UNIVERSITY GUEST LECTURES AVAILABLE*
THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ARTIST – with discussion to follow
WRITING FOR THE THEATER (FILM) – Character, Plot, Dialogue, Conflict, Beginnings, and Endings – Discussion to follow and may be combined with individual meetings with writers and their scripts in progress
COMEDY – with discussion to follow
DRAMATIC WRITING COMPETITIONS – Judging. and may be combined with lecture, Individual meetings
LECTURE BIO
Guest Lectures on Playwriting and Screenwriting have been presented in the U.S. at:
ULCA, USC, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, UC Riverside, Tufts University, Brandeis University, Smith College, Amherst, University of Arizona, University of Montana, University of Texas, Austin, Northwestern, and University of South Carolina.
Guest Lectures on Playwriting and Screenwriting have been presented in Europe and Asia at the Beijing Film School and the Xian Film Studio, Xian. Main Lecturer for 1987 Symposium on Screenwriting for Fifth Generation of Chinese screenwriters (including Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige). Main Speaker at 2008 First International Chinese Screenwriters Symposium in Xian. She has also taught Playwriting and Screenwriting in Prague, Florence, University of Cape Town, South Africa, SAE Institute, Indonesia, and AFTRS, Sydney, Australia. In London she has lectured at RADA, National Theatre, and University of London. In UK lectures include Oxford, University of Birmingham, University of Manchester, and University of Gloucestershire.
DePauw University, Prindle Institute for Ethics, Major Symposium Speaker on
The Moral Responsibility of the Writer.
*Guest Seminars, Lectures, and Workshops in Playwriting, Film, and TV. from single lectures to weekend workshops.
CONTACT JANET NEIPRIS jn1@nyu.edu