This year I am honored to be a featured artist at The Last Frontier Theater Confernce in Valdez, AK. 
The link above will take you to the featured artists page where you can see what wonderful company I am in. This conference is run by Dawson Moore, and his support and love of theatre and of playwrights (he is one himself) bound this conference to greatness. If you know him, you know what I mean. If you don’t know him, you should.
Now in it’s 16th year, the conference is considered by many THE conference to attend. Why? Well, you just can’t beat Alaska in June. It’s just outrageously beautiful and surrounded by mountains and the Prince William Sound. It’s also set in the city of Valdez where the population is less than 10,000 people (probably more like 5,000). What this provides is a peaceful out-of-the-way place where the focus of the conference is really the work. I mean, yes, there are those late nights at the Pipeline bar, but that’s for another post. 
The other thing that makes this conference so great is it’s focus on the playwright. Yes, it’s a theatre conference per se, but the primary focus of the conference and the reason it exists is its long-standing dedication to furthering and fostering the work of the playwright. From first-time writers to legends, this conference has seen it all.
Last years conference was one of the best weeks of my life. I met some great people, got to be involved in some wonderful pieces of theatre. I have no doubt that this year shall be any different! More news on this as it comes in. I will be posting and blastcasting about it, so stay tuned.
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