Press Release: Jacqueline E. Lawton addresses the State of New Plays
On March 27th, 2012, Jacqueline E. Lawton will speak on a panel discussion about the State of New Plays as part of George Washington University's Department of Theatre and Dance's New Play Festival.
"Every year, the Dramatic Literature Program sponsors a festival of new plays by student writers as part of the mainstage season of the Department of Theatre & Dance. Playwrights, who may or may not be majors, are selected by a committee of Dramatic Literature faculty and students. Each playwright is then paired with a Dramatic Literature major, who acts as dramaturg, shepherding the new work through the production process." Click here to learn more.
The State of New Plays panel discussion will be moderated by Ally Currin (Playwright). Additional panelists include Jessica Burgess (Artistic Director, The Inkwell), Jon Klein (Playwright), Jason Loewith (National New Play Network), and Gwydion Suilebhan (Playwright).
"Every year, the Dramatic Literature Program sponsors a festival of new plays by student writers as part of the mainstage season of the Department of Theatre & Dance. Playwrights, who may or may not be majors, are selected by a committee of Dramatic Literature faculty and students. Each playwright is then paired with a Dramatic Literature major, who acts as dramaturg, shepherding the new work through the production process." Click here to learn more.
The State of New Plays panel discussion will be moderated by Ally Currin (Playwright). Additional panelists include Jessica Burgess (Artistic Director, The Inkwell), Jon Klein (Playwright), Jason Loewith (National New Play Network), and Gwydion Suilebhan (Playwright).
JACQUELINE E. LAWTON was named one of 30 of the nation's leading black playwrights by Arena Stage’s American Voices New Play Institute. Her plays include: Anna K; Blood-bound and Tongue-tied; Deep Belly Beautiful;The Devil’s Sweet Water; The Hampton Years; Ira Aldridge: the African Roscius; Lions of Industry, Mothers of Invention; Love Brothers Serenade (2013 semi-finalist for the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference); Mad Breed; Noms de Guerre; and Our Man Beverly Snow. Ms. Lawton received her MFA in Playwriting from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a James A. Michener Fellow. She is a 2012 TCG Young Leaders of Color award recipient, National New Play Network (NNPN) Playwright Alum, and member of Arena Stage's Playwrights' Arena. She is also a proud member of the Dramatist Guild of America.