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Becoming Effortless

Effort. Webster’s defines effort as “work done by the mind or body: energy used to do something.” I spend more time than you can imagine thinking about, analyzing, and trying to minimize effort required by a body to achieve anything – including the effort required to do nothing. My senses...

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  • March 1, 2016
#2amt / artistic home / classical theatre / conferences / history / the future / the process / theatre festivals

Yearly Will I Do This Rite

Earlier this month, the Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA) held its 25th annual conference, hosted by the gracious staff at San Francisco Shakespeare Festival; the event was comprised of both a practicum component as well as a more traditional conference, filled with panels, plenaries and keynotes. A Kind of History Sidney Berger, then...

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  • January 21, 2015
dramaturgy / q & a / spotlight / the process

Spotlight: David Copelin, Dramaturg

Today we feature David Copelin, a renaissance man with international flair. David is a dramaturg, playwright, academic, story consultant, translator, and a citizen of both Canada and the United States. While working on his own plays, David also runs workshops to consult with other playwrights and screenwriters. David Copelin Hometown:...

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  • March 7, 2013
collaboration / dramaturgy / q & a / spotlight / the process

Spotlight: Jaz Dorsey, Dramaturg

Today’s Spotlight shines on Jaz Dorsey, a Southern gentleman whose presence and charm I first noticed on the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) listserv. Jaz always promotes and encourages his local writers, no matter which medium they favor. Jaz is the Director of Education for The Southern...

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  • February 14, 2013