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The Process of Finding Your Effing Process -- Sunday, April 18th 12:00 - 3:00

The Woods
Portland, OR

The Process of Finding Your Effing Process- Sunday, April 18th 12:00 - 3:00 (Class size limited to 30) $40 for this class alone or $75.00 for both this class and her Give Your Effing Life Some Stage Time

Writer/Performer Lauren Weedman is skilled in writing everything from 3-minute sketches to short stories to longer solo works. In this workshop she'll use varying methods to help you clear up, clean up and finish up your writing. Including awesome brainstorming exercises, demonstrating her process by going through how she organized and edited a few of her own pieces and having people read or talk about parts of their work to further demonstrate specifics on how to organize, structure and edit your writing. She'll also talk about where she gets ideas from and how to cultivate them.

This is neat: once you register for this class you will have the opportunity to email Lauren your top two questions about the writing process that you'd like answered -- so she can tailor exercises and feedback just for the people there! Writing experience is required.**

$40 for this class by itself or $75.00 for both this class and Give Your Life Some Effing Stage time. You will pay a $20.00 deposit to reserve your space through brownpaperticket. The rest will be due day of class.

** Please email frayn@backfencepdx.com about your interest in the classes and tell her a little bit about your performance/writing background.

ALL ABOUT LAUREN

Lauren Weedman made her television debut on Comedy Centrals Emmy Award-winning THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART in 2001 as a featured Correspondent. It was at that same time that Lauren was a regular on NPR's national, political satire show, REWIND and appeared in her solo show, HOMECOMING, Off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre. Lauren's solo performance, BUST, was voted Best of the Arts by The Seattle Times, Seattle Magazine and Boise Weekly. Her performance of the show landed her on the cover of LA Weekly's Comedy Issue.

Lauren currently lives and performs in Los Angeles. She has appeared multiple times on RENO 911 for Comedy Central, as well as CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM for HBO. She also starred opposite Eddie Griffin in PRYOR OFFENSES, a Showtime pilot based on the life of Richard Pryor. Last year, Sasquatch Books released her first book, a collection of comedic essays, A WOMAN TRAPPED IN A WOMAN'S BODY (TALES FROM A LIFE OF CRINGE) which the Kirkus Review identified as one of the Top Ten Indy Books of 2007. Lauren recently appeared on the HBO series HUNG as "Horny Patty", as well as opposite Eddie Murphy in IMAGINE THAT for Paramount. She will next be seen opposite Steve Carell and Tina Fey in the Fox feature DATE NIGHT. She currently filming a TV pilot directed by Larry Charles (Executive Producer of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Entourage") and shooting 5 more episodes of HBO's HUNG.

Note: The payment you make today is considered a deposit to hold your spot in class. You will pay the remainder of either a single class or both classes when arrive at The Woods.

Minimum Age: 21

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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