Call to arms! See Your Words on Stage

By Adam Hogue

Creativity doesn’t have to stop for anything. There is no down time, there is no need to wait; just create and make the opportunity. This summer and into the fall, the Gwangju Performance Project is calling all artists to do just that – to create and to see those creations come to life.

The Gwangju Performance Project is launching a series of writing workshops designed to hone in local writing talent for a production called Your Words on Stage. The project will collect plays submitted by local writers and just about anyone else who has a good idea for a play. The plays will be selected by a panel and eventually performed for the Gwangju community.

It is creative art at its best, art for the sake of art.

Leading up to the submission deadline, Gwangju Performance Project will hold a series of writing workshops hosted by Rachel Redfern. Rachel Redfern is a writer and blogger as well as a college professor. She is currently teaching English in Gwangju. The workshops began on Sunday, June 24 with a “make-up” workshop on June 27. There will be a follow-up workshop on July 8 to help people further their plays for submission, as well as any other creative writing they want to work on. The workshop is open to all, with or without any writing prepared.

The workshop will lead up to the Gwangju Performance Project’s next show, Your Words on Stage. The show will feature locally (or not-so-locally) written, produced and performed plays. The Gwangju Performance Project is accepting play submissions from anyone for review and selection. The submission deadline is August 1.

The Gwangju Performance Project’s fourth production is slated for this coming fall. Come be a part of it and get creative. Art for art’s sake is the best kind.

Visit the Gwangju Performance Project’s website for details on submissions and getting involved. Two of the workshops have already taken place. The next lecture will be on Sunday, July 8 at 3:00pm at the GIC.