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Link to WordBRIDGE 1995 Plays & Playwrights

"Who would believe an entire assemblage of directors, dramaturgs, resource artists and actors from all over the country blending all its considerable ability and energy toward unleashing talented new playwrights? Yet here we are at WordBRIDGE, linked by our commitment to this program's unique nurture of young Americans writing for the stage."
Ann Benedict, actress

"Simply stated, I suspect WordBRIDGE has changed me forever as a writer. The experience of being nurtured, prodded, stimulated, and befriended by theatre professionals all here to help me as a playwright--has been electric. It has sparked me to a greater investment of my creative process, and a fuller confidence in my artistic powers."
Kristen Rogers, playwright

"WordBRIDGE gives playwrights the opportunity to work with diverse groups of people and have several perspectives and perhaps 'get to know it' in a more personal, intimate way. I think that is one of the best outcomes--a playwright knowing his or her play intimately-- and discovering new things. Discovery enables growth... It's given me the opportunity to actually see what my words look like off the page. I think that's just absolutely incredible!"
Kelly Byrne, playwright

"WordBRIDGE is one of the only programs I know where the theatrical process exists in its ideal form....It's a remarkable place that manages to be wholly supportive without being sentimental or uncritical. Everyone involved is allowed the space they need to engage fully with the work at hand, and the discussions -- whether at formal talk-backs, at rehearsals, or at drinks after dinner -- are all infused with a tone of shared commitment and friendship."
Steve Oxman, dramaturg

"When I decided to take a playwriting workshop, I was hoping for a lot. I got, happily, more than I bargained for. Not only that, I am having the time of my life. It is a place called WordBRIDGE where great plays emerge, and it is also an important part of the roots of good theatre...Seeing what goes on behind the development of a play is a reward in itself. Working with professionals, playwrights, and scripts can be deep and intense, but it is also mesmerizing."
Jimmy Chang, student

"As a Smith College professor, I prize at WordBRIDGE the focused imaginative projects I can collaborate on with students and faculty from varied campuses and with theatre professionals from across the US. As a professional playwright and dramaturg, I prize no less the adventure and depths of script exploration that WordBRIDGE fosters and that, increasingly over time, will enrich the scope and heritage of American theatre beyond measure."
Len Berkman, dramaturg