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Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA) <BR>
</B>in association with the Theatre Centre, presents the ninth annual<BR>
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</H2><FONT SIZE="6"><B>DRAMATURGY </B></FONT><B>July 12 and 13, 2006 ... Toronto<BR>
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Bringing together playwrights and dramaturgs with other members of the Canadian theatre community, this conference features two full days devoted to the art of dramaturgy.<BR>
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<B>Conference Speakers include</B>: <FONT SIZE="2">(subject to change)<BR>
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</FONT> <B>Rosa Laborde</B> discusses her Tarragon hit <I>Léo</I>, about three Chilean youths in the midst of a revolution<BR>
<B>Trey Anthony</B> on the international success of her play <I>Da Kink in My Hair<BR>
</I><B>Sarah Stanley</B> describes the creation process for her new work, <I>Press<BR>
</I> <B>Alisa Palmer</B> on her role as assistant director for <I>Lord of the Rings<BR>
</I><B>Nina Lee Aquino</B> talks about her work as artistic director of fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company<BR>
<B>Linda Griffiths</B> outlines her extraordinary improvisational writing process<BR>
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<B>Location</B> -- <B>Theatre Centre </B>(1087 Queen Street West, Toronto)<BR>
(enter off Dovercourt Road, just south of Queen Street W.)<BR>
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<B>Admission</B> <B>is free</B>, but space is limited, so please RSVP. To reserve a seat or for further information, please contact: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>bquirt@interlog.com</U></FONT>. Conference hours each day are 10am-5pm. The confirmed schedule of speakers will be emailed to attendees in late June. <BR>
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<B>NOTE: </B>If you book a space for the conference, but are unable to attend, please let us know so that we can offer the space to others. Thank you.<BR>
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<B>LMDA</B>: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://www.lmda.org</U></FONT> <B>Theatre Centre</B>: <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>http://www.theatrecentre.org<BR>
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<FONT SIZE="2">The Mini-Conference on Dramaturgy is generously supported by the Theatre Centre, the Playwrights Guild of Canada and Playwrights Canada Press.<BR>
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