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Treading the Boards: Playwrights on PlaywritingReleased on = April 16, 2005, 5:52 pm Press Release Author = Bill Johnson, Willamette Writers Industry = Entertainment Press Release Summary = Willamette Writers welcomes ‘gentlemen of the theater,’ Bill Johnson, Doug Baldwin and Kristan Seemel for a panel discussion on writing for the stage at the May meeting. Press Release Body = Willamette Writers welcomes ‘gentlemen of the theater,’ Bill Johnson, Doug Baldwin and Kristan Seemel for a panel discussion on writing for the stage at the May meeting. Johnson’s play The Baggage Handler recently won first place at the “Creative Mechanics Festival” in New York. His plays have been produced both locally and nationally, and have won other awards. He teaches screenwriting at local community colleges and is in demand for workshops from Los Angeles to Surrey. He is also the author of the popular book on writing technique, A Story is a Promise, and maintains a Web site dedicated to the craft of dramatic writing, www.storyispromise.com. Johnson is also the Willamette Writers Office Manager. Doug Baldwin is a playwright, actor, journalist and freelance writer. His plays have twice won the Writer’s Digest competition, and have been performed at the PCPA and in New York. He won a literary fellowship from Literary Arts, Inc. in 2001 and his work was selected for publication at the “Playwrights Showcase of the Western Region” in 2004. Local dramatist
and director, Kristan Seemel, rounds out the panel. He is the Literary
Associate at Portland Center Stage where he handles new play submissions, The meeting
will be held Tuesday, May 3 from 7 to 8 p.m. at The Old Church,
1422 SW 11th (at Clay) in downtown Portland. Socializing begins
at 6:30. The meeting is free to members, $5 for guests of members
and $10 for non-members. More detailed Young Willamette Writers, for students from 6th – 10th grades, meet at the same time and place. The May meeting is the third in a series devoted to screenwriting. Meetings are free for YWWs and their escorts. About Willamette
Writers: Willamette Writers is the largest writers’ organization
in Oregon and one of the largest in the United States. Founded in
Portland in 1965, it has grown to over 1,100 members with branches
in Eugene and Medford. For more
Web Site = http://www.willamettewriters.com Contact Details
= 9045 SW Barbur Blvd Ste 5a
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