‘CONVERSATION’ FOCUSES ON
UH LECTURER,
ACCLAIMED PLAYWRIGHT LANFORD WILSON
Aspiring playwrights and stage aficionados will have a rare opportunity
to talk theater with Pulitzer
Prize-winning dramatist and University of Houston Distinguished
Lecturer Lanford Wilson.
“Lanford Wilson in Conversation” will feature acclaimed
playwright Wilson discussing his craft with local theater professionals
and taking questions from audience members at 7:30 p.m. Monday,
March 21, on the Alley Theatre’s Neuhaus Stage. The event
is presented by UH’s School of Theatre and is free to the
public.
Among those participating in the on-stage discussion will be Sidney
Berger, director of UH’s School of Theatre.
“Lanford Wilson is among the most influential playwrights
in the United States,” Berger said. “It’s important
to understand his approach to writing and his approach to working
with young playwrights. This is a unique opportunity to talk to
a great artist and learn his methodology.”
Wilson is considered one of the leading playwrights of the 20th
century. In 1969, he co-founded the acclaimed Circle Repertory Company
and served as its resident playwright for three decades. Wilson’s
plays include
“Hot L Baltimore” (1975), “The Mound Builders”
(1975), “Fifth of July” (1978), the Pulitzer Prize-winning
“Talley’s Folly” (1979), “Angels Fall”
(1982), “Burn This” (1988) and “Book of Days”
(2001).
In 2004, three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee
recruited Wilson to supervise the Edward Albee New Playwrights Workshop
at UH. This year, Wilson will again oversee the productions, which
are scheduled to run in April.
“The best thing about working with students at the University
of Houston is that it gives me the chance to see the future of American
theater,” Wilson said.
WHAT: |
“Lanford Wilson in Conversation” |
WHEN: |
7:30 p.m., Monday, March 21 |
WHERE: |
Alley Theatre, Neuhaus Stage
615 Texas Ave.
Houston TX 77002 |
WHO: |
The University of Houston’s School of Theatre |
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