Presented by USA PLAYS FOR KIDS!
CONTACT INFORMATION
Elise Forier
E-mail: foriere@cwu.edu
I wrote my first play when I was six years old. My career might have ended right
there, but luckily I found an enterprising fourth grader who was willing to produce
my work. Since then, I've had my plays produced all over the country -- in New
York and Los Angeles, as well as such far-flung places as Jonesboro, Arkansas
and McCall, Idaho. I studied theatre formally at the University of Arizona, where
I received an M.F.A. degree. I have worked professionally as a director, production
assistant, stage manager, scene designer and actress, as well as a writer, for
many different theatre companies.
My children's plays have won awards from the Bonderman/IRT/IUPUI Symposium, the
Seven Devils Playwrights Conference, the Tacoma Arts Commission and the Columbia
Entertainment Company. I have twice been invited to develop my plays at the National
Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, under the priceless
artistic directorship of Mr. Lloyd Richards.
In 2004 I received a Distinguished Artists Fellowship from Artists Trust and the
Washington State Arts Commission. I am a regular script advisor for the screenwriting
Web site ScriptDoctor
(http://www.scriptdoctor.com.) I am the head of the Youth Drama program at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, where I teach classes in Children's Theatre and Playwriting.
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CATHY'S CREEK
Musical, 2 acts
Dramatic Publishing
Ages 8 - adult
Written with composer/lyricist
Tina Lear
While working on a term paper, Iowa farm girl Cathy Scruggs suddenly finds
she can speak to 14th century girl warrior Jeanne D'arc. The two become fast
friends and Jeanne introduces Cathy to a world of courage and daring. Then Cathy
is called upon too, to do something heroic in her own time. As Jeanne's brave
quest crumbles into tragedy, Cathy must summon all her courage to learn first
hand about what it really takes for one girl to change the world.
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EVENTS
"Valerie and the Bear" (written with composer Tina Lear) a new family musical -- showcase/staged reading by id Theatre and Bridgeworks on Monday, Oct 15, 2007 at 6pm at Jimmy's #43, 43 E 7th Street, New York, NY at 6pm. Admission is FREE but you need to buy at least one drink during the show.
Elise will be directing a workshop of a new play "Mama Tomcat's Flying School" by Spring Hermann from January 11-20, 2008 at Central Washington University. "Mama Tomcat" was the 2007 winner of CWU's New Plays for Youth Commissioning Project and was showcased at the Bonderman Festival in 2007. For more information about the workshop and youth theatre programs at CWU, go to www.cwu.edu.
Workshop of new musical "Bread and Roses" (written with composer Tina Lear) at Highland High School in Salt Lake City, UT, May, 2008. For more information, please contact director John Newman at john.newman@slc.k12.ut.us.
LINKS
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