GUEST SPEAKERS

FUTURE GUESTS

PAST GUESTS
Carol Lashof
Playwriting instructor, Saint Mary's College

Tony Kelly
Artistic Director, Thick Description

Cherylene Lee
Playwriting instructor

Kent Nicholson
Literary Manager, Magic Theatre

Paul Walsh
Dramaturg and Literary Manager, ACT

Ellen Sabastian Chang
Playwright and director

Will Dunne
Playwright

Jeannie Barroga
Literary Manager, TheatreWorks

Dorothy Bryant
Playwright

Belinda Taylor
Playwrights Foundation President, Callboard Magazine Editor

D. Bransten & S. Stohler
Bay Package Productions

Octavio Solis
Playwright

Barbara Oliver
Artistic Director, Aurora Theatre Company

Prince Gomolvilas
PlayGround founder, playwright

Robert C. Barker
Playwriting instuctor, San Francisco State University

David Dower
Artistic director of Z Space Studios

Lois Grandi
Artistic Director, Playhouse West

Tom Ross
Director, Aurora Theatre Company.

Ken Prestininzi
Playwright and playwriting instructor

John Warren
Artistic Director, Unconditional Theatre

Eric Ehn
Playwright, Associate Artistic Director of Theatre of Yugen

Zay Amsbury
Playwright, Development Director of Impact Theatre

Dave DeRose
Director of the creative writing, Saint Mary's College

Amy Glazer
Director

Purni Morell
Dramaturg, Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Anne Galjour
Playwright, actor and teacher

David Ford
Playwright, director

Tony Taccone
Artistic Director, Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Amy Freed
Playwright, Stanford University acting instuctor

Joan Holden
Playwright, Co-founder, San Francisco Mime Troupe

Laura Owen
Literary Manager, Magic Theatre

Greg Blatman
Screen Writing Instructor, San Francisco State University

Charlie Varon
Playwright, actor and teacher

Michele Carter
Playwright and Creative Writing Instructor

Adam Bock
Playwright

Lynn Kaufman
Playwright

Brad Rosenstein
Playwright and theatre critic

Luan Schooler
Dramaturg/Lit Manager, Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Tom Clyde
Artistic Director, Transparent Theatre

Karen Hartman
Playwright

Jeff Raz
Playwright and clown

Josh Kornbluth
Screen writer and playwright

Patrick Dooley
Artistic Director, Shotgun Players

Robert Hurwitt
Theatre Critic, San Francisco Chronicle

Lillian Groag
Playwright

Steve Lyons
Playwright, founder of Playwrights Cafe

Lisa Steindler
Artistic Director, Encore Theatre Company

Rob Melrose
Artistic Director, Cutting Ball Theatre

Lee Sankowich
Artistic Director of Marin Theatre & Center Rep Theatre

Chris Hardman
Artistic Director, Antenna Theatre

Amy Mueller
Artistic Director, Playwrights Foundation

Chris Smith
Artistic Director, Magic Theatre

Bernard Weiner
theatre critic, playwright and PlayBrokers founder

Marilyn Shaw
Founder of PlayBrokers

Johanna Pfaelzer
Associate Artistic Director of ACT

Nicole Galland
Literary Manager/Dramaturg, Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Terrence McNally
playwright

Mark Routhier
Literary Manager, Magic Theatre

Gary Graves
Playwright and Play Writing Instructor, Berkeley Rep

Dan Calvasi
screen writing and story consultant

David & Janet Peoples
screen writers (Blade Runner, Unforgiven, 12 Monkeys)

Gene Corr
screen writer and director

Carey Perloff
Artistic Director, ACT

Karen Folger Jacobs
screen writing consultant

Madeleine Oldham
Berkeley Rep Literary Manager

Pat Milton & Andy Black
Playwrights

Tanya Shaffer
Playwright

Rob Fields & Ron Small
Filmmakers

Molly Aaronson-Gelb
Co-Artistic Director, Just Theater

Bill English
Artistic Director, San Francisco Playhouse

Maya Gurantz
Artistic Director, Ten Red Hen

Jon Tracy
Director

Tracy Ward
Director

Nathan Sanders
Playwright

Scott McMorrow
Bay Area Dramatist Guild Representative



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