East West's David Henry Hwang Institutes Announces Summer/Fall Session

THE DAVID HENRY HWANG WRITERS INSTITUTE

Named after and inspired by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, the Writers Institute is a nationally recognized force in the creation and development of plays and playwrights, nurturing and promoting the newest voices of Asian America.

Professionals, such as award-winning playwrights PAULA CIZMAR (adjunct associate professor at USC and UCLA), LUCY WANG (JUNK BONDS), and guest leader ALICE TUAN (IKEBANA, LAST OF THE SUNS), will guide new playwrights toward finding their voices, and advanced playwrights toward honing, deepening, and adding color to their work.

Each session culminates with readings of the some of the writers' works, with some of EWP's finest professional actors and directors helping the playwrights hear and see their plays with clarity and focus.

Among our distinguished alumni are Tim Toyama (VISAS AND VIRTUES), Garrett Omata (S.A.M I AM), Judy Soo Hoo (TWICE TOLD CHRISTMAS TALES), Sachi Oyama (YEARNINGS), PEN Fellow Noel Alumit, Philip Chung (YELLOW FACE), Soji Kashiwagi (THE GRAPEVINE), and Denise Uyehara (HIRO)--all of whom have gone on to have professional productions of their work here at EWP and/or other venues--as well as New Voices Playwriting Competition winners Euijoon Kim (KARAOKE STORIES), PEN Fellow John Song (DREAMS OF MY FATHER'S MUSIC, which also placed in the C.Y. Lee Playwright Contest), (THE RICE ROOM), Judy Soohoo (REFRIGERATORS) and Mark Jue (CHINATOWN CORRESPONDENT) 2nd place in the C.Y. Lee Playwright's Contest.

An application is attached to this email. Applications to the Institute should be in the form of a short letter describing your goals as a writer and your interest in writing specifically for the stage. Please include a writing sample from any genre and a resume, if possible.

Application for EWP's David Henry Hwang Writers Institute

The 1999 session of the Writers Institute will begin June 5 and is designed
to run in for twenty weeks portion. Writers will concentrate on writing
exercises and discussion of structure, character, dialog; writers will also
bring in work to be read by their peers. By filling out the attached
application, you become eligible for this upcoming session.


Your application should include:

1.) This page.

2.) A writing sample (from any style--prose, poetry, pages from a script) of
no more than two pages.

3.) A resume or short bio.

4.) A statement of your expectations and goals for your writing in these
classes.

5.) A $25.00 non-refundable deposit (towards $350.00 total tuition.)

Name:_________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________
City, State, zip code:_____________________________________________________
Phone Number:_________________________________________________________
Fax or e-mail:___________________________________________________________

Please send this application and the above materials before May 15 to:

EWP
The DHHWI
244 S. San Pedro Street; Ste. 301
Los Angeles, CA 90012