BREAKING INTO TV:
A Playwright’s Journey To “Cross Over” To The LA TV Biz
Guest Speaker: Susan Johnston
FREE!!!!
The TV business has changed dramatically with non-union reality programming claiming more air-time, shrinking writer’s tables and most staff writer positions open only to network fellowship writers. Add to the mix that the industry is now looking for short, “telenovella” programming for the web but doesn’t know how to hire or pay for it and the industry is turning topsy-turvy. And hey, guess what – there might be a strike in the Fall!
The old apprenticeship of moving up the rungs from staff writer to EP is a rare trajectory now. Emerging writers must learn to find the back door. Come hear Susan Johnston speak about her move to LA, playing the agency games, developing original work, the uselessness of spec scripts and how she’s worked and is still working to “cross over” from playwright to a developing EP in her three years in LA.
Wednesday, July 11th
6:30 - 8:00pm
TSOA Student Affairs
8th Floor Conference Room
Susan Johnston is a four-time published playwright whose plays have been presented at The O’Neill, The Peter Norton Space, The Lark, The Echo, The Jungle, Mill Mountain, Provincetown Playhouse, and other regionals. She has been the recipient of an NEA grant, a Jerome Fellowship and was a Fulbright nominee. She’s written for Interview Magazine, A&E’s popular Biography series and developed properties for legendary Broadway producer Marty Richards. She is currently selling a novel “Fundraiser”, selling an original TV drama “The Widows” and in development with her new play “How Cissy Grew”. She is repped by Abrams Artists (NY, legit, books) and CAA (LA, tv).
This event is open to all Tisch alumni and current students. For more information or to RSVP:
Kelsey Richardson
Assistant Director
Career Development
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
721 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003
phone: 212-998-1824
fax: 212-995-4060
email: kelsey.richardson@nyu.edu
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