I can’t attend this one but they’re always very fun. The panels look great, too.-CMJ
Dear Director:
As someone who has either participated, or indicated interest in taking part, in an ALAP Director/ Dramatist Exchange, we wanted you to know about the next Exchange, to be held on Saturday, October 15, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon at the Plummer Park Community Center, 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard, in West Hollywood. The deadline to apply is next Friday, October 7, and we will let everyone know their status on Saturday, a week before the event.
This Exchange, which is the opening program of ALAP’s big fall event Drama Lama Ding Dong!, will be different from previous Exchanges, in that participants will include not only directors and playwrights, but also producers and theatre reps.
In a nutshell, how it will work:
Up to 40 people will be selected to participate. Playwrights wishing to take part must be current members of ALAP. Interested playwrights, directors, theatre reps (Artistic Directors or Literary Managers), and independent producers should send in their names and a 50-word (maximum!) bio. If more than 40 people apply, we will draw the participants’ names at random in a lottery.
If you are applying as a theatre rep, please specify which theatre you represent. If you are an independent producer, please list your credits, as we are restricting participation to producers who have produced at least three new plays in the past two years.
At the Exchange, after a few introductory remarks by the hosts, each participant gets to make a 2-minute presentation – and we do enforce the time limit! – to the assembled playwrights, directors, and producers. What you say in that two minutes is entirely up to you: you can list your credits and awards… you can talk about your current project(s)… if you’re a director, you might discuss how you develop a working relationship with a playwright… if you’re a playwright, you might reveal the qualities you look for in someone you wish to shepherd your work… if you’re a theatre rep or a producer, you might let the crowd know what kind of work you’re currently looking for… or you can just chat about life in general, your view of the world, and why you hate chocolate.
The point is to let all the participants get a glimpse of who you are, and decide whether you’re someone with whom they might like to collaborate.
After the presentations, we will spend time networking on an informal basis, with participants talking, exchanging contact info, perhaps discussing specific projects, or setting up future meetings. Several fruitful collaborations have emerged from previous Director/ Dramatist Exchanges – you never know when you might meet your perfect “partner”!
If you’d like to be part of the Exchange on October 15, please send your name and 50-word bio to danb@laplaywrights.org no later than Friday, October 7. Please specify in your email that you are applying for the Exchange, and whether you are applying as a director, producer, or theatre rep. We will get back to everyone the next day so participants will have a week’s notice.
We hope to see you on October 15!
Dan Berkowitz
Co-Chair, ALAP
FYI, the complete schedule for the day is as follows:
OPENING EVENT
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Director/ Producer/ Playwright Exchange
Open to Artistic Directors; Literary Managers; Independent Producers who have produced at least three new plays in the past two years; Directors; and ALAP member playwrights.
Limited to 40 participants, each of whom gets to make a 2-minute presentation to the group, followed by networking. Sort of a “mini-Expo” when ya think about it.
Observers are welcome for the presentations, but only registered participants may take part in the networking portion.
(This program requires advance sign-up.)
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AFTERNOON TRACK 1
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Bridging the Generation Gap
Young playwrights and seasoned elders comparing notes on where playwriting’s been,
and where it’s going in the future.
Moderated by ALAP Co-Chair Jonathan Dorf
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Is Sexism Alive and Well in L.A. Theatre?
Male and female playwrights discussing whether there’s a Gender Gap in playwriting –
and, if so, how to get across it.
Moderated by ALAP Co-Chair Dan Berkowitz
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AFTERNOON TRACK 2
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Playwright’s Playpen
Four ALAP playwrights will each be offered a 40-minute slot in which they may bring in their work to “play” with four actors from the ALAP Actor Database.
Need to hear a new monologue you’ve just written read aloud?
Want to experiment with various ways of playing a scene? Here’s your chance!
(This program requires advance sign-up.)
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CONCLUDING EVENTS
3:15 PM
13th Annual Play Reading Festival
Rehearsed readings of seven short works:
The Plot Thickens by Roy Battocchio; Silver Linings by Dan Berkowitz;
Three Characters in Search of a Martini by Stanley Brown;
A Sunday Morning Kind of Gal by Christina Cottles; A Few Good PB&J’s by Jeremy Kehoe; Independence Day by Rhea McCallum; and The Other Man by Thomas J. Misuraca.
5:30 PM
Cocktail Party for Lifetime Members
The day ends with an invitation-only Cocktail Party honoring ALAP’s Lifetime Members.
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