FREE ARTIST TALK + PLAY READING
Sunday, March 15 at 3:30 PM
WILL DUNNE: ART AS INSPIRATION FOR STORY
Riverside Arts Center and Riverside Library present a free artist talk with award-winning playwright and Riverside resident Will Dunne. The artist talk will be preceded by a reading of Will Dunne’s 25-minute play Cape Cod Morning inspired by Edward Hopper’s painting of the same name. Moderated by Ann Filmer, a discussion will follow about art as inspiration for story, Will’s approach to writing, his work as a teacher of playwriting and what a potential student may expect in one of his playwriting workshops such as It Happened One Weekend.
Cape Cod Morning will be read by Diane Dorsey and Jennie Moreau.
This free program will take place at the Riverside Public Library and will last 1 hour.
All are welcome, but space is extremely limited so please register here.
After the talk, all are welcome to join us for a reception at Riverside Arts Center.
Cape Cod Morning by Will Dunne
Judith may be old and infirm and losing her mind. But she’s not stupid. Her daughter, Milly, is up to something and Judith wants to know what. Why does Milly keep looking out the window? And where on earth is Judith’s favorite chair? A one-act drama inspired by Edward Hopper’s 1950 neoclassical painting “Cape Cape Morning.”
WILL DUNNE will be teaching his popular It Happened One Weekend playwriting workshop at Riverside Arts Center on March 21-22. (Only 4 spots left!) Will is the author of THE DRAMATIC WRITER’S COMPANION (2009, Second Edition 2017), THE ARCHITECTURE OF STORY (2016), and CHARACTER, SCENE, AND STORY (2017) all published internationally by the University of Chicago Press. His plays have been presented worldwide in three languages and earned numerous honors, including three selections by the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center for the U.S. National Playwrights Conference, a Charles MacArthur Fellowship awarded by the O’Neill for outstanding comedy, four Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards, two DramaLogue Playwriting Awards, and a Best-of-Year mention from the San Francisco Examiner. He also has been nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Play and twice been named a finalist for the Heideman Award at the Actors Theatre of Louisville.
DIANE DORSEY has performed on tv, film, and stage since early 80s. Chicago theater credits include Goodman, Rivendell, Steppenwolf, and Lookingglass. Plus Nebraska Rep, Peninsula Players, Cleveland Playhouse, and the Edinburgh Festival. Select TV/Film gigs: Bold and the Beautiful, Road to Perdition, and ever-so-long-ago Hostess of the Money Movie Show. Recently she appeared in Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” for Chicago Shakespeare Project. And currently is active with Ubiquitous Players, Perennal Theatre Chicago and Writers Aloud. Her newest adventure is developing Solo pieces for the Story-Telling World.
JENNIE MOREAU has worked extensively on stage, film, and television. In New York, she acted at Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, and Minetta Lane. In Chicago, Jennie has performed at Steppenwolf, the Goodman Theatre, and Victory Gardens. She has done numerous commercials, episodic television shows, (Law and Order, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD and Chicago Med), independent films, and has taught actors at Acting Studio Chicago, Victory Gardens Theatre and Act One Studios.
RAC's MISSION:
The Riverside Arts Center strives to be the epicenter for contemporary art in the near-west suburbs of Chicago. Through exhibitions, education, artist studios, and public events, the RAC is an advocate for the vital role the arts play in nurturing community and amplifying diverse experiences, ideas, and backgrounds.
