Lisa Soland
Playwright Lisa Soland will speak on "How to Master the 10-Minute Play, and how these tools relate to success with all genres of writing" at the Chattanooga Writers' Guild on Tuesday.
Ms. Soland holds a BFA in acting from Florida State University and received her Actors Equity card working as an apprentice at the Burt Reynolds Jupiter Theatre. While there, she worked with playwright William Luce, starring as Zelda Fitzgerald in his world premiere play, Luce Women. With Charles Nelson Reilly directing, the experience deepened her love and appreciation for the theatre's creative process in which both the playwright and the director are present during rehearsal, working together for the betterment of the play and its production.
Her 10-minute plays have received numerous productions and publications. An Earthquake, first directed by Charles Nelson Reilly, is included in Dramatic Publishing's anthology 35 In 10. Different is part of Smith & Kraus' The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2005 (2 Actors). The Same Thing is in The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2006 (2 Actors). Knots is in The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2006 (3 Actors) and The Other Shoe in The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2008 (3 Actors). Burt Reynolds has directed several of her short plays in his master acting classes in Florida.
Light refreshments and networking will begin at 6 p.m. and Ms. Soland will speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Downtown Chattanooga Public Library. Meetings are free and open to the public.