William E. Payne
Associate Professor of Directing/Acting
4420 Robinson St. Duluth, MN 55804
WK (218) 726-8597 HM (218) 525-1512
<wpayne@d.umn.edu>

Staged Readings & Workshops for New Plays

 
La Tectonica de las Nubes/ Cloud Tectonics Jose Rivera Translated by Otto Minera University of Minnesota Duluth 1997
(A bilingual workshop for translation purposes)
HomeGrown Rick Cleveland American Blues Theatre 1997
On The Hills Of Black America Keith Jusef Adkins A.T.H.E. Conference San Francisco 1995
(Presented as part of the New Play Development Workshop/Showcase)
Family Lessons Jeffrey Elwell A.T.H.E. Conference Chicago 1994
( Lunchtime Theatre Series - Also chaired panel of dramaturgical respondents from The Goodman Theatre, Variety Magazine and the University o Oregon)
The Myth of Art Smith Mark Pizzato A.T.H.E. Conference Chicago 1994
(Created MONSTERS: A Workshop with the American Blues Theatre featuring monologues and collaborative teams of A.T.H.E. members and Chicago professionals.)
Food From Trash Gary Leon Hill American Blues Theatre 1993
City of Gold Charles Smith Aurora University 1992
( A Workshop Production - The play was originally commissioned by Seattle Repertory Theatre for a Washington state tour - Spring1992)
Desert Crude Chad Thumann Agnes Nixon Playwright's Festival 1990
Street Shit Mark Hager Agnes Nixon Playwright's Festival 1989
You Could Be Opal Virginia Smiley American Blues/Heartland Project 1988
Bad Moon Rick Cleveland American Blues/Heartland Project 1988
The Ornithologists Virginia Smiley American Blues/Heartland Project 1987
Guessers Peter Walker Victory Gardens Reader Series 1986
Dogman’s Last Stand Rick Cleveland Body Politic Theater 1985

 

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