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From Stage to Screen
Sunday October 27, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm CDT
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room
Learning how to write for the theater brings distinct advantages to the screen: compelling dialogue, strong pacing, and well-crafted characters. Come hear from panelists who have worked in both mediums and learn what one can teach you about the other.
Moderators
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Samantha Levine

AFF moderator
Born and raised in the Chicagoland area, Samantha Levine moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas at Austin. She graduated in 2009 with a BA in Theatre & Dance, concentration in Radio, Television and Film. Samantha started as an intern at Austin Film Festival in 2013 and... Read More →
Speakers
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Pia Wilson

writer of the Webby Award-winning fiction podcast If I Go Missing The Witches Did It; tv writer: Genius: Aretha, Sacrifice; playwright: Sundance fellow, and member of The Public Theater’s 2008 Emerging Writers Group
Pia Wilson wrote the audio component in the Harriet Tubman Monument in Newark, New Jersey, performed by Queen Latifah. The audio - which won a 2024 Anthem Award - can be found on Audible as Monumental: Harriet Tubman and Newark's Liberation Movement. Pia is also a 2024 Johnny Mercer... Read More →
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Susan Soon He Stanton

writer/producer Succession, Dead Ringers
Susan Soon He Stanton is a playwright, television writer, and screenwriter originally from ‘Aiea, Hawai‘i, and now living in New York and London.Susan has worked on all four seasons of HBO’s SUCCESSION, as a writer/producer, for which she has received multiple Emmy (2x), Golden... Read More →
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Jason Neulander

writer/playwright/filmmaker The Intergalactic Nemesis, Fugitive Dreams
Jason Neulander is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and theater artist based in Austin, Texas. Neulander received his BA and MA in theater from Brown University. He founded and was the artistic director of Austin’s Salvage Vanguard Theater from 1994 to 2008. Over his tenure he... Read More →
Sunday October 27, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm CDT
The Stephen F Austin Royal Sonesta Hotel Assembly Room 701 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701, USA
  Conference, Playwriting Track

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