Building Community with San Diego Playwrights

21 Jun

San Diego Playwrights

Actors Alliance and San Diego Playwrights Artists Development Workshop Artists Development Workshop–Actors Alliance and San Diego Playwrights

On the eve of the Theatre Communications Group National Conference (TCG) June 19-21, 2014, in San Diego, it’s time to look back and see what San Diego Playwrights has accomplished. My name is Thelma Virata de Castro. I am a playwright who was born and raised in San Diego. One year ago I founded San Diego Playwrights because of a simple belief—local playwrights need more production opportunities. A strong local environment provides a foundation for getting our work seen nationally. How can we build a community that supports local playwrights?  We started with ourselves.

The Playwrights

Tim West and Thelma Virata de Castro Tim West and Thelma Virata de Castro

San Diego Playwrights is an all-volunteer network working to get local writers produced on San Diego stages.  Our first meeting was held in a noisy coffee shop. It was at this time that Tim West stepped up and volunteered to organize and lead workshops. Tim…

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