Rose Weaver
Joins Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival
to teach Spilling the Beans
From Thought to Pen
Spilling the Beans will allow a safe and comfortable space for solo artists to create or further develop personal stories over the course of 12 weeks. It will include stimulating sensory exercises that activate the memory (ie through guided imagery exercises) and writing exercises that make use of music, photographs, drawings, and objects. Character, action and metaphor are emphasized (in contrast to explaining the story). The workshop allows students the opportunity to share material within the group and gain structural and content feedback for the creation or strengthening of previously developed solo works.
About the Instructor
Rose Weaver has been in the business for 30 years. She holds an MFA in Writing from Brown University, won a Lucille Lortel Playwriting Award, is a published writer, has taught writing and acting for over twenty years, studied with Paula Vogel, Aishah Rahman, Mac Wellman, Nilo Cruz and Chuck Mee. Her writing credits include monologues in the book, “Monologues for Women by Women,” her solo show, “Menopause Mama,” still tours extensively, and her three character dark comedy, “Skips in the Record,” a play about Alzheimer’s Disease, memory and family, collaborates with the Los Angeles Alzheimer’s Association. She is currently working on a book of solo pieces called Monologues for Black Women by Black Women and a memoir about reconnecting with the daughter she gave up for adoption at birth. Other credits include guest & starring roles in film, television, and stage including Trinity Repertory Company, the Mark Taper, and the Globe. Visit www.roseweaver.com for details.
Includes: Staged reading presentations of works-in-progress during last class.
Meets: Wednesdays, June 11-Sept 3, 2008, 7:00-10:00PM (NO CLASS July 2nd)NESDAYS
We have a lovely, quiet writing space & use of the theatre.
Tuition: Early Bird registration $225 per month ($100 Deposit by May 21st)
Regular Fee $250.00 per month ($125 Deposit by May 31st)
Student Discounts and Work Study scholarships available.
For more information please call: 818-760-0408
Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival
11411 Cumpston Street, Suite 204, North Hollywood, CA 91601
Website: www.lawtf.com E-mail: lawtfspotlight@yahoo.com
