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SUMMARY:Writing for Film and Television with Virgil Williams at Chicago Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning screenwriter and playwright Virgil Williams (The Piano Lesson\, Mudbound) in a Master Class on writing for film and television. Moderated by screenwriter Tracey Scott Wilson (The Americans\, Respect). Networking event to follow (with cash bar). \nA veteran television writer and producer\, Williams’ extensive credits include last year’s critically acclaimed adaptation of The Piano Lesson. Other credits include ground-breaking dramas ER and 24\, as well as six seasons of CBS’s long-running procedural drama Criminal Minds. In November of 2017\, Williams celebrated the release of his feature film debut\, Mudbound. He also served as Executive Producer and originally adapted the script from the novel by Hilary Jordan. The critically acclaimed film was named the ‘Best Film of 2017’ by the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post and has earned numerous awards and accolades\, including an Academy Award Nomination for Williams and cowriter/director Dee Rees for Best Adapted Screenplay. He also adapted Pulitzer Prize-winner Dana Canedy’s bestselling memoir A Journal for Jordan for director Denzel Washington and starring Michael B. Jordan. Williams was born and raised in Chicago\, and his scripts often draw from his experiences growing up as a bi-racial kid in a city with a long history of racial tension. \nModerator\nheadshot: Tracey Scott WilsonTracey Scott Wilson wrote the teleplay for MGM’s film Respect; served as a co-executive producer and writer on Fosse/Verdon; and was a co-executive producer on FX’s award-winning series The Americans\, where she wrote for five seasons and received two WGAE awards\, two Peabody awards\, and a Golden Globe. Tracey is also a renowned playwright (Buzzer\, The Good Negro\, The Story)\, and has received several distinctions\, including the 2003 AT&T Onstage Award\, the 2007 Weissberger Playwriting Award as well as the 2007 Time Warner Storytelling Fellowship. Currently\, she is the Barbara Berlanti Professor in LGBTQ Writing for the Stage and Screen in the Department of Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University. \nPlease note the film following the talk will not feature captions. \nAccessibility: captions for the discussion only \nhttps://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/event/cixlab-virgilwilliams/
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LOCATION:Chicago Cultural Center\, 78 E. Washington St.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60602\, United States
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SUMMARY:Frida...A Self Portrait at Writers Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Open Caption Performance!! \nUse code: WTOC2425 for $30.00 tickets! \nIf you experience any difficulties with redeeming this promo code\, please contact the box office directly at 847-242-6000 or at boxoffice@writerstheatre.org. \nIconic Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was a woman who lived boldly\, loved wildly\, and painted prolifically in order to see herself and the world around her more clearly. Witness this extraordinary figure come to life onstage through playwright and performer Vanessa Severo\, who brings breathtaking physicality and raw honesty to this stunningly creative production. With music and movement\, Vanessa cracks open a powerful portal between herself and Frida\, uncovering insights into the painter’s physical limitations\, complex love life\, addictions\, and\, of course\, the beauty in her art. \nhttps://www.writerstheatre.org/Frida-A-Self-Portrait
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/frida-a-self-portrait-at-writers-theatre/
LOCATION:Writers Theatre\, 325 Tudor Ct\, Glencoe\, IL\, 60022
ORGANIZER;CN="Writers Theatre":MAILTO:boxoffice@writerstheatre.org
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SUMMARY:Frida...A Self Portrait at Writers Theatre
DESCRIPTION:ASL Performance!! \nUse code: WTASL2425 for $30.00 tickets! \nIf you experience any difficulties with redeeming this promo code\, please contact the box office directly at 847-242-6000 or at boxoffice@writerstheatre.org. \nIconic Mexican painter Frida Kahlo was a woman who lived boldly\, loved wildly\, and painted prolifically in order to see herself and the world around her more clearly. Witness this extraordinary figure come to life onstage through playwright and performer Vanessa Severo\, who brings breathtaking physicality and raw honesty to this stunningly creative production. With music and movement\, Vanessa cracks open a powerful portal between herself and Frida\, uncovering insights into the painter’s physical limitations\, complex love life\, addictions\, and\, of course\, the beauty in her art. \nhttps://www.writerstheatre.org/Frida-A-Self-Portrait
URL:https://culturalaccesscollaborative.org/access-event/frida-a-self-portrait-at-writers-theatre-2/
LOCATION:Writers Theatre\, 325 Tudor Ct\, Glencoe\, IL\, 60022
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