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The first of April’s two ROUGH Readings is THE ASHES, an edgy new play by acclaimed New York playwright, Thomas Bradshaw.
Not everything is how it seems when it’s time to scatter the ashes.
A raw and exciting take-no-prisoners provocation of race, sex, artistic expression, and neo-Nazis, Bradshaw’s new play is designed to make you angry, question your own assumptions, and engage you in a fierce moral debate. Oh, and it is devilishly funny!
Monday, April 4, 7:30p
Stanford University – CERAS Hall 520 Galvez Mall
For exact directions, click here.
Tuesday, April 5, 7:00p
Thick House, 1695 18th St, San Francisco — on Potrero Hill
Readings are free with a suggested donation of $10.
To reserve a seat for Stanford, email David Goldman at davidg1@stanford.edu
To reserve a seat for the SF reading at Thick House, email rsvp@playwrightsfoundation.org
And from our friends at Crowded Fire and Asian American Theater Company:
SONGS OF THE DRAGONS FLYING TO HEAVEN
A satirical piece by the scathingly funny, award-winning Young Jean Lee, Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven takes the audience on a shockingly direct and unflinching dissection of race. Obliterating conventions of Asian stereotypes through its violent and explosive theatricality, Songs follows four Korean women on a wild journey — sometimes hilarious, other times squirm-inducing. Playing March 24 through April 16 at the Thick House, 1695 18th St., SF. Tickets $10-$30. Playwrights Foundation fans use the code “WEEK1+2″ at checkout to receive $2 off the ticket price this week only! For more information and to purchase tickets visit the Crowded Fire website. (Offer valid through April 2.)
“Part performance art, part comic sketches, fights, dance, song and “reverse Bible study,” and at times strangely serious, Dragons is a bracingly funny, at times disjointed but always provocative equal-opportunity offender.” — San Francisco Chronicle, Rob Hurwitt
“Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven is one of those theater experiences that wakes you up and makes you feel excited to be watching it minute after surprising minute, then makes you feel like you’ve completely missed it…It’s a theatrical explosion that stuns as much as it delights and discombobulates.” — Theater Dogs, Chad Jones
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Last Minute Comers: Liz Duffy Adams’ Short Plays, Hot & Fast
Class starts next Monday, March 21.
Liz is unquestionably among the very best theatrical language artists of our time. Chad Jones said: “Adams spins language like a juggler twirls chain saws…” and more recently Will Fulton of NYTheatre.com said: ” Adams’s script…crackles with wit and poetry.”
For two weeks on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday evenings in March, she will impart techniques and tricks of mind to teach participants how to twirl linguistic chain saws and get sparks crackling from every turn of phrase.
A PERK FOR OUR READERS: A 15% discount can be had with a special discount code on the TBA Web site. Through March 20 only. FIVE AVAILABLE SPOTS! [Keep refreshing the TBA page until you see our ad.]
Lauren Gunderson: Playwriting as exploration!
Lauren Gunderson’s geeky, fun playwriting class, Play Math starts April 4th for 8 Monday nights, and it’s filling up.
The 40% discount has been EXTENDED to March 23rd!
Ummm…wait a second, 40% discount? For real? Why would we do such a thing? This class is SO AWESOME that we feel that this opportunity needs to be made widely available. Click here for more info and to register.
But, don’t take our word for it. Get a glimpse of the sublime run you would be in for: read Lauren’s latest PF blogpost!
About the Seattle production of Emilie: “An evening of humor and heartbreak with a powerhouse ending.” — BroadwayWorld
From the Atlanta production of Exit, Pursued by Bear: “If the Coen Brothers decided to set a feminist revenge tale in Atlanta and sprinkle it with Dixie Chicks pixie dust, it might look something like Exit, Pursued by a Bear.
New Class! Thomas Bradshaw, 3 Days — Kick In The Truth!
For a little taste of how to work the comedy of pure, unadulterated ‘id,’ take Thomas Bradshaw’s INTENSE three-day workshop: Truth on Stage. ONLY $102 through March 25th!
Subtext is so 2008, right? Try this: a splash of perversion, a dash of moral depravity, a tiny pinch of opportunity, and you get the truth spilling out. Dark, funny, powerful. That’s what Bradshaw will teach you.
This is a unique opportunity to explore an aspect of your characters (and your play) that you may not otherwise allow yourself to do.
Take a risk, we literally guarantee it’ll be a ride worth taking with the brilliant Thomas Bradshaw.
The class even includes a free reading of his play, The Ashes.
New Class! Anthony Clarvoe teaches in Berkeley!
Live in the East Bay and beyond?
Anthony Clarvoe’s class Full Tilt to the Finish Line is coming to your front door! Berkeley is going to be the newest home for this fan-favorite. Come see why this class sells out EVERY TIME!
10 Monday evenings: April 25th – June 20th (no class May 30th)
20% Early Bird Discount through April 1st ONLY.
This class will sell out, so sign up early.
“Anthony knows what works on stage and is excited about teaching it. His unbridled passion kept us all motivated and enjoying the process of writing.” – Robin Lynn Rodriguez, from the fall workshop
Opportunities with PF
Interns and volunteers needed for our programs!
We are taking applications for summer interns and producing interns. Contact Jill MacLean: jill@playwrightsfoundation.org
Our annual celebration fundraising event, Brunch With A Playwright, is April 10th at The Berkeley City Club. For information on hosting a table or becoming a volunteer, please contact Robyn Pottorff at robyn@playwrightsfoundation.org
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There are still a few spots left for Thomas Bradshaw’s playwriting workshop, Morality and Depravity in Modern Drama. Study with one of America’s most provocative and talented playwrights and explore the moral depths to which your characters can go!
Thomas Bradshaw’s new play Mary will premiere at the Goodman Theater in February 2011, but you can study with him here at the Playwrights Foundation’s New Play Institute this April 7–11.
Special discount: We are in need of volunteers for the upcoming Brunch with a Playwright Benefit being held on Sunday, May 2nd. As an incentive to join in the fun, we are offering a 20% discount on tuition for Thomas Bradshaw’s class Morality and Depravity in Modern Drama at the New Play Institute for anyone who is able to volunteer at the benefit.
Get your new play off the ground with a playwright whose work the New York Times says “is likely to leave you speechless!”
For more information on the class, please visit our website. If you are interested in taking advantage of this volunteer offer, please contact our Institute Coordinator, Kirk Johnson at kirk@playwrightsfoundation.org
If you aren’t able to volunteer for the Brunch with a Playwright Benefit, you can still register for Thomas’s class. Visit the Playwrights Foundation Institute Classes website page for more details.
Best Regards,
Amy Mueller
Artistic Director
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Get your writing on! Announcing a new line-up of Spring 2010 classes for writers of all levels.
Liz Duffy Adams’ workshop, The Tao of Playwriting, just ended, and we hear it was a luminous experience! This sold out workshop gave 12 bold students a chance to explore totally new territory and our exceptional actors brought their words to life on the final day of the class. A big thanks to Liz, the actors and the workshop participants for bringing their passion and sweat to our studio!
Upcoming Classes
Note: Classes are limited to 12 students.
To learn more and register, click here.
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Job by Thomas Bradshaw
Directed by Jonathan Spector
Monday, Apr. 13, 7:30 p.m.: Stanford
Tuesday, Apr. 14, 7 p.m.: Berkeley Rep
An adaptation of the book of Job featuring God, Satan, Jesus, and Dionysus.
RSVP now! Email rsvp@playwrightsfoundation.org
Click here for more information and directions.
An Interview with the Playwright
“My plays deal forthrightly with serious issues that many people don’t care to face.” Read our full interview with Thomas Bradshaw on the PF Blog.
Take Tom’s Institute Class
Tom is teaching Provocative Playwriting in our New Play Institute while he’s here. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to study with one of NYC’s hottest young playwrights. The class starts this Saturday, so don’t delay! Register now.
More ROUGH Readings…
Yussef El Guindi’s Language Rooms, 7 p.m. tonight at SF Playhouse.
Coming Up: George Brant’s Defiant, Apr. 20 & 21.
See the full ROUGH schedule here.
Don’t miss the rare chance to study with NYC’s Thomas Bradshaw and SF Mime Troupe’s Michael Gene Sullivan! Classes start this week so don’t delay. Enroll now.
Upcoming Classes
Lee Blessing
Afraid to Write That Play? Good.
Face your fears and write visceral, intimate plays.
Adam Bock
Language As Action
Take a look at the many languages of the stage, from awkward silence to song.
Read the New York Times review of Adam’s The Thugs here.
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.
Jayne Wenger, Instructor
Assisi, Italy
Aug. 5 – 18, 2009
Live and write in a 12th century town in the heart of Umbria with a community of artists from around the world. The workshop will focus on plays that are in process, with emphasis on analysis and development of the script. Writers will hear a scene or monologue daily and will receive individual dramaturgy from the instructor. In-depth and practical, this is a unique opportunity to concentrate your creative energy and let go!
Artists developing solo shows are encouraged to attend. Emphasis is on plot, organic structure and character, with focus on building a relationship with the audience. This aspect of the workshop is tailored for writers who want to act, actors who want to write, and performers wanting to create new work.
Jayne Wenger is a director and dramaturg whose exclusive focus is on original material. She is the past Artistic Director of the Playwrights Foundation. She leads workshops on play development around the country, is nationally recognized for her work on new plays, and has developed the work of acclaimed playwrights nationwide.
Additional details and information can be found at jaynewenger.com and www.artworkshopintl.com.
Two-Time BAPF alumna and Institute teacher Christine Evans‘ Trojan Barbie is opening at A.R.T. in Boston.
BAPF ’08 alumna Katori Hall‘s The Mountaintop will be workshopped at the Lark Play Development Center in NYC.
BAPF ’06 alumnus Enrique Urueta‘s The Danger of Bleeding Brown was selected as a runner-up for the 2009 Yale Drama Series Award for Playwriting.
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