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Screen writing

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and then go back and smooth things out. - Paul Thomas Anderson

THEATER ARTSScreen writing

July 17, 2020

Theater Arts: Screenwriting|Richard John Miller|”Amati”

THEATER ARTSScreen writing

February 10, 2020

Screen Writing: Series Pilot Episode|Rane J. Kocan and Ruth Choudhury|”Celebrity Hall Pass”

THEATER ARTSScreen writing

December 28, 2019

Theater Arts: Screenwriting|Kirby Wright|”The Bicoastals”

THEATER ARTSScreen writing

December 26, 2019

Theater Arts: Screenwriting|Daniel A. Olivas|”The Courtship of María Rivera Peña”

THEATER ARTSScreen writingOther2017-18

December 20, 2019

Theater Arts: Screenwriting|Gary Van Haas|”Blood on the Border”

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