Free Playwrighting Workshop
Playwright Allison Moore, currently in residence at the professional Centenary Stage Company during the rehearsal of her new play, The Strange Misadventures of Patty, Patty’s Dad, Patty’s Friend Jen and a Bunch of Other People, will lead a free workshop for writers on Saturday, Feb 28 at 4 PM at the Centenary Theatre. The focus of the workshop will be the unique skills of writing for the theatre. The workshop is free and open to the public, but interested writers must call in advance to reserve a space.

MAX Program Participation
While in residence at CSC, Moore will also be leading workshops for regional High School students, and participating in the Centenary Stage Company MAX program (Maximizing the Arts experience) for teen audiences and actors.

About the Playwright
Playwright Allison Moore, a “Displaced” Texan writer, is currently an artist in residence with the Minneapolis Playwrights Center, where, among other things, she has developed works for the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre. This past summer Allison’s work, Urgent Fury, was featured by New York’s Cherry Lane Theatre, where Moore worked under the mentorship of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman (‘Night Mother). Moore is a two-time recipient of the Jerome Fellowship Grant and most recently, the McKnight Continuation Grant for Playwrighting. She is a graduate of the renown Iowa Writers Workshop, where she received her MFA.

In 2001, her play Eighteen was developed at the O’Neill Playwrights Conference in Connecticut, and her short play, American Klepto was performed as part of the 2002 Humana Festival. Moore’s additional awards include the Iowa Arts Fellowship in Playwriting, the Kemp and Felton Fellowships, and the Rosenfield Playwriting Award.

The Strange Misadventures of Patty...
Moore’s play, The Strange Misadventures of Patty, Patty’s Dad, Patty’s Friend Jen and a Bunch of Other People, a funny and poignant story of modern life and family ties, will premiere at CSC on Feb 27 and will run through Mar 13, 2004. For more information on the workshop, or The Misadventures of Patty, contact the CSC Administrative Offices at 908-979-0900.

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CSC Professional Equity Play  
Feb. 27 - Mar. 13, 2004