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* International Playwrights Retreat August 2006*

Where:
The Ohio State University campus, Columbus, Ohio, USA When:
August13-20, 2006

The retreat was a great success. Inspiring and productive. Scroll down to read all about it and accesss Alan Woods (co-ordinator) diary Blog.

In the Programme
Script readings nightly in the Theatre Lab at the Drake Performance and Event Center

Panels/workshops:
Aug 14th Writing Workshop
Katherine Burkman, founder of Women at Play
Aug 15th Panel on straight and GLBT theatre in Columbus
 
  • third Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival in Columbus, September, 2006
 
  • Jon Putnam, Associate Artistic Director, CATCO
 
  • Beth Kattelman, Director, Puppet Queers
 
  • Dee Shepherd , co-founder, Reality Theatre 
 
  • Chris Brooks, performer

Aug 16th 

 Workshop
Joy Reilly and Howling at the Moon ensemble:
lifewriting as basis for performance
Aug 17th 

Workshop
David Tolley, composer:  writing musicals
See David's Website http://www.usrecords.com/tolley/
Aug 18th  Workshop
Carolyn Gage, workshop on adapting historical figures for the stage, including Calamity Jane and Joan of Arc.

Travel grants were disbursed from ICWP to help defray costs: $200 for
overseas travelers, $100 for those traveling within North America.

Retreat coordinator was Alan Woods:

Read Alan's Blog for images and diary entries about the retreat.

http://alan-ohio.blogspot.com/

Alan Woods
woods.1@osu.edu
Phone: 614/292-6614
FAX 614/688-8417.
Academic and Continuing Education credit is available.
A map of Ohio State's Columbus campus is at http://www.osu.edu/map/
The Ohio State University 1430 Lincoln Tower **
1800 Cannon Drive Columbus, OH 43202-1230
614/292-6614 VOX
614/688-8417 FAX
614/329-5689 CELL
http://library.osu.edu/sites/tri/

Past Retreats
Feedback and photos from 2004 retreat

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It wasn't all work at the 2006 Columbus retreat.
Here dining Mexican-style on the Tuesday evening.

 

 

These images were provided by retreat participants

 

retreat 2006 dining
Left to right:
Vicki Cheatwood, Geralyn Horton (hidden behind Vicki), Mrinalini Kamath, Farzana Moon, Carolyn Gage, Diane Rao

Read Alan Woods daily Blog about the retreat, with details of the readings and images.

Retreat Blog

 

retreat 2006 dining

The food was....bountiful and beautiful. Vicki, Geralyn and Mrinalini tucking in!

 

retreat 2006 dining

Margaret McSeveney ordered a Fajita and look what arrived! A chicken filo Everest!



Morrill Tower residences - playwright rooms were on the 13th floor.

More photos courtesy of Alan Woods HERE

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