JD Eames
An award-winning playwright, JD's plays have been performed Off-Off Broadway and in theatres around the country. She's taken workshops with the likes of Edward Albee, John Guare, and August Wilson yet JD believes it was Will Dunne who taught her how to craft plays.
During an excursion into screenwriting, she studied with screenwriter and novelist James Dalessandro, took seminars given by Robert McKee, Lew Hunter, among others, and survived the Immersion Program with Writer's Boot Camp.
Like many writers, she is an avid researcher. JD's interests range from history, science, psychology, nonviolence, politics...well, everything! That's what makes writing a great profession for her.
Over the years, JD has worked as a community organizer, a crisis intervention worker, a legal secretary and a database/application developer. She's even a WordPress theme designer. JD has been computing since the dawn of the personal computer.
She has an avid interest in birding and participates each year in Project Feederwatch. The never-ending quest for the perfect writing tool has left her currently with Apple laptops and vintage fountain pens.
She holds a M.Ed., with a major in counseling psychology, which she received from Antioch University in 1981.
As a playwright, JD does not believe it is her job to critique or review plays. She will at times, when writing about theatre, shine a light on the work of playwrights.
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2009 Tony Award Nominations
Broadway shows opening before April 30 during the 2008-2009 season are eligible for Tony Awards. There are 29 categories for the 63rd Annual Tony Award.
May 5, 2009
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Lynn Nottage Play Wins Pulitzer Prize for Drama
American playwright Lynn Nottage wins the Pulitzer for her play 'Ruined,' about the war against Congolese women.
Apr 20, 2009
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A Short Primer on Fountain Pens
Fountain pens have been around for more years than ball points, rollerball, and gel pens. Fountains pens are refillable and with basic care can last a lifetime.
Apr 19, 2009
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Charles Mee and Under Construction - An Overview
Charles Mee, Anne Bogart and the SITI Company meld together to find America Under Construction at the 2009 Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Apr 4, 2009
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Wild Blessings - An Overview
With their adaptation presented at the 33rd Humana Festival, Marc Masterson and Alice-Adrien Hansel capture the spirit of Wendell Berry's poetry.
Mar 30, 2009
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Essentials for Beginning Playwrights
A list of brief tips every beginning playwright can take advantage of to aid in writing the best play possible.
Mar 18, 2009
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Universes Ensemble's Ameriville - An Overview
Ameriville, by Universes, opens the 33rd Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Mar 6, 2009
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U.S. Playwright Horton Foote
American playwright Horton Foote, born March 4, 1919, died a few days ago, on March 4, 2009.
Mar 5, 2009
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Screenplay Winners from 2009 Oscars
Writing honors for the 2009 Academy Awards were awarded to Dustin Lance Black, Best Original Screenplay, and Simon Beaufoy, Best Adapted Screenplay.
Feb 22, 2009
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Actors Theatre of Louisville's New Play Festival
March 1 - April 11, 2009 the 33rd annual Humana Festival of New American Plays will come to life in Kentucky at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Feb 20, 2009
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