I get a lot of great questions from members in the area and most of the times the questions are related around several different areas of playwrights rights. Sometimes I can give a quick answer and other times I need to pass it along or ask our Business Affairs Department about specific issues.
Just fyi, I email David Faux in Business Affairs quite a bit (hey, it's my membership fees put to good use)
Most of the time I have the same response to a lot of email questions:
"You should have a contract."
That's just one of our rights.
And if the producer doesn't supply one (which is a little disconcerting considering you'd think they would want to protect their own interests), then you should email the Dramatists Guild and ask them for the free contracts (free for members). They will help you with your specific questions about the contract. Depending on the production, you may need something that's only two pages, or you may need something longer.
But there is no reason that you can't get the conversation going about contracts, which is really about expectations of each party.
Are you expecting to be at rehearsals? Are you expecting the director isn't going to make cuts without your permission? Or get yourself and maybe your significant other a comp for opening night? Do you want to make sure that every time they list the title of the play they also list your name (y'know, so people don't think the play wrote itself)?
If it's in the contract, you know what you've agreed to.
If not, then what's the guarentee that you're getting it?
Recently, a small theater company (which just happens to be on Stone Way in Seattle...hint, hint...) was not offering comps for any of the artists involved in a play festival, thereby forcing the playwright to pay to see their own show. After a heads up from one of the Guild member playwrights and a quick email from the Guild, they changed their policy. But this should be clear in a contract.
As I said in the Town Hall meeting--"Just because there is no money involved in the production (ie you, does not mean you shouldn't have a contract".
Of course, you also have to ask, why can't there be some money invovled?
For this Double Shot festival this weekend, I had to provide the contract (and I'm pretty sure out of the 16 playwrights involved, I might've been singular in that). I've already talked with NPA about the fact that if they want to support playwrights then they should have a standard contract in place. Hopefully next year we'll see that happen.
But I know this is a common problem in the regional areas, especially this one.
Don't leave it up to the Producers. Make sure both you and your Producer know what is expected.
It's important that as playwrights who want our craft to live and thrive and not be abused, we should know our rights.
So here's a refresher (from the DG website):
IN PROCESS AND PRODUCTION:
1. ARTISTIC INTEGRITY. No one can make changes, alterations, and/or omissions in your script, including the text, title and stage directions without your consent. This is called “script approval”.
2. APPROVAL OF PRODUCTION ELEMENTS. You have the right to approve the cast, director and designers (and, for a musical, the choreographer, orchestrator, arranger, and musical director, as well), including all their replacements. This is called “artistic approval.”
3. RIGHT TO BE PRESENT. You always have the right to attend casting, rehearsals, previews and performances.
COMPENSATION
4. ROYALTIES. You are generally entitled to receive a royalty. While it is possible that the amount an author receives may be minimal for a school production, some compensation should always be paid if any other artistic collaborator in the production is being paid, or if any admission is being charged. You can always call our business office to discuss an appropriate royalty for your production.
5. BILLING CREDIT. Every dramatist should receive billing credit on all publicity, programs and advertising distributed or authorized by the school. We consider billing to be a form of compensation and the failure to provide the proper billing should be understood as a breach of the your rights unless the failure is cured as soon as possible.
OWNERSHIP
6. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Authors own the copyright of their dramatic work. Authors generally do not assign their copyrights, nor do they ever engage in “work-for-hire.” Another way of saying this: When you write a play or musical, that dramatic property belongs only to you. When a school, producer or theatre wants to a mount a production of your play, you – in effect – license (or lease) your dramatic property to them.
7. OWNERSHIP OF INCIDENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS. You own all approved revisions and contributions to the script made by other collaborators in the production, including actors, directors and dramaturgs. You do not owe anyone any money for these contributions unless you have entered into a written agreement providing for such payment.
If a school uses dramaturgs, are not obligated to make use of any ideas the dramaturg might have. Even when the input of a dramaturg or director is helpful to the playwright, dramaturgs and directors are still employees of the school, not the author, and they are paid for their work by the school. Neither dramaturgs nor directors (nor any other collaborators) may be considered a co-author of a play, unless (i) they’ve collaborated with you from the play’s inception, (ii) they’ve made a copyrightable contribution to the play, and (iii) you have agreed in writing that they are a co-author.
8. SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS. You own not only your script, but the right to market and sell it in all different media (television, radio, film, internet) in any commercial market in the world. Despite any artists’ contribution to your script, you are not obligated to share any portion of monies made in future productions of that work – in other words, no one can ask you for a percentage of future profits unless your original production is a professional (i.e., Actors’ Equity) premiere (including full sets, costumes and lighting that runs no less than 21 consecutive paid public performances for which you received all the entitlements mentioned above.
9. FUTURE OPTIONS. Rather than granting your school the right to share in future proceeds, you may choose to grant a non-exclusive option to present another university production within no more than 1 year of the close of the initial production. No option should be assignable without your prior written consent.
10. AUTHOR’S CONTRACT: The only way to ensure that you get the benefit of the rights list above is for there to be a written contract with the producer, even if the producer is an educational institution. The Guild’s Department of Business Affairs offers a model “school production contract” and is available to review any contracts offered to you, and to advise you as to how the contracts compare to industry standards.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
C'mon out for the Double Shot Theater Festival
Hey everybody,
Before the barbeques on Monday, come on down to Tacoma this Friday and Saturday night for the Double Shot Theater Festival, a 24 hour play extravaganza!
No, the plays aren't 24 hours long, they're only 10 minutes, but we produce them in 24 hours, that's how it works...
Presented by NW Playwrights Alliance and the U. of Puget Sound.
Details below:
Double Shot Theater Festival!
WHEN: May 23 & 24, 7pm and 9pm
WHERE: Norton Clapp Theatre, Jones Hall. U. of Puget Sound Campus. Tacoma.
COST: $10 General, $8 Student (all proceeds benefit NPA new play
reading series!)
Tickets available at the door.
Before the barbeques on Monday, come on down to Tacoma this Friday and Saturday night for the Double Shot Theater Festival, a 24 hour play extravaganza!
No, the plays aren't 24 hours long, they're only 10 minutes, but we produce them in 24 hours, that's how it works...
Presented by NW Playwrights Alliance and the U. of Puget Sound.
Details below:
Double Shot Theater Festival!
WHEN: May 23 & 24, 7pm and 9pm
WHERE: Norton Clapp Theatre, Jones Hall. U. of Puget Sound Campus. Tacoma.
COST: $10 General, $8 Student (all proceeds benefit NPA new play
reading series!)
Tickets available at the door.
Friday, May 16, 2008
THE ALBATROSS Reading Monday May 19 in Portland
Next Monday night please join me in Portland at the Portland Theatre Works as they present a reading of my newest full-length play THE ALBATROSS.
By the way, that is what an albatross looks like (Photo courtesy of National Geographic, of course!)
If you’re in the area, check it out. It starts at 7 pm in the Theatre Noir at Theatre! Theatre! The reading should last about an hour and half and there will be a brief discussion with me afterwards. As this is the first public reading of this play (in fact, the first reading ever) I am going to be very curious as to everyone’s thoughts and opinions.
What is this new play THE ALBATROSS?
Here’s the synopsis:
David is an award-winning poet and teacher at a small private university. He has a great academic job and a golfing buddy in his colleague Mark, a recent divorcee. But underneath his polished lectures about “life as an artist”, he hides a secret pain, the suicide of his wife five years ago, a pain which is numbed through alcohol. He is violently shaken out of this numbness by Sofia, one of his eccentric students. A reactionary response to one of her poems begins a chain of events that will eventually cause David to drown under the watery weight of the past. He becomes a mentor to Sofia, recognizing her amazing talent yet also wary of it. There’s something else about her that he won’t talk about it, can’t talk about, and it’s this denial that will eventually cause his downfall.
In short:
It’s the anti-Oleanna.
Hope to see some of you there!
By the way, that is what an albatross looks like (Photo courtesy of National Geographic, of course!)
If you’re in the area, check it out. It starts at 7 pm in the Theatre Noir at Theatre! Theatre! The reading should last about an hour and half and there will be a brief discussion with me afterwards. As this is the first public reading of this play (in fact, the first reading ever) I am going to be very curious as to everyone’s thoughts and opinions.
What is this new play THE ALBATROSS?
Here’s the synopsis:
David is an award-winning poet and teacher at a small private university. He has a great academic job and a golfing buddy in his colleague Mark, a recent divorcee. But underneath his polished lectures about “life as an artist”, he hides a secret pain, the suicide of his wife five years ago, a pain which is numbed through alcohol. He is violently shaken out of this numbness by Sofia, one of his eccentric students. A reactionary response to one of her poems begins a chain of events that will eventually cause David to drown under the watery weight of the past. He becomes a mentor to Sofia, recognizing her amazing talent yet also wary of it. There’s something else about her that he won’t talk about it, can’t talk about, and it’s this denial that will eventually cause his downfall.
In short:
It’s the anti-Oleanna.
Hope to see some of you there!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
OPEN BOX: Open Mic for playwrights (this Saturday)
Got a ten-minute play? Got a scene from a full-length? Bring it down to the Rendezvous in Belltown, but get there early. Slots fill up fast.
Don't got a play to read? Just come down and have a beer and watch the magic of instant playmaking.
OPEN MIC: hosted by Becky Hellyer
Saturday May 17 at 4:30PM
Rendezvous' Jewelbox Theater (2nd Ave in Belltown between Bell and Battery)
If you are a playwright, simply bring enough copies of your 10 minute
script or excerpt to read, and seasoned actors will perform the
hell out of your script.
Thank You!
Big thank you to all who came out to the events this past weekend at Seattle University. Also, big thanks to NPA, Seattle U., Ki Gottberg, Bryan Willis, and of course, Steven Dietz.
I've got some photos that I will post and stay tuned to the DG website for the uploaded video of the "In Conversation With...Steven Deitz".
Keep writin'!
I've got some photos that I will post and stay tuned to the DG website for the uploaded video of the "In Conversation With...Steven Deitz".
Keep writin'!
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Drinks Friday Night
Just a reminder to please come out to the events lined up for this weekend at Seattle University.
We’ve got workshops and forums and Ki Gottberg’s world premiere of HAIRY BABY. And don’t forget the Town Hall Meeting at 6:00 pm in the Lee Theater on Monday night, followed by the Forum on Playwriting at 7:30.
Also, please come out for a drink on Friday night, May 9th, from 6 – 8 pm. We’ll be chillin’ at Barca in Capitol Hill. It’s only a few short blocks from Seattle University at 1510 11th Avenue and they’ve got happy hour going till 7 pm.
No reservations needed and no pressure. Let’s hang out in the main room (closer to the bar the better). Just come by and say hi.
For more info, check their site: http://www.barcaseattle.com/
Hope to see you all there!
Cheers,
Dennis
Friday, May 2, 2008
Town Hall Mtg Monday May 12 @ 6 pm (Lee Theater)
For those of you who might've missed the email I sent:
Hello everyone,
I hope you're all having a great Spring so far!
I have important news about the upcoming Town Hall Meeting. As you know, Gary Garrison will be visiting for the weekend of May 10-12 for the Playwriting Forum being held at Seattle University. I know some of you are already signed up for the Dietz workshop on Saturday and I hope that some others are planning on attending the workshop led by Gary on Sunday afternoon or the "In Conversation With...Steven Dietz" later that day. Then please stick around to see the world premiere of Ki Gottberg's play THE HAIRY BABY.
Most importantly, we hope to see many of you for the Town Hall Meeting, which will be at 6:00 pm on Monday, May 12th in the Lee Theater, just before the 7:30 Forum. (The Lee Center for the Arts is located on the Seattle University campus at 12th and Marion St in Capital Hill. For tickets and information, call 206.296.2244) This is your chance to meet with Gary and talk with him about the current status of the Guild, the changes in store of us, and anything else on your mind.
My apologies go out to the Portland members but due to space issues, the Town Hall had to be done on Monday night. I know that will prevent many of you from being able to attend. But we do hope you will be able to make it up for the Sunday events, especially if you can meet Gary and talk with him then. (I know we've been promising you a Regional Rep and the possibility of doing a Town Hall in Portland later this year is certainly not out of the question. By the way, I will be visiting the Portland area next month for a reading of my play THE ALBATROSS at Portland Theatreworks as part of their FreshWorks series. The reading is scheduled for Monday, May 19th, so hopefully I can meet some of you when I come down.)
Also, I'd like us to mingle and have some fun by extending an offer for Friday night, May 9th, between 6 and 8 pm to come out and get a drink. If I haven't met you, its about time I did. Come on out and play. Celebrate your first draft completed or kvetch about that fifteenth rewrite. Or just tell me what you're working on. I'll have more information on which bar in a bit but it will be in Capitol Hill, most likely not too far from Seattle University.
Thanks and hope to see you all at the Town Hall Meeting on Monday, May 12th at 6 pm, if not earlier. It's going to be an exciting weekend!
Cheers,
Dennis
Oh, and please feel free to forward this on to others who may be interested--most of these events are FREE and open to all!
---------------------------
Here's the full agenda:
Agenda for the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. and Northwest Playwrights Playwriting Forum hosted by Seattle University
Saturday May 10th
2:00-5:00pm Playwriting Workshop with Steven Dietz Vachon Room, Fine Arts Bldg 208
Acclaimed American playwright Steven Dietz (Lonely Planet, God’s Country) will lead a three-hour writing workshop for playwrights. Attendance requires advance payment of $75; send check payable to “NPA” to Bryan Willis, P.O. Box 1088,McCleary, WA 98557. SOLD OUT!
7:30pm The Hairy Baby Lee Center for the Arts
Sunday May 11th
11:00am-2:00pm Essential Truths of Playwriting (in Craft and Career) Lee Center for the Arts
Gary Garrison, Executive Director of Creative Affairs for Dramatists Guild of America leads a workshop exploring the rights of dramatists in any creative collaboration as well as the fundamental truths of dramatic writing any dramatist must embrace while refining their craft. FREE and open to the public, no ticket required.
3:30pm Treats with Dietz (coffee, tea & sweets) Lee Center for the Arts
4:00-6:00pm A Conversation with Steven Dietz Lee Center for the Arts
Sheila Daniels, Associate Director and Literary Manager for Intiman, leads a candid interview with Steven Dietz followed by audience Q & A. FREE and open to the public, no ticket required.
7:30pm The Hairy Baby Lee Center for the Arts
Monday May 12th
6:00 pm Dramatists Guild of America Town Hall Meeting, Lee Center for the Arts
Gary Garrison, Executive Director of Creative Affairs for Dramatists Guild of America will lead a discussion and meeting on the changes and status of The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. including a Q&A. Open to members and non-members. Please come learn about the oldest advocacy organization in the nation devoted to the rights of dramatists and librettists. FREE and open to the public, no ticket required.
7:30pm Forum for Northwest Playwrights & Directors Lee Center for the Arts
Gary Garrison joins local artists for a panel discussion, asking where have we been, where are we going, and how can we make it better? Panelists include Ki Gottberg (playwright, Seattle University), Elena Hartwell (playwright, NorthwestPlaywrights Alliance, Iron Pig Productions), Elizabeth Heffron (playwright), Glenn Hergenhahn (playwright, A.D., iDiOM Theatre), John Kazanjian (director, New City Theatre), John Longenbaugh (playwright, critic, director), Jerry Manning (director, Casting Director, Seattle Repertory Theatre), Allison Narver (former Empty Space Artistic Director), and Geoff Proehl (director and professor, University of Puget Sound). Moderated by Charlotte Tiencken (Managing Director, Book-It). FREE Admission and open to the public, no ticket required.
Seattle University
Fine Arts Department
Lee Center for the Arts
Media Contact: Steve Galatro
galatros@seattleu.edu
206.296.5360
RELATED INFO:
NW Playwrights Alliance
The Northwest Playwrights Alliance (formerly known as the New Plays Workshop) provides the performing arts community with the opportunity to listen to and/or participate in the readings of new plays. Under the guidance of actor/director Brian Tyrrell and playwright Bryan Willis, the Northwest Playwrights Alliance provides an outlet for playwrights and actors to present informed readings of new plays.
NPA also publishes an annual anthology of short plays, NorthNorthwest, co-sponsors the annual Double Shot Festival of overnight plays with the University of Puget Sound, as well as an annual tour to England (co-sponsored by the Kennedy
Center) featuring short plays by Northwest playwrights. Last Feb/March NPA sponsored the Festival of Northwest Plays (with The Broadway Center and UPS), in Tacoma at Theater on the Square. The festival featured three fully-produced, royalty-paying, full-length plays and over 30 ten-minute plays. NPA will celebrate its 4 1/2 year anniversary this fall bymoving its monthly reading series to Seattle Rep.
Dramatist Guild of America
The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. is the advocacy organization of professional playwrights and theatrical composers and lyricists in the United States. The mission of the Guild is to focus and articulate the common interests of all dramatic writers. This mission includes not only the representation of those interests which arise directly in connection with theatrical production, but also those broader concerns which affect directly or indirectly the role of the theatre in society. In the effort to extend into other parts of the country, and to unite members from state to state, the Guild visits Seattle as part of its exciting new program, “DG on the Road”.
For more information about the Guild events in your area, please contact Dennis Schebetta, Regional Representative at dschebetta@dramatistsguild.com.
Seattle University Fine Arts Department
The Playwrights’ Summit exemplifies the department’s commitment to connecting a liberal arts education with the vibrant cultural and artistic resources of Seattle; the interdisciplinary learning environment encourages collaboration as part of a diverse community of students and faculty.
The Fine Arts Department provides students with excellent training and experience in the arts that is deepened and focused by Seattle University’s rich Jesuit core education; opens meaningful connections between our students and the Seattle arts community; and nurtures our students’ growth as independent, self-reliant arts professionals.
The Hairy Baby
An adventure yarn and comic fable, The Hairy Baby spins the tale of Claire and Michael. When a somewhat mysteriouschild emerges in their young marriage, everything they both hold dear is called into question, including their love for each other. Traveling individually through fantastical realms peopled with clowns, artists and other strange types, the couple seeks the truth of their love. Highly theatrical and full of surprises, The Hairy Baby will enchant the most weary of hearts with her shenanigans.
World Premiere Production May 8-18, 2008
Thursdays and Fridays @ 7:30pm
Saturdays @ 2:30pm & 7:30pm
Sunday 5/11 @ 7:30pm, Sunday 5/18 @ 2:30pm
Tickets are $6 for students or $10 for general admission.
Jeanne and Marie Rhoady Lee, Jr. Center for the Arts
The Lee Center for the Arts is located on the Seattle University campus at 12th and Marion St in Capital Hill. For tickets and information, call 206.296.2244.
Hello everyone,
I hope you're all having a great Spring so far!
I have important news about the upcoming Town Hall Meeting. As you know, Gary Garrison will be visiting for the weekend of May 10-12 for the Playwriting Forum being held at Seattle University. I know some of you are already signed up for the Dietz workshop on Saturday and I hope that some others are planning on attending the workshop led by Gary on Sunday afternoon or the "In Conversation With...Steven Dietz" later that day. Then please stick around to see the world premiere of Ki Gottberg's play THE HAIRY BABY.
Most importantly, we hope to see many of you for the Town Hall Meeting, which will be at 6:00 pm on Monday, May 12th in the Lee Theater, just before the 7:30 Forum. (The Lee Center for the Arts is located on the Seattle University campus at 12th and Marion St in Capital Hill. For tickets and information, call 206.296.2244) This is your chance to meet with Gary and talk with him about the current status of the Guild, the changes in store of us, and anything else on your mind.
My apologies go out to the Portland members but due to space issues, the Town Hall had to be done on Monday night. I know that will prevent many of you from being able to attend. But we do hope you will be able to make it up for the Sunday events, especially if you can meet Gary and talk with him then. (I know we've been promising you a Regional Rep and the possibility of doing a Town Hall in Portland later this year is certainly not out of the question. By the way, I will be visiting the Portland area next month for a reading of my play THE ALBATROSS at Portland Theatreworks as part of their FreshWorks series. The reading is scheduled for Monday, May 19th, so hopefully I can meet some of you when I come down.)
Also, I'd like us to mingle and have some fun by extending an offer for Friday night, May 9th, between 6 and 8 pm to come out and get a drink. If I haven't met you, its about time I did. Come on out and play. Celebrate your first draft completed or kvetch about that fifteenth rewrite. Or just tell me what you're working on. I'll have more information on which bar in a bit but it will be in Capitol Hill, most likely not too far from Seattle University.
Thanks and hope to see you all at the Town Hall Meeting on Monday, May 12th at 6 pm, if not earlier. It's going to be an exciting weekend!
Cheers,
Dennis
Oh, and please feel free to forward this on to others who may be interested--most of these events are FREE and open to all!
---------------------------
Here's the full agenda:
Agenda for the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. and Northwest Playwrights Playwriting Forum hosted by Seattle University
Saturday May 10th
2:00-5:00pm Playwriting Workshop with Steven Dietz Vachon Room, Fine Arts Bldg 208
Acclaimed American playwright Steven Dietz (Lonely Planet, God’s Country) will lead a three-hour writing workshop for playwrights. Attendance requires advance payment of $75; send check payable to “NPA” to Bryan Willis, P.O. Box 1088,McCleary, WA 98557. SOLD OUT!
7:30pm The Hairy Baby Lee Center for the Arts
Sunday May 11th
11:00am-2:00pm Essential Truths of Playwriting (in Craft and Career) Lee Center for the Arts
Gary Garrison, Executive Director of Creative Affairs for Dramatists Guild of America leads a workshop exploring the rights of dramatists in any creative collaboration as well as the fundamental truths of dramatic writing any dramatist must embrace while refining their craft. FREE and open to the public, no ticket required.
3:30pm Treats with Dietz (coffee, tea & sweets) Lee Center for the Arts
4:00-6:00pm A Conversation with Steven Dietz Lee Center for the Arts
Sheila Daniels, Associate Director and Literary Manager for Intiman, leads a candid interview with Steven Dietz followed by audience Q & A. FREE and open to the public, no ticket required.
7:30pm The Hairy Baby Lee Center for the Arts
Monday May 12th
6:00 pm Dramatists Guild of America Town Hall Meeting, Lee Center for the Arts
Gary Garrison, Executive Director of Creative Affairs for Dramatists Guild of America will lead a discussion and meeting on the changes and status of The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. including a Q&A. Open to members and non-members. Please come learn about the oldest advocacy organization in the nation devoted to the rights of dramatists and librettists. FREE and open to the public, no ticket required.
7:30pm Forum for Northwest Playwrights & Directors Lee Center for the Arts
Gary Garrison joins local artists for a panel discussion, asking where have we been, where are we going, and how can we make it better? Panelists include Ki Gottberg (playwright, Seattle University), Elena Hartwell (playwright, NorthwestPlaywrights Alliance, Iron Pig Productions), Elizabeth Heffron (playwright), Glenn Hergenhahn (playwright, A.D., iDiOM Theatre), John Kazanjian (director, New City Theatre), John Longenbaugh (playwright, critic, director), Jerry Manning (director, Casting Director, Seattle Repertory Theatre), Allison Narver (former Empty Space Artistic Director), and Geoff Proehl (director and professor, University of Puget Sound). Moderated by Charlotte Tiencken (Managing Director, Book-It). FREE Admission and open to the public, no ticket required.
Seattle University
Fine Arts Department
Lee Center for the Arts
Media Contact: Steve Galatro
galatros@seattleu.edu
206.296.5360
RELATED INFO:
NW Playwrights Alliance
The Northwest Playwrights Alliance (formerly known as the New Plays Workshop) provides the performing arts community with the opportunity to listen to and/or participate in the readings of new plays. Under the guidance of actor/director Brian Tyrrell and playwright Bryan Willis, the Northwest Playwrights Alliance provides an outlet for playwrights and actors to present informed readings of new plays.
NPA also publishes an annual anthology of short plays, NorthNorthwest, co-sponsors the annual Double Shot Festival of overnight plays with the University of Puget Sound, as well as an annual tour to England (co-sponsored by the Kennedy
Center) featuring short plays by Northwest playwrights. Last Feb/March NPA sponsored the Festival of Northwest Plays (with The Broadway Center and UPS), in Tacoma at Theater on the Square. The festival featured three fully-produced, royalty-paying, full-length plays and over 30 ten-minute plays. NPA will celebrate its 4 1/2 year anniversary this fall bymoving its monthly reading series to Seattle Rep.
Dramatist Guild of America
The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. is the advocacy organization of professional playwrights and theatrical composers and lyricists in the United States. The mission of the Guild is to focus and articulate the common interests of all dramatic writers. This mission includes not only the representation of those interests which arise directly in connection with theatrical production, but also those broader concerns which affect directly or indirectly the role of the theatre in society. In the effort to extend into other parts of the country, and to unite members from state to state, the Guild visits Seattle as part of its exciting new program, “DG on the Road”.
For more information about the Guild events in your area, please contact Dennis Schebetta, Regional Representative at dschebetta@dramatistsguild.com.
Seattle University Fine Arts Department
The Playwrights’ Summit exemplifies the department’s commitment to connecting a liberal arts education with the vibrant cultural and artistic resources of Seattle; the interdisciplinary learning environment encourages collaboration as part of a diverse community of students and faculty.
The Fine Arts Department provides students with excellent training and experience in the arts that is deepened and focused by Seattle University’s rich Jesuit core education; opens meaningful connections between our students and the Seattle arts community; and nurtures our students’ growth as independent, self-reliant arts professionals.
The Hairy Baby
An adventure yarn and comic fable, The Hairy Baby spins the tale of Claire and Michael. When a somewhat mysteriouschild emerges in their young marriage, everything they both hold dear is called into question, including their love for each other. Traveling individually through fantastical realms peopled with clowns, artists and other strange types, the couple seeks the truth of their love. Highly theatrical and full of surprises, The Hairy Baby will enchant the most weary of hearts with her shenanigans.
World Premiere Production May 8-18, 2008
Thursdays and Fridays @ 7:30pm
Saturdays @ 2:30pm & 7:30pm
Sunday 5/11 @ 7:30pm, Sunday 5/18 @ 2:30pm
Tickets are $6 for students or $10 for general admission.
Jeanne and Marie Rhoady Lee, Jr. Center for the Arts
The Lee Center for the Arts is located on the Seattle University campus at 12th and Marion St in Capital Hill. For tickets and information, call 206.296.2244.
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