrights Festival! Click here for more information.
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