Curious about how television gets made? Do you like to write or act? Have you ever watched television?

Come join Emmy Award-winning television writer and Executive Producer of Will & Grace Adam Barr as he leads a hands-on workshop on the essentials of creating an original episode of TV. In a fun, three-hour session, you’ll get a taste of what it’s like to be in an actual Hollywood TV writers’ room. You’ll learn how to generate stories, create characters, wrestle with dramatic structure, and maybe even pitch jokes. Open to any members of the 91±¬ÁĎ community interested in media, performance, writing, and entertainment — or anyone who simply wants to observe and quietly judge. Advanced registration is required for those wishing to sit around the table and participate.

(Quiet observers/judgers need not register, but must maintain respect for the workshop and its participants.)

Contact Stephen E. King Chair, Caroline Bicks, to express your interest in registering: caroline.bicks@maine.edu. Include a few lines explaining your connection to the University and why you want to participate. Space is limited.

This is a free event.

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Adam Barr is a writer and producer of film and television in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine, where he attended Lewiston High School, then went on to study American History & Literature at Harvard University. For nearly 30 years, he has written for a number of shows, including The New Adventures of Old Christine, Desperate Housewives ˛ą˛Ô»ĺĚýł§łÜ˛úłÜ°ů˛µ˛ąłŮ´Ç°ů˛â.ĚýHe worked on the pilot of Will & Grace in 1999, and remained a writer/producer on the show for its entire first run, winning an Emmy Award in 2000. He currently serves as Executive Producer of the series’ revival, while working on various other television pilots and screenplays.

Join us for a social starting at 4 p.m. before the lecture. This lecture is free and open to the public.

The post “Will and Grace” writer Adam Barr on “Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant” appeared first on Stephen E. King Chair in Literature.

Adam Barr is a writer and producer of film and television in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Lewiston, Maine, where he attended Lewiston High School, then went on to study American History & Literature at Harvard University. For nearly 30 years, he has written for a number of shows, including The New Adventures of Old Christine, Desperate Housewives ˛ą˛Ô»ĺĚýł§łÜ˛úłÜ°ů˛µ˛ąłŮ´Ç°ů˛â.ĚýHe worked on the pilot of Will & Grace in 1999, and remained a writer/producer on the show for its entire first run, winning an Emmy Award in 2000. He currently serves as Executive Producer of the series’ revival, while working on various other television pilots and screenplays.

Join us for a social starting at 4 p.m. before the lecture. This lecture is free and open to the public.

The post Stephen E. King Chair Lecture: “Made for TV: Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant” appeared first on Stephen E. King Chair in Literature.

Curious about how television gets made? Do you like to write or act? Have you ever watched television?

Come join Emmy Award-winning television writer and Executive Producer of Will & Grace Adam Barr as he leads a hands-on workshop on the essentials of creating an original episode of TV. In a fun, three-hour session, you’ll get a taste of what it’s like to be in an actual Hollywood TV writers’ room. You’ll learn how to generate stories, create characters, wrestle with dramatic structure, and maybe even pitch jokes. Open to any members of the 91±¬ÁĎ community interested in media, performance, writing, and entertainment — or anyone who simply wants to observe and quietly judge. Advanced registration is required for those wishing to sit around the table and participate.

(Quiet observers/judgers need not register, but must maintain respect for the workshop and its participants.)

Contact Stephen E. King Chair, Caroline Bicks, to express your interest in registering: caroline.bicks@maine.edu. Include a few lines explaining your connection to the University and why you want to participate. Space is limited.

This is a free event.

The post “Will and Grace” writer Adam Barr on “Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant” appeared first on Stephen E. King Chair in Literature.