Present Tense-Ness: Action and Exposition
Led by Drew Pautz
15 May 2008
7-9pm
Using contemporary script examples and analysis, discussion and writing exercises, this workshop will explore the ‘present tense-ness’ of dramatic action as a way of sharpening our understanding of the craft of in-the-moment playwriting.
Drew Pautz has worked as a writer, director, lighting designer and actor. His plays include Someone Else’s Shoes (Soho Theatre, ETT, 2007) and Poor Cousin (Hampstead Theatre, RWCMD, 2005). He is currently writing work for ETT and The National Theatre Studio. From 2003-2007 he was a founder member of The Work Theatre Collective for whom he directed Project E: An Explosion (Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award, BAC 2006) and Project C: On Principle (BAC 2005). Other directing work includes the third version of Room: ein theaterbend zuhause with You Lucky People in Steckborn, Switzerland and his own multi-media work in Toronto. As a lighting designer Drew has worked with several UK theatre and dance companies including extensive work with Company FZ (Philomena’s Feast, Spike Islands, Night and Day, Loser).
Using contemporary script examples and analysis, discussion and writing exercises, this workshop will explore the ‘present tense-ness’ of dramatic action as a way of sharpening our understanding of the craft of in-the-moment playwriting.
Drew Pautz has worked as a writer, director, lighting designer and actor. His plays include Someone Else’s Shoes (Soho Theatre, ETT, 2007) and Poor Cousin (Hampstead Theatre, RWCMD, 2005). He is currently writing work for ETT and The National Theatre Studio. From 2003-2007 he was a founder member of The Work Theatre Collective for whom he directed Project E: An Explosion (Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust Award, BAC 2006) and Project C: On Principle (BAC 2005). Other directing work includes the third version of Room: ein theaterbend zuhause with You Lucky People in Steckborn, Switzerland and his own multi-media work in Toronto. As a lighting designer Drew has worked with several UK theatre and dance companies including extensive work with Company FZ (Philomena’s Feast, Spike Islands, Night and Day, Loser).
