Playwright Sarah Ruhl Sponsored by Michener Center forWriters, University of Texas, October 16, 2013

Upcoming: Reading/Lecture by Playwright Sherry Kramer, Michener Center for Writers, University of Texas, March 22

The Michener Center for Writers of the University of Texas

presents

Sherry Kramer

reading from a work in progress

7:30 pm • Thursday • March 22, 2012
Avaya Auditorium, ACE 2.302
southeast corner of 24th & Speedway on campus
MICHENER CENTER FOR WRITERS • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
www.utexas.edu/academic/mcw • 512-471-1601

Sherry Kramer's readings are always wildly entertaining, like her work—a fearless melding of humor, pathos, and intellect. Kramer’s plays have been produced in theaters across the country and abroad. She is a recipient of fellowships from the NEA, the NY Foundation for the Arts and McKnight Foundation. Her other honors include the Weissberger Playwriting Award and a NY Drama League Award (WHAT A MAN WEIGHS), the LA Women in Theater New Play Award (THE WALL OF WATER), and the Jane Chambers Playwriting Award (DAVID'S REDHAIRED DEATH). She was the first national member of New Dramatists, former head of the Iowa Playwrights’ Workshop, and is on the permanent faculty at Bennington College.

Upcoming: Reading by Playwright Octavio Solis at University of Texas, April 20

Received directly:

The University of Texas Michener Center for Writers is proud to host a reading by playwright and director OCTAVIO SOLIS at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at Avaya Auditorium, ACE 2.302. The event is free and open to students and the public. The auditorium is located at the corner of 24th and Speedway on campus, with parking available two blocks east in the San Jacinto Garage.

Solis, a native of El Paso, Texas, who has lived for many years in San Francisco, is the award-winning playwright of MAN OF THE FLESH, PROSPECT, SANTOS & SANTOS, BETHLEHEM, THE PASTURES OF HEAVEN, and LYDIA. His many honors include NEA and McKnight Fellowships, a National Theatre Artists' Residency, the Will Glickman Playwrights Award, and grants from the Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays and the Pew Charitable Trust. He has been visiting artist with the Michener Center and the Department of Theatre and Dance this spring.

Octavio will read short selections from his plays and other work—and maybe even sing a little opera!

For more information, see www.utexas.edu or call 471-1601.

Marla Akin,Program Coordinator,UT MCW