What: Inside the Writers' Room: Bi-Coastal Edition
Hosted by WIFT Tampa Bay via Zoom
When: Wednesday, June 24th at 6:00pm EST
Registration link:
Details:
Join us as we explore the career journeys and work experiences of two amazing writers, Monet Hurst-Mendoza (NYC), Story Editor for Law and Order: SVU and Liz Magee (LA), Staff Writer for Nickelodeon's reboot of All That!
Topics will include:
-The unique paths of a Writer
-Writing for comedy vs. drama
-A glimpse inside the writers' room environment
-Scripted vs. Sketch
-Life as a Writer in Los Angeles vs. New York
-Writer side-hustles
- AND MORE!!
More on our guests:
Liz Magee is a stand up comedian and writer. She recently made the move from NYC to LA and is bravely the first person to ever do that! She is currently a staff writer for the reboot of Nickelodeon's All That and previously wrote for NBC's Bring The Funny. Liz is the creator of All Female Reboot, a sketch show that presents the “female take” on popular, male-dominated movies. She has performed at many comedy festivals (including New York Comedy Festival and Ars Nova’s AntFEST), and has written for oodles of websites (including Reductress). Liz is originally from Orlando, so yes, she’s been to Disney World many, many times. She’s happy to give you insider tips for your next vacation there.
Monet Hurst-Mendoza is an NYC-based playwright from Los Angeles, CA. Her plays have been developed with Rising Circle Theater Collective, Astoria Performing Arts Center (VEIL'D, world premiere), American Academy of Dramatic Arts, |the claque|, Looking Glass Theatre (NYC), Amios, The Oneness Project, The Other Mirror, Magic Time @ Judson, Atlantic Acting School/ NYU Tisch, The Kupferberg Center for the Arts, #serials@The Flea, WP Theater, The Public Theater, Playwright’s Playground at Classical Theatre of Harlem, and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Monet is an alum of the Emerging Writers Group at The Public Theater, the R&D Group at The Civilians, WP Playwrights Lab, and the Van Lier Fellowship at New Dramatists. She has held residencies with The Other Mirror, The MITTEN Lab, and SPACE on Ryder Farm. She has been a finalist for Playwright's Week and the New York Jerome Fellowship at The Lark, Old Vic New Voices US/UK Exchange, the Many Voices Fellowship at The Playwright's Center, the Playwrights Realm Writing Fellowship, Artemisia Fall Festival, The Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, Forward Flux Three New American Plays Project, and the Leah Ryan FEWW Prize (Honorable Mention, 2017). Smith Prize for Political Theatre and Cherry Lane Mentor Project nominations. Broadway: Assistant to the Playwright for OSLO at Lincoln Center Theater. Monet is a proud affiliate of Rising Circle Theater Collective, where she helped develop INKtank/PlayRISE—a developmental writers lab and new works festival for emerging playwrights of color. She's continuing her advocacy for equal representation for woman, trans, and non-binary writers in the American Theatre as a member of The Kilroys. She is currently a member of Fresh Ground Pepper's Playground Playgroup and is a story editor for "Law and Order: SVU." B.A.: Marymount Manhattan College.
