Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company in conjunction with Inprint announce a 10 week playwriting workshop on Thursday nights from 6pm to 9pm beginning September 18th, 2008. The workshop will be taught by Mildred’s Umbrella company member Tom Vaughan.

This workshop is designed to develop both aspiring playwrights and to help take the more experienced writer to the next level. It will cover story structure and scene construction, as well as dialogue and characterization. Students can work on previously written material or pieces written while taking the class. Readings with working Houston actors will help the playwrights get a better feel for their own work, and special guests from Houston's theatre community will give the students a better sense of the playwright's role in the theatre.

The class was created to further advance Mildred’s Umbrella’s mission to develop more Houston theatre artist. Through developing more playwrights, the hope is generate more quality original work from Houston.

Visit the Inprint Website HERE for details about registration.

http://www.inprinthouston.org/inprint.cfm?a=cms,c,34,3,13

ABOUT INPRINT

The mission of Inprint is to inspire readers and writers in Houston.

A nonprofit organization founded in 1983, Inprint fulfills this mission through the nationally renowned Inprint Brown Reading Series, through literary and educational activities in the community that demonstrate the value and impact of creative writing, and through support for the UH Creative Writing Program. Today Inprint programs and events provide something for everyone and play a vital role in Houston's rich and diverse cultural life.

ABOUT TOM VAUGHAN

Tom Vaughan is a playwright and screenwriter. He studied at the University of Houston with Broadway legend Jose Quintero and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward Albee. His plays have been seen in both Houston and Los Angeles. It was his work in Houston that got him recognized by Hollywood. He was soon writing screenplays for, among others, Phoenix Pictures, Spelling Films, Rysher Entertainment, TNT, MTV Films, Warner Brothers Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment. Most recently he wrote THE ORIGINAL, a suspense thriller for Disney/Touchstone.  His productions include BLACKOUT with Jane Seymour for CBS, and CRITICAL ASSEMBLY for NBC starring Katherine Heigl. He served as writer as well as Co-Producer on ATOMIC TWISTER with Sharon Lawrence and DEAD IN A HEARTBEAT with Penelope Anne Miller and Judge Reinhold, both for TBS. His feature film debut was UNSTOPPABLE, starring Wesley Snipes. His next feature project is BRONWYN AND CLYDE, written with Kris Dobkin, which is schedule for production next year. Since returning to Houston he has dedicated himself to small organizations aimed at expanding Houston’s theatre and film community.