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March 25, 2004

Southampton College "Writers Talk": Playwright at Work Geoffrey Gordon
Playwright Discusses The Techniques he Incorporates While Writing Plays

Contact:
Craig Platt
631-287-8313

Southampton, NY - Sag Harbor resident and playwright Geoffrey Gordon will read from his plays and discuss the business of playwriting as part of the Southampton College "Writers Talk" lecture series on Wednesday, April 7. The talk is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Pratt Center's Oceanview Lounge.

Gordon's "Testiculations," a play based on the scribe's experiences teaching writing in a maximum security correctional facility has just completed its New York City run. Gordon studied the Sanford Meisner acting technique and will discuss how he incorporates this into the writing process.

Other productions of Gordon's are "Writer's Bloc," a one-act, which was performed at Lincoln Center and his full length play, "Short Change," which made its New York Debut at the Samuel Beckett Theatre.

"Writers Talk" will continue with author Josephine Nobisso on April 14th at 7:30 p.m. All lectures in the series are free and open to the public. Call (631)287-8420 for more information.