Your Own, Glorious Life: self-scripting workshop

YOUR OWN, GLORIOUS LIFE
Were kids mean to you in the sixth grade because your pants were too short? Did an incident that occurred when you were in the Girl Scouts of America affect the course of the rest of your life? Is there a single moment of your life worth recounting for the benefit of mankind?  Emily K. Harrison and Kelsie Huff will lead a short intensive on generating material from your own experience for performance, publication, or just for the heck of it. If you love talking about yourself whether people want to hear it or not, this might be the right workshop for you.
Everybody has an interesting story to tell. What's yours?


AGES: 18 and up
DATE: August 27th, 2011
TIME: 12:00-3:00pm
VENUE: Naropa Lincoln Studio
MATERIALS: clothes to move in
COST: $45; Early registration special -- $30 if registered by July 1


INSTRUCTORS: Emily K. Harrison and Kelsie Huff
Emily K. Harrison is an actor, writer, director, producer and educator living in Boulder, Colorado. Originally from the Piney Woods of East Texas, Emily is the founder and producing artistic director of Boulder-based, award-winning square product theatre. With square, she has created and produced two original, autobiographical solo shows, Skeet Shootin' Prodigy (2006) and Tornado Season (2009). Emily holds an M.F.A. in Performance from the Savannah College of Art & Design, a bachelor's degree in Acting and Writing from Boston's Emerson College and is currently tediously pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Emily works as a collaborator with several other theatre companies and individuals, often performing autobiographical comedy. She teaches Acting at CU Boulder, in addition to serving as occasional faculty at Naropa University. www.emilykharrison.com

Kelsie Huff is a graduate of Chicago's Columbia College and the Second City Conservatory. Kelsie's acclaimed solo show, HUFFS, was first produced at Chicago's Royal George Theatre, and later co-produced with square product theatre in the 2008 and 2011 Boulder International Fringe Festival. HUFFS garnered Kelsie the 2008 Camera Eye Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Comedy), and was subsequently produced by Theatre Underground in January 2010 at Memorial Hall Theatre in Richmond, Ill. Kelsie's newest autobiographical solo show, BRUISER, was produced by square product theatre at the 2010 Boulder International Fringe Festival and at Chicago's Gorilla Tango Theatre in the Spring of 2011. Kelsie currently performs stand-up around Chicago and is jazzed to head up the kates, an all female stand-up line-up, performing the last Saturday of the month at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square, Chicago. You can see her in audience and critical favorite HUFFS at this year's Fringe. www.kelsiehuff.com

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This workshop is presented by the Boulder International Fringe Festival