Posts Tagged ‘Annette Lust’
What Is Happening this Weekend November 16, 17, 18, 2012 for Writers and Readers in northern California?
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The award-winning guidebook TellTale Souls Writing the Mother Memoir: How to Tap Memory and Write Your Story Capturing Character & Spirit
If you could tell just one small story that would reveal the essence of your mother’s character and keep her spirit alive, what would it be?
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Saturday, November 17, 2012, 9:30 am–1:30 pm
“The Narrator’s Tale: All About Point of View” Workshop at Redwood Writers
Presented by Ana Manwaring
Flamingo Conference Resort & Spa,
2777 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95405
$25 members, $35 non-members
Register: http://redwoodwriters.org/workshops/november-2012-workshop/
A workshop on the intricacies of Point of View. This will be a hands on workshop so come prepared with pen, paper, and a scene from your original writing (double spaced) that includes plenty of narration.
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Saturday, November 17, 2012 10:00am Belmont, CA Library
San Francisco Peninsula Branch of California Writers Club presents:
Tanya Egan Gibson: Author, Editor, Writing Coach
Learn the various ways you can get the details of places right (even without a travel budget), how to make your world exciting, and and how to use your world to strengthen both plot and characterization. For more: tanyaegangibson.com Tanya is the author of How To Buy a Love of Reading.
Members $15, Non-Members $18, Students $10 with ID
http://www.cwc-peninsula.org/events_pay.html
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Saturday, November 17th, 2012 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Sacramento Branch of California Writers Club
Luncheon November 2012: Karl Palachuk, publisher
Topic: Publishing Your Own Book: What’s new, what’s important, what’s essential?
Members $12.00, Non-Members $14.00
Meetings are held at:
Tokyo Buffet restaurant
7217 Greenback Ln., Citrus Heights, CA 95621
http://www.cwcsacramentowriters.org
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Nov. 2 – 18, 2012 Fringe of Marin Festival of New Bay Area One-Act Plays and Solos
http://www.fringeofmarin.com/index.html
http://www.fringeofmarin.com/performanceschedule.html
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan and author Lynn Scott will catch a show in Program 2 to cheer for playwrights Carol Sheldon (On With the Wind) and Ollie Mae Trost Welch (Shaw). Annette Lust, I cheer for you always!
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Sunday, November 18, 2012, 2:00pm
Berkeley Branch of California Writers Club
Speaker — “Scenes for the Novel and the Screen” with James Dalessandro
at the Oakland Main Library, Bradley C. Walters Community Room, also known as the West Auditorium, Oakland, CA
Monthly Speaker Programs (FREE)
1:05 p.m. Doors Open, Marketing Group
1:30-2:00 pm Social Time
2:00 to 4:30 pm Announcements, Program & More Social Time
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Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!
Sincerely,
Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan
As coach and author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW, Teresa says: “Whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction, make your name synonymous with the issues you write about.”
15-minute Plays Fringe of Marin Festival–4 women Carol Sheldon, Patricia Morin, Annette Lust, Suzanne Birrell
While each play had interesting points, Carol Sheldon’s and Patricia Morin’s were the best in Program 1.
Go see for yourselves! http://www.fringeofmarin.com
Carol Sheldon
How can a talented novelist also be a great playwright AND a fabulous actress too! Yes, Carol Sheldon can be all 3!
Carol’s play Three Old Ladies Talk About Sex (monologues) was the second one in the program; during intermission, I heard a woman tell Creative Director Annette Lust “The second play was wonderful” and the two people nearby voice their agreement.
Patricia L. Morin,
The lessons in your play The Gatekeeper are heartfelt. Engaging, entertaining, thought-provoking! Brava!
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Sincerely,
As editor/story consultant, Teresa LeYung-Ryan identifies themes and universal archetypes for clients. As author of Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW, she says: “Make your name synonymous with the issues you write about.” Teresa has built her own platform happily; her novel Love Made of Heart is used in college composition classes. She says her novel and her play Answer Me Now carry the theme closest to her heart: mother-daughter relationship. http://writingcoachteresa.com for Coach Teresa’s Blog and other resources. “Reach out, not stress out, to materialize your dearest dreams.”
Friday, December 4, 2009
If you’re looking for Fringe of Marin Dominican Unversity Community Players (as of January 2010, they do not have a website), contact House/Stage Manager and Director David Kester (his email address is: DavidK (at) riverpointenapa.com
Fringe of Marin. Memorable one-act plays.
Playwright Carol Sheldon is a fellow member of Women’s National Book Association. Tonight I got to see one of her plays. My friends Diane and Marisa and Marisa’s friend Flo went too. 7 one-act plays were on Program II. One play didn’t get to be performed due to food poison–poor actors. Of the 6 plays, I particularly enjoyed L’Amour or Less (a Timely Comedy written and directed by Carol Sheldon) about how the economic slump impacts a brothel and Eros and Mors (a Dramedy of Love written by Micheline Birger and directed by David Kester) about 2 gay friends running into each other after 20 years and discovering how they could live out their remaining days together.
Diner Memories (a Family Drama, written by Jim Fazackerley and directed by Naomi Glixman) was poignant. Two grown children grapple with decisions as Alzheimer’s disease ravages their mother. My sitting there, moved by the authenticity of the lines and performances, I thought about Lynn Scott’s memoir A Joyful Encounter: My Mother, My Alzheimer Clients, and Me. http://lynnscottbooks.com
Fine acting and direction in all six plays.
In the Artistic Director’s Notes on the program, Dr. Annette Lust ended with: “Many thanks to our audiences and to the courageous playwrights, directors, actors, and production crew participating in this season’s festival who, despite current financial and other problems facing little theatres, have made the show go on.”
Annette Lust and my friend Diane encouraged me to pull scenes from my novel Love Made of Heart and turn them into an one-act play. That would be a huge project for yours truly who has no experience in play-writing.
Annette also encouraged me to sign up for auditions on January 20, 2010. I have been wanting to observe the process. So much to look forward to. Aah, the life of a writer and having fun with friends.
Two more performances. Program II on Saturday Dec.5 at 7:30pm and Program I on Sunday Dec. 6 at 2:00pm (awards follow performance).
Fringe of Marin dedicates its Fall 2009 season to the memory of Mary Walker, a Dominican University English teacher and author who died this fall.
At Meadowlands Assembly Hall, Dominican University, San Rafael. For information, call (415) 673-3131.
Carol Sheldon said she’s looking for the right producer for her 90-minute play Last Call (about the right to die). I’d go see any and all plays written by Carol. What a gutsy writer!
Sincerely,
Teresa
Writing Career Coach Teresa LeYung-Ryan helps writers & authors build their platforms and fanbases and polish their manuscripts by identifying their themes and archetypes. Build Your Writer’s Platform & Fanbase In 22 Days: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW Coach Teresa says: “Reach out not stress out when pursuing your dreams!”
Novelist Teresa LeYung-Ryan uses Love Made of Heart to inspire adult children of mentally ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas and find resources for their families.
Coach Teresa’s videos http://www.youtube.com/teresaleyung