CREATIVE WRITING
at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco
Welcome! CW develops the art and craft of creative writing through instruction, collaboration, and respect. This blog showcases STUDENT WRITING and how to APPLY to Creative Writing.
Category: SOTA
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Only a week in, and I’ve already had the unparalleled experience of lounging by a swimming pool underneath the sun, sipping lemonade and eating grapes, while mindless pop music played. Cliché doesn’t even begin to cover it. But. School. What? What school? I don’t understand that incredibly obscure reference you just made. But. School. The…
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Media Night An array of short films designed to inspire, challenge, tickle the senses, and–in some cases–expunge the inner demon. Friday, May 11, Screening 7:30 pm (Doors open at 7) Saturday, May 12 SPOTLIGHT EVENT Book Signing 6 pm, Guest Artists Conversation 6:30, Screening 7:30 Friday Adults $15 Students/Seniors $10 Saturday Adults $20 Students/Seniors $10 Dan Kryston…
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“Young at Art” (the annual San Franciscan competition, where local youth can champion their art) has rolled around once more, and the results are in! No surprise, our department is heavy on the victories across the category board: Playwriting, Poetry, Short Story, and Non-fiction. DRAMATIC SCRIPT 1st Place Michelle Ang, Ruth Asawa School of the…
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Come to the Tech Fashion Show and support your fellow C-Dubs! Photogenic crowd that we are, three of us (and maybe more) have been given the honor to model for our dear Techies’ clothes: Hazel, Beyleigh, and yours truly! Tech’s only show of the year (though we know, actually, that every show is theirs), it…
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After a busy busy week of playwriting and writing plays, we are finally back, ladies and gentlemen, quickly checking in. You may know this man as a wind-up bunny, a lazy tiger, or perhaps a swarm of bees (all of the bees). Our resident playwright and furry-by-coercion, Isaiah was an invaluable presence in our weeks…
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Play on Words: 16 Ten Minute Plays Friday and Saturday, April 20 & 21, 7:30 PM Spotlight Reception with advance purchase tickets, Friday April 20, 6 -7 pm Special guest, Dan Hoyle, actor, journalist & playwright Purchase online and receive a $2.00 discount. Tickets available at: www.sfsota.org/cw 99 PROBLEMS BUT A PLAY AIN’T ONE
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Thanks to the umläut staff who made this year’s umläut release party the best we’ve ever seen! Hosted at our dearly beloved 826 Valencia, party-goers were greeted with delightful decorations in deep sea theme under an ambiance lighting. The 2012 release of umläut, Even-Toed Ungulate, is only one in a long line of many remarkable collections of…
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Thursday, April 5th 7:30-9:30 826 Valencia, the pirate store Come celebrate the release of the new issue of SotA’s literary journal: umläut, featuring the best interdisciplinary work the school has to offer! For students, by students!Food! Live music! Readings from the 2012 issue of umlaut, Even-Toed Ungulate! Raffle! Join us for a fun night deep below the sea,…
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Enjoy our Theatre Department’s production of Maxim Gorky’s “Lower Depths” this weekend for their last showing. Watch the preview: Join us for our fully mounted Spring Theatre Production – Maxim Gorky’s Russian Classic ‘The Lower Depths’ – Scenes From Russian Life, First produced by Stanislavski at the Moscow Arts Theatre, 1902. Showtimes: Friday, March 16…
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It’s Max Bialystock’s latest show,Will it flop or will it go? The house lights are dimming, The foot lights are bright, The toast of society’s burning tonight! We can’t wait to share our show with you and your friends. This weekend’s performances are February 23, 24 and 25 at 7:30 SHARP and February 25 at…
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