Friday Night



Conference Reception

Friday 5:00 - 7:00 in the Mount Adams Ballroom

The Conference's "welcome back" social hour. Unwind after a day of filling your head with knowledge. Meet and network with your peers, assorted faculty and consultants in a relaxed atmosphere (etiquette note: mingling, networking, hobnobbing, all okay, but no pitching or selling--you'll scare everyone away). Musical entertainment will be on hand, along with snacks and a no-host bar.

Writers Lab Performance
Friday, August 6th
7:00 - 9:00pm
Room TBA

Moderated by Gigi Rosenberg and presented by a team of Portland's top professional actors who read scenes from screenplays and theatrical plays submitted by conference participants. Join us for this entertaining evening where you'll hear your colleagues' latest scripts and have a chance to offer them moderated feedback in this collaborative, lively theatrical setting. Learn what works and what doesn't, join in the critique, and have a wild time with live theater. This is the fourth year for the Writers Lab, and it is always great fun.

Performance begins at 7 p.m. See below for information on how to submit a scene for consideration.

Registration options: You must select the option to attend the Writers & Actors Lab.

Writers Lab Entries
Submission Deadline June 19th, 2010

Submit your latest script for the chance to have a scene from it read by professional actors in front of a live audience on Friday evening. Get feedback from moderator Gigi Rosenberg and your peers. Discover what works and what doesn't in this collaborative laboratory. For more information.

Watch a video clip from last years performance!

Gigi Rosenberg is an acclaimed teacher and insightful speaking and writing coach. Her writing has been published in the Seal Press anthology The Maternal is Political, Parenting, Writer's Digest, The Writer and heard on Oregon Public Radio. She has performed her monologues at On The Boards in Seattle and teaches grant writing and presentation skills in Chicago, NYC, Seattle and throughout Oregon.





Actors rehearse for the 2009 Writer's Lab show. Photo Frank DiMarco.