Theater Masters and the Aspen Institute present "Promising Playwrights"

Theater Masters and the Aspen Institute present “Promising Playwrights”

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Sat Jan 22, 2011

Aspen, CO

Date

Sat Jan 22, 2011
5:00pm – 7:00pm

Location

Aspen, CO, United States
Koch Building

Contact

beth.slater@aspeninstitute.org

970.544.7914

Hosts

This yearly program continues with 9 MFA playwrights from around the

country and 2 local high school playwrights who will share their

perspectives on their craft in a moderated dialogue with the audience.

Special guest Lue Douthit, Director of Literary Development and Dramaturgy

at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Free and open to everyone. Koch Building, Aspen Institute

This yearly program continues with 9 MFA playwrights from around the country and 2 local high school playwrights who will share their perspectives on their craft in a moderated dialogue with the audience. Special guest Lue Douthit, Director of Literary Development and Dramaturgy at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Free and open to everyone.

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