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
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