EWP's DHH Writers' Institute to begin July 2001

Don't forget, the Summer/Fall session of the Writers Institute begins next month, and...perhaps more urgently...the deadline for scholarship applications is THIS Friday (June 22).

Applications are available at the the David Henry Hwang Theatre in the Union Center for the Arts or at the office at EWP. They can be faxed to you if you call during business hours, or you can create your own application by following the directions on the bottom of this email (copied from the Literary Programs page of the EWP website).

The DHHWI Playwriting workshop will be offered on Saturday mornings, the Next Draft workshop is scheduled for Monday nights, and the ScreenPlay workshop will be on Tuesday nights for ten weeks.

More information below - or you can go to our website at www.eastwestplayers.org!

Know any other writers? Please pass this along!

As part of its ongoing efforts to promote diversity, ABC has given East West Players an endowment to fund a writing scholarship to be awarded twice yearly to deserving applicants of EWP's playwright development program. The endowment will fund the scholarships in perpetuity.EWP's Writers Institute is a 20 week program, which includes 16 weeks of workshop/writing time, culminating in professional public readings of the writers' works. Interested writers can apply to the Institute by sending a one- or two-page writing sample, resume (if applicable) and a cover letter. The Institute includes a ScreenPlay workshop, and The Next Draft workshop, which is focused on rewriting.

"We are aware that East West Players has been a major force in supporting new works from the Asian Pacific American creative community, and that graduates of the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute have emerged successfully in not only theatre, but in film and television. We hope this will encourage the emergence of many other talented writers", said Susan Leeper, Vice President, Current Comedy Series and the Director of the Walt Disney Studios/ABC TV Writing Fellowship Program.

"East West is grateful to ABC and we applaud their extensive outreach efforts, and their willingness to empower new voices by supporting organizations such as ours," responded EWP Literary Manager Ken Narasaki.

Applications are available on EWP's website at: www.eastwestplayers.org. The David Henry Hwang Writers Institute is made possible, in part, by grants from the James Irvine Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The David Henry Hwang Writers Institute Summer/Fall Session
Long-time Workshop veteran Judy Soo Hoo (TEXAS, REFRIGERATORS, TWICE TOLD CHRISTMAS TALES, 29 1/2 DREAMS) has joined our vaunted stable of Workshop leaders. She says, "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, Texuality, 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 Competiton (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.

She is a gifted writer with a unique voice...and she'll help you to find and hone your own unique voice.

Writers must write. Looking for a way to force yourself to write that play that's been knocking around in your head? This is the workshop for you!

This Writers Institute Workshop will begin Saturday, July 14 at the East West Players Administrative Offices at 244 S. San pedro Street, Suite 301. The session will meet every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m The Reading Series for this session will be in November 2001. For more information about any of these programs, please contact Ken Narasaki at 213.625.7000, x27, or email: Narasaki9@aol.com.

Application procedure: Your application should include:

1. A page with your name, address, mailing address, phone number, and fax or email;
2. A 1-2 page writing sample (any form);
3. Payment (check payable to East West Players, VISA or MasterCard) of $350.00 for 20-week session.

All payments are due before the first week of class. NO REFUNDS will be made after the first week of class. Please send all materials to: Ken Narasaki, Literary Manager East West Players David Henry Hwang Writers Institute 244 S. San Pedro Street, Ste. 301 Los Angeles, CA 90012.

The David Henry Hwang Writers Institute has been made possible through the generosity of The James Irvine Foundation.