E. M. Lewis (she/her) is an award-winning playwright and opera librettist whose work has been produced around the world, and published by Samuel French. She received the Steinberg Award for How the Light Gets In and Song of Extinction and the Primus Prize for Heads from the American Theater Critics Association, the Ted Schmitt Award from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, a Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University, playwriting fellowships from New Jersey and Oregon arts commissions, and an Edgerton Award for Magellanica.  Other plays include: The Frankenstein Project, Strange Birds, Apple Season, The Gun Show, True Story, and Dorothy's Dictionary.  Her play Apple Hunters! will receive its world premiere in the spring at Artists Repertory Theater in Portland.  Lewis is currently playwright-in-residence at Artists Rep through the Mellon Foundation’s National Playwright Residency Program, and is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild. She lives on her family’s farm in Oregon. 

27 Places to Start Writing Your Next Play! with E. M. Lewis

Sunday, February 8th

Join award-winning playwright E. M. Lewis for this two hour playwriting workshop that’s guaranteed to unstick experienced playwrights — and to inspire new writers as well! 

We’ll explore more than two dozen different ways to begin telling a story for the stage, and talk about what ingredients plays fundamentally need to have in them to succeed.  On zoom!  Join us from wherever you are!

27 Places to Start Writing Your Next Play with E. M. Lewis
from $50.00

WHEN and HOW: This collaboration will run for three hours on Zoom.

DATES: A one day webinar on Sunday beginning February 8th at 1:30pm PST/4:30pm EST.

COST: $50-150 (sliding scale—please read below)

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Suggested Cost:

To create intentional space and support for BIPOC attendees, we ask that you pay in light of your financial privileges and with a JEDI spirit (!)

Here are a few guidelines:

$150 – you have reliable sources of food, shelter, and transportation; are employed or financially secure; have regular access to healthcare and savings; can spend recreationally at your discretion (e.g. enjoy a concert, new clothes, a great meal). Paying the full amount also means you are able to support a BIPOC writer with limited resources who would like to join this course.

$100 – you have debt that sometimes compromises stability with food, shelter, and/or transportation; are employed; have some access to healthcare and savings; can spend recreationally.

$50 – you are under- or unemployed and/or for other reasons (e.g. healthcare, shelter expenses), you have very limited resources.

Contact us anya@weareurbanhaiku.com if you cannot afford to pay full price but would like to discuss payment plans, work-exchange/trade opportunities, or other options.