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2009 Writers Summer Evening Events
Our Distinguished Faculty and Lecturers include:
Tuesday, July 21st
7:30 p.m. Duke Lecture Hall Famed children’s book author Norton Juster
7:30 p.m. Duke Lecture Hall Guggenheim Fellow Thomas Lux and National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Marie Ponsot
Thursday, July 9th 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater From Page to Stage: Theater Adaptation Panel Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman and iTheatrics CEO Tim McDonald
Friday, July 10th 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Hamptons Premiere Presented by iTheatrics Written and directed by Tim McDonald Based on the book series by Jeff Brown Open to children and adults
Saturday, July 11th 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater A Celebration of Poetry for the Whole Family: Highlights from the soon-to-be released Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and James McMullan Great for children and adults
Wednesday, July 15th 7:30 p.m. Duke Lecture Hall Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Ford
Thursday, July 16th 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater Ensemble Studio Theatre Onstage New York’s premiere development theater reads an exciting new play
Friday, July 17th 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater Theater Collaborations... A Discussion Theater giants Robert Brustein, Emily Mann, Joe Mantello and Tony Walton
Saturday, July 18th 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater Three Farces and a Funeral Based on the life, letters and plays of Anton Chekhov By Robert Brustein Directed by Daniela Veron Featuring Alan Alda
Monday, July 20th 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater A Seagull in the Hamptons Freely adapted from Chekhov's The Seagull By Emily Mann Featuring Brian Murray, Larry Pine and Maria Tucci
Wednesday, July 22nd 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater The Last Cargo Cult Created and performed by Mike Daisey, groundbreaking monologuist Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory
Thursday, July 23rd 7:30 p.m. Duke Lecture Hall Celebrated writers Meg Wolitzer and Roger Rosenblatt
Friday, July 24th 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater An Evening With Billy Collins Presented by The Southampton Review
Thursday, July 30th 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater Ensemble Studio Theatre Onstage This esteemed Off-Broadway theater returns with a reading of another fascinating new play Friday, July 31st 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater The Alan J. Pakula Prize This year, Stony Brook Southampton University and the Writers Guild of America, East salute a major figure in Screenwriting and Directing. Saturday, August 1st 7:30 p.m. Avram Theater A Conversation on Film Writing with Alec Baldwin and Jon Robin Baitz Join us for a surprising, humorous and practical conversation about what makes great screenwriting as these two pros screen clips from some of their favorite films.
All Avram Theater events are open to the public PRICES: Saturday Evening Events - $35 / $10 Seniors, Students, Stony Brook University Personnel Weekday Evening Events - $25 / $10 Seniors, Students, Stony Brook University Personnel
For ticket information (631) 632-5152 or visit www.stonybrook.edu/avram Applications and detailed information about admission, fees, scholarships, deadlines, conference schedules, and housing available: www.stonybrook.edu/writers (631) 632-5007 • southamptonwriters@notes.cc.sunysb.edu A Writer’s Summer / MFA in Writing and Literature Stony Brook Southampton, 239 Montauk Highway Southampton, NY 11968 Stony Brook University/SUNY is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. This publication can be made available in alternative format upon request.
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Wednesday, July 8th
Frank McCourt Roger Rosenblatt Richard Ford Melissa Bank Marsha Norman Matthew Klam Kaylie Jones Thomas Lux Fiona Maazel Julie Barer Helen Simonson Alan Alda Gahan Wilson Meg Wolitzer James McMullan John Wray Peter Riegert Lanford Wilson Chris Calhoun Mark Doty Kate McMullan Robert Emmett Ginna Laura Maria Censabella Joe Pintauro Paula Brancato Star Black John Westermann Robert Brustein M.E. Kerr Frederic Tuten Daniel Menaker Susan Kamil Robert Reeves Malia Scotch Marmo Norton Juster Julie Andrews Emma Walton Hamilton Timothy A. McDonald Andrew Bienen Margaret McMullan Zachary Lazar Emily Mann Billy Collins Marie Ponsot Ursula Hegi Catherine Creedon Frank Pugliese Julie Sheehan Annette Handley Chandler Adrienne Unger Stephen Hamilton Elena Gorokhova Grace Schulman Lou Ann Walker Mike Daisey Craig Lucas