Stephen, Thank-you for letting me read a version of the speech you just gave. And thank-you so much for your words. I am honoured. Truly.It is hard not to be there with all of you. I was training for the conference by watching Portlandia. I have wanted to visit...
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Elliott Hayes Introductory Speech by Stephen Colella
Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that we are here tonight on the territory of the Multnomah and Clackamus Nations.I always struggle when trying to figure out how to start a speech. Once I get the beginning, the rest tends to fall in place. ...
Lessing Award Introductory Speech by Brian Quirt
Geoff, you may enjoy that I wrote much of this speech beside a lake, some of it even while paddling a canoe. That seems a Canadian cliché, but it is indeed true. As I paddled and gathered my thoughts, I hoped a great blue heron would fly past and land in the little...
Geoff Proehl Lessing Award Acceptance Speech
Lessing Award Acceptance Speech: Geoff Proehl Thank you Brian for your eloquent words and, in London, Cindy, for your many kindnesses.1 I am tremendously honored to receive the Lessing Award. To be named here with individuals I have read about and admired for years...
A Look Back as We Move Forward…Scott Horstein Celebrates LMDA’s Partnership with foolsFURY at FURY Factory 2014
(Ross Travis' solo show The Greatest Monkey Show On Earth, FURY Factory 2014. Ph: N. Etemad)LMDA & foolsFURY Theater in San Francisco are gearing up to partner for the third time in bringing dramaturgs into the work of ensemble companies from around the nation. In...
Lauren Chapman and Gemma F. De Leon Receive Honors at Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Competition
Lauren Chapman and Gemma F. De Leon recently received dramaturgy fellowships from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) National Competition. Chapman, a student at James Madison University, will attend the New Play Dramaturgy Intensive and...
Dramaturgs Announced for LMDA-foolsFURY Partnership-FURY Factory SF 2016
In our third partnership over the last four years, LMDA has joined forces with foolsFURY of San Francisco to provide Dramaturgs for this June's Raw Materials, the works-in-progress series of FURY Factory Festival of Ensemble and Devised Theater. We are proud to...
2016 Conference Handbook is Now Available
The 2016 Conference Handbook is now available. Check out all of the people, panels, and events that will be available in Portland. Early Bird registration has been extended to May 31st so sign up today! Â
LMDA Continues its Partnership with San Francisco's foolsFURY
Third time’s a charm! LMDA (Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas) partners once again with foolsFURY ensemble theater company to provide dramaturgs for Raw Materials, the works-in-progress series of the FURY Factory Festival of Ensemble and Devised...
Call for submissions for Athena Project Festival's Plays in Progress Series 2017
Athena Project--located in Denver, Colorado--is proud to announce the call for submissions for its Plays In Progress Series (PIP Series). This Series will take place in Denver at a location to be determined over the course of approximately March-April, 2017, as...
