David Henry Hwang Writers Institute to Begin in March

The 2002 Spring/Summer Edition of EWP's David Henry Hwang Writers Institute will begin Wednesday, March 6. Award-winning playwright and DHHWI alumnus Judy Soo Hoo (TEXAS, REFRIGERATORS, TWICE TOLD CHRISTMAS TALES, 29 1/2 DREAMS) will lead this workshop. Her philosophy? "A play is a dynamic entity, constantly in motion, in the process of becoming." Through a series of writing exercises and feedback from other writers, writers will work on one-acts, full-length plays; topics to be discussed include: Narrative Authority, Pressure, Urgency, Textuality, and the Torque of a Play. Judy has been produced twice at EWP (29 1/2 DREAMS, TWICE TOLD CHRISTMAS TALES), as well as Lodestone SHP (BEASTLY BEAUTIES. She was a winner in our 1996 New Voices Playwriting Competition (REFRIGERATORS), and a 1999 winner of the Yukon Pacific New Play Award, and is a 2000 PEN West Emerging Voices Fellow. Her work will be published in Best Male Stage Monologues; Best Stage Scenes by Smith and Kraus Publishers; and in BOLD WORDS: A Century of Asian American Writing. Her workshop will run on Wednesday nights from 7 - 10 pm, through the month of June. The Institute Readings are tentatively scheduled for July.

Adding a Screenwriting Workshop

Because of all the inquiries, we are also adding a screenwriting workshop - ScreenPlay - which will be led by popular workshop instructor, Kris T. Young. Kris got his BA in film at USC, his Masters in screenwriting at UCLA, and has been a working screenwriter for the past twenty years. He's taught screenwriting at Visual Communications, the Los Angeles Film Studies Center, and helped the legendary Lew Hunter teach a screenwriting workshop in Croatia. There will be ten sessions, beginning Tuesday, March 12, running through May.

Applications for the Institute are also available by sending an SASE to: Ken Narasaki, Literary Manager East West Player David Henry Hwang Writers Institute 120 N. Judge John Aiso Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

Cost for these sessions are:
· $350.00 for The David Henry Hwang Writers Institute
· $400.00 for Screenwriting

NO REFUNDS will be made after the first week of class.

Scholarships Available - Deadline February 22

There are three different DHHWI scholarships available for the upcoming session: The Garrett H. Omata Memorial Scholarship, the New Voices Scholarship, and the ABC/Disney Scholarship. Simply fill out the regular DHHWI application, but please note that you would like to be considered for a scholarship, and include a 1 page letter detailing your plans for your writing and the reasons why you would like to be considered. Deadline for Scholarship Applications will be February 22.

About the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute
In 1991, playwright David Henry Hwang (F.O.B.) THE DANCE AND THE RAIL ROAD, M. BUTTERFLY) and East West Players joined together to create the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute. The Institute provides a series of writing classes designed to foster new writing for the stage. It is a nationally recognized force in the creation of plays that embrace the voice of a multi-ethnic America. We as a multicultural community need to speak out , tell the world who we are, where we came from, and most importantly where we are going. In doing this, we affirm the legacy of our individual and shared histories in America. The Institute is administered by East West Players Literary Manager, Ken Narasaki. Instructors have included Paula Cizmar, Alice Tuan, Kelly Stuart, Amy Hill, Elizabeth Wong, Silas Jones, Rick Shiomi, Peter Sagal, Chay Yew and Brian Nelson, a founder of the Institute. Guest lecturers include writers such as Philip Gotanda, Wakako Yamauchi, Chay Yew, Amy Hill, Desmond Nakano, and David Henry Hwang himself. One-act and full-length plays of all genres are produced by writers in the Institute, and each session of classes culminates in public readings of these works by EWP actors. Countless works by writers of the Institute have been read and produced by theatres around the country; Institute writers have won awards and fellowships - go to our website to find out more!

Questions? Email gwangung@u.washington.edu