Liam Castellan
the pulse:
resides in:
Philadelphia, PA
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liamcastellan@alumni.northwestern.edu
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Artistic Vision:
I'm a director/actor and an occasional playwright. I enjoy working on new plays, and even just hanging out with playwrights.
Directing Biography:
PDC RELATED: ~~World premiere of "THROW THE VIRGIN IN THE VOLCANO," written by PDC member Joe Greenfield, June 2007, Shubin Theatre. ~~Directed and produced the world premieres of "THEOLOGY" and "A CUCKOLD'S TALE" by PDC member Paul Leeper (the latter as part of PDC's entries into the 2005 Philly Fringe, with an all-Equity cast). Also directed a reading at PDC of "SAFE HOUSE" by Leeper, which went on to the Knoxville New Play Festival and an Edgar Award nomination. ~~"OZONA: A TOWN MEETING" (OR "The Biggest Little Town in Texas" if you prefer), February 2007 for PDC participation in the Philadelphia New Play Festival. NON-PDC RELATED: ~~"WHAT THE BUTLER SAW" in April/May 2008 for the mainstage season of Curio Theatre Company. ~~"A LITTLE TASTE OF HEAVEN" as part of "Fresh Fish 2.0" at the Walking Fish Theatre. ~~Two different productions of "ANANSI AND HIS STORIES" for Curio in 2007 and 2008. ~~Youth Theatre 1-hour version of "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM" as well as play readings for Hedgerow Theatre. ~~Multiple directing credits and relevant classes at Northwestern University.
Acting Biography:
Several roles with Curio Theatre Company. Also: Hedgerow Theatre, Simpatico Theatre Project, Idiopathic Ridiculopathy Consortium, and the Living Arts, Inc. world tour of "Porgy and Bess."
LiamCastellan's Blog
Dialogue drills on Twitter
by Liam Castellan
posted: 2009-09-16 14:29:20
Hello, all. Collaborative Artist (and past member) Liam here. My playwriting professor when I attended Northwestern is twittering dialogue exercises. I enjoyed her classes very much, and I thought I'd repost her Facebook note here in case you were interested in following her on Twitter or checking out her book:
"My book TALK THE TALK: A DIALOGUE WORKSHOP FOR SCRIPTWRITERS will be published next March by Michael Wiese Productions. As a promotional project for the book, I've started doing ten-line dialogue drills on twitter. Here are some examples of recent tweets:
- A vampire at the dentist. Write 10 lines.
- At a salon: a snobbish hairdresser and an anxious client. The haircut isn't going well. Write 10 lines.
- What is the strangest object in your home? Two characters discover it. Write 10 lines.
This is the "drop and give me 10" method of writing exercises. If you're a screenwriter or playwright, you can have these quick, easy dialogue drills sent at random times so that you can practice your craft anywhere any time. Tweets are broadcast under the user name takthetalk10.
http://twitter.com/TalkThe
Please pass this on to anyone who might enjoy the challenge of spontaneous dialogue drills. And if you want more info on the book, you can check out the web page at
http://www.peninkent.com/p
It's also available for pre-order on amazon.com.
http://www.amazon.com/s/re
Thanks! Happy writing!
- Penny Penniston"
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