<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This is a very worthwhile program. I believe that one of our alumni, Brian Oglesby, participated last year, and found that it opened a number of doors for him.<div><br></div><div>Robin<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Lauren Halvorsen <<a href="mailto:lauren@wordbridge.org">lauren@wordbridge.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">December 6, 2010 10:37:17 AM PST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Undisclosed recipients <<a href="mailto:lauren@wordbridge.org">lauren@wordbridge.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Call for WordBRIDGE 2011 Applications</b><br></span></div><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">Dear Supporters of Playwriting everywhere:</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">Word<i>BRIDGE </i><i> </i>2011 applications are OPEN through December 31, 2010!</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">Word<i>BRIDGE</i> offers an opportunity for emerging playwrights to develop their script and ideas in a supportive, generous and collaborative environment with professional artists and resources. Word<i>BRIDGE</i> Playwrights Laboratory will convene June 2011 for our fifteenth laboratory. </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">Word<i>BRIDGE</i> offers each playwright a two-week development process with a collaborative team of professional artists--from dramaturgs, psychologists, and directors to designers, storytellers, scientists, and musicians—to refine the creative vision that first sparked their full-length plays.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">We need your help.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">First and foremost, <i>please</i> encourage your best students to apply for this superb opportunity at <a href="http://www.wordbridge.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); "><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; ">www.wordbridge.org</span></a>.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">Second, you can nominate playwrights by uploading a brief nomination letter that details the playwright’s vision and potential, aptitude for collaboration, and desire to work in a development laboratory.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">WordBRIDGE accepts applications and full-length scripts from any pre-professional playwright. There is no restriction on genre or length. We will provide room and board, as well as travel assistance, to all playwrights accepted into the program.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">To help with this endeavor, we'd love you to pass this email along to playwrights that may be interested.<span> </span>Thank you in advance for helping us spread the word.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">Your letters of nomination can be easily uploaded through our website:<span> </span><a href="http://www.wordbridge.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 253); text-decoration: none; ">www.wordbridge.org</span></a>. Playwrights should also visit the website to complete the online application, upload their script into our secure server, and read about last year’s workshop. The deadline for completed applications is <b>DECEMBER <span> </span>31, 2010.</b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">If you have any questions please email Artistic Director,<span> </span>David White at <a href="mailto:dave@wordbridge.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: none; ">dave@wordbridge.org</span></a>. We very much look forward to hearing from you and your nominated playwrights.<span> </span>Thank you in advance for your help and support. </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">Sincerely,</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">Lauren Halvorsen</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: black; ">Artistic Associate, Word<i>BRIDGE</i> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; ">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "> </span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">P.S.<span> </span>WordBRIDGE is competing in the Pepsi Refresh Campaign for a $50,000 grant.<span> </span>If you want to help us continue supporting emerging playwrights, go to <a href="http://www.refresheverything.com/supportwordbridge" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">www.refresheverything.com/supportwordbridge</a> and vote everyday until December.<span> </span>Creating an account is easy and Pepsi has been good about not spamming.<span> </span>Thanks!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; ">Robin Russin<br><br>Associate Professor, Department of Theatre<br>Director, MFA for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts<br>University of California, Riverside<br>Riverside, CA 92521<br>(951) 827-2707<br>(213) 949-1061 cel<br><a href="mailto:robin.russin@ucr.edu">robin.russin@ucr.edu</a><br>http://robinrussin.com<br><br>"I try all things; I achieve what I can." - Ishmael in "Moby Dick," written by Herman Melville<br><br>"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." - William Munny in "Unforgiven," written by David Webb Peoples<br><br>"Hunger is the best spice." - Spike Spiegel in "Cowboy Bebop," written by Keiko Nobumoto</span>
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