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David Wiener

67 Productions: U.S., India, England, Canada / 30 Readings and Staged Readings; (full-length and one-acts). Most recent: The Master Forger Naked Plays reading series at Ion Theatre, San Diego CA and Feeding Time at the Human House produced by Milwaukee Rep (both February 2013). Program and script writer San Diego Shakespeare Society; theatre and performing arts project developer Words Alive literacy project; similar programs for Ghana Africa International Operations. Board member Horton Plaza Theatre Foundation (oversees San Diego Repertory Theatre).

Books: The Best 10-Minute Plays (Smith & Kraus, 2006, 2007, 2009: play contributor). Burns, Falls, and Crashes (McFarland Press, 1996, Entertainment Book of the Month Club selection: sole author). The Historical Dictionary of the 1940s (M.E. Sharpe Publishers, 2006: contributor 'Broadway in the 1940s' entry).

Sample Cover and Feature Articles: American CinematographerProducers Guild JournalCahiers du CinemaThe Journal of the Royal Photographic Society of Great BritainThe Journal of the Producers GuildCalifornia Magazine, others. Interviews include John Huston, Dudley Moore, Matt Groening, Clint Eastwood, Ken Burns. Heideman Award Finalist (2009). Guest lecturer at university level, high schools, and Osher Institute, UCSD. Dramaturgy Associate, La Jolla Playhouse (2007).

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Working Around the Problem
Essay

Working Around the Problem

28 February 2013

David Weiner writes about his way of combatting the dearth of young theater professionals: introducing students to the arts via Words Alive.