First Friday Focus -- February 2014
Guest Speaker: Nathan Louis Jackson, award-winning playwright from Kansas City, Kansas.
Jackson is the recipient of an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant for his playwright residency at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, which he began July 2013. His play, When I Come to Die, will be presented Feb. 14 - March 16 at the Kansas City Repertory Theatre in Kansas City, Mo.
Jackson has received commissions from both Lincoln Center and Roundabout Theater Company, participated in the Kennedy Center Summer Playwriting Intensive and attended the Sundance Institute Playwright’s Retreat. He has also written for television's "Southland" (NBC), "Lights Out" (FX) and "Shameless" (Showtime). Jackson is a two-time winner of the Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award, a recipient of the Mark Twain Comedy Playwriting Award and has been awarded the Kennedy Center’s Gold Medallion.
Date and Time
Friday Feb 7, 2014
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CST
Friday, Feb. 7, 2014
11:30 a.m. - Noon -- Check-in and Networking
12:00 p.m. (Noon) -- Introductions, Program Q&A
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. -- Program concludes & Networking until 1:30 p.m.
Location
Cabela's
10300 Cabela Drive
Kansas City, Kansas
Fees/Admission
$20 for Members
$30 for Non-Members
Contact Information
Bridget Koan
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