Opening Stages
A Quarterly Newsletter for People with Disabilities Pursuing Careers in the Performing Arts
June 2007 - August 2007: Issue 23
In This Issue ...
From The Editor: The Four Possibilities
Recently I had a play accepted into a local theater festival. I was very elated, because I had been trying for years to get into this highly competitive annual event. My satisfaction was diminished by only one thing: I didn't think much of my play. I regarded it as a piece of fluff and felt that the festival judges had rejected much better plays of mine in the past. As they say, go figure.
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Perspectives: Focus on Education
Interviews by Janet Salmons, Ph.D.
- Fran is a former Careers in the Arts Initiative intern and the Artistic Director of Rusty Horse Productions.
- Chris was an intern at the Williamstown Theatre Festival under a scholarship provided by VSA arts.
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People: Emily Mann, Playwright, Director and Artistic Director
Interviewed by Paul Kahn
- Kahn:
- Let me start by asking you a little bit about your background. Was there anybody in your family involved in theatre or the arts?
- Mann:
- Oh, no, as a matter of fact. My father was an American historian. He died in '93. He was a professor of American History. He went to Harvard on the GI Bill and got his PhD and went to Brooklyn College undergraduate. And then he taught at MIT and then Smith College. He believed in the education of women, so I was very lucky. My mother is a reading teacher who is still alive, and my sister is a literary agent.
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News And Notes:
- Festival Round Up
- CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program
- 2007 Danceability Teacher Certification
- Film Starring Disabled Actors Makes History
- Play Features Integrated Cast and Audio Description
- Acting Fellowships At The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C.
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