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East West Players Announces an Exciting New Program on April 15th!

- A Year 2000 David Henry Hwang Writers Institute Program

SCREENPLAY 101: THE CRASH COURSE!!
An All-Day Writing Intensive
(Your antidote for tax-day blues!)

® Interested in writing a screenplay but don&Mac226;t know how to begin?
® Curious about screenplay format? terminology?
® Wondering how to create a movie story and structure?
® Need to know how to develop fully fleshed-out characters?
® Looking for a quick, clear intro to scriptwriting technique?

Come join us! Saturday April 15, 2000
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at East West Players offices
244 S. San Pedro Street, between Second and Third Streets
in Little Tokyo, Downtown L.A. (in the JACCC)

You have a story to tell. This may be the way to tell it.

Screenplay 101 : The Crash Course is designed to introduce both seasoned writers and first-time writers to the unique elements of screenwriting, including format, story & structure, character development, the dramatic arc, action/narration, thinking visually and in verbs, etc. The workshop features discussion, writing exercises, valuable handouts, tips, shortcuts. Whether you&Mac226;re just curious or really want to get started on a script, this workshop is for you.

Workshop instructor Paula Cizmar has led writing workshops and intensives at the David Henry Hwang Institute at EWP for the last seven years. An award-winning playwright whose work has been produced off-Broadway, in London, and in regional theatres from coast to coast, she is also a screenwriter, story editor, and private script consultant. Her clients include HarperCollins Media, HBO, Lipscomb Entertainment, Estrin Management, and Time Warner. An adjunct assistant professor of writing at USC, she also teaches in the screenwriting division of UCLA&Mac226;s Writers Program, and is one of the first online instructors in the country. Her latest feature, Clipperton, has been optioned by LakeCity Films, an independent American-Australian venture.

Screenplay 101 Fees: DHHWI Members--$50; non-DHHWI Members--$100;
Advance Sign Up discount: $75 for non-DHHWI writers who pay in full by
April 8.

TO SIGN UP: Please complete and return this form to East West Players,
244 S. San Pedro St., Suite 301, L.A. 90012. Fax: 213.625.7111

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EAST WEST PLAYERS

Business office:
244 So. San Pedro St., Ste. 301
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: 213.625.7000
Fax: 213.625.7111
Email: info@eastwestplayers.com
Website: http://www.eastwestplayers.com
Business hours: Mon thru Fri, 10am to 6pm

David Henry Hwang Theater
120 Judge John Aiso St.
(formerly San Pedro St. between First & Temple St.)
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Box Office hours: Mon - Fri, 11:30am to 2pm
Box Office hotline: 213.625.4EWP(4397)