<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div><br>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; ">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div style="margin-left: 0.5in; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<b>UC RIVERSIDE Department of Theatre</b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<b><span style="color: rgb(71, 0, 255); font-size: 18px;"><br>
</span></b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<b><span style="color: rgb(71, 0, 255); font-size: 18px;">The Challenges of Playwriting and Contemporary Theatre</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<o:p></o:p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>May 24, 2012</b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Thursday, 5:00 pm</b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Studio Theatre,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ARTS 113</b><o:p></o:p></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<b><br>
</b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Free and open to the campus</b></div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; ">
<div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; ">
<div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<b>The Department of Theatre invites the campus community</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to an illuminating discussion about the challenges of writing for and producing theatre, with accomplished industry veterans Stephen Metcalfe (<i>Strange Snow,
The Tragedy of the Commons</i>, <i>Jacknife,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Cousins,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Turn</i>), Mike Myers (Ruskin Group Theatre), and Kelly Miller (South Coast Rep). The talk will also deal with the influence
and intersection of theatre and film.<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; ">
<div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; margin-left: 0.5in; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; ">
<div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; ">
· <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="color: rgb(71, 0, 255); ">Stephen Metcalfe</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is a playwright, screenwriter and director who has created numerous dramatic works for film,
television and stage. His writing credits include<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Jacknife</i>, based on his play<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Strange Snow</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and starring Robert DeNiro
and Cathy Bates, and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Cousins</i>, directed by Joel Schumacher for Paramount Pictures.<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; ">
<div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; margin-left: 0.5in; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; ">
<div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; ">
· <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="color: rgb(71, 0, 255); ">Mike Myers</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span>is the Managing Director of the Ruskin Group Theatre
and current chair of the Arts Council in Santa Monica, CA. <o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; ">
<div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; margin-left: 0.5in; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px; ">
<div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; ">
· <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="color: rgb(71, 0, 255); ">Kelly Miller</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is the Literary Manager of South Coast Repertory Theatre in Costa Mesa, CA.<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; ">
<div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
Hosted by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Prof. Robin Russin</b>, along with<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Profs. Rickerby Hinds, Charles Evered</b>, and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Department Chair Stu Krieger</b>.<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size: 12pt; "><o:p></o:p></font></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<br>
</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">
<b>Information: Bryan Bradford <a href="mailto:bryan.bradford@ucr.edu">bryan.bradford@ucr.edu</a> (951) 827-5568</b></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; ">
<div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
</div>
</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; ">
<img width="1078" height="516" id="_x0033_3d8da85-4089-46ad-8f82-c2f836b1df4c" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:80F338AF-AEB5-48A8-A74F-E508FA475A9C"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div><br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; 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; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; 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; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; 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; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Robin Russin<br><br>Associate Professor and Director</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">MFA for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts<br>Department of Theatre<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><a href="http://robinrussin.com">http://robinrussin.com</a><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</div></span></div></span></span>
</div>
<br></div></div><br></body></html>