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Playwriting Workshop with Thomas Ward

Presented by Penfold Theatre Company

January 22, 2011

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Nationally produced playwright Thomas Ward is offering a playwriting workshop at the Round Rock Public Library on Saturday, January 22nd. Mr. Ward will be joined by his wife, Sherry Jo Ward, with whom he wrote Going with Jenny, which is receiving its regional premiere at the same location.

In their workshop, titled Writing Real Life (and making it more interesting), the Wards will talk about the process of turning "real life" into theatrical life. The maxim of "write what you know" will be discussed and dissected with the following questions in mind: How do I find “my stuff”? What do I want to write about? How do I find theme without forcing it? Is it okay to lie for the sake of story? How important is structure and how do you build it? What is genre and how do I find the right tone? Participants will be writing and are encouraged to bring whatever suits their process best: laptop, notepad and pen, cocktail napkins, etc.

For those who also attend the January 22nd performance of Going with Jenny, the Wards will be available for a question and answer session following the play.
 

About Thomas Ward
Thomas Ward is a writer and actor living in Waco, TX and working anywhere and everywhere. He co-wrote the screenplay for the independent feature Sironia, directed by Brandon Dickerson and featuring the music of Wes Cunningham. His play Binge was produced by SLANT Theatre Project in New York City, as well as Rite of Passage Theatre Co. at the Out of the Loop Fringe Festival in Dallas. His plays Keeping Watch and Going with Jenny (co-written with his wife Sherry Jo Ward) received their world premieres from Theatrical Outfit in Atlanta, GA. As an actor, Thomas appeared in Craig Wright’s The Unseen at the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York City and has worked regionally with WaterTower Theatre (Dallas), Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Nashville Shakespeare Festival, and Actors Theatre of Louisville, among others. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre at Baylor University and a member of Actors' Equity. He is married to Sherry Jo Ward, and they have two ridiculously amazing sons named Adam and Christopher.