Event

Ann Randolph's Write Your Life Retreat: Jan. 10-17th - Tuition Only

Write Your Life for the Page and the Stage

"As we write, we are both describing and deciding the direction that our life is taking. " Julia Cameron

This is an invitation for you to discover your own unique and powerful story and the profound transformation that occurs when speaking it out loud. You'll learn to trust your creative impulses, embracing all of who you are. By becoming the author of your own life and learning how to tell your own story, you will not only learn to craft your experience into a compelling narrative but you will also unleash a sense of purpose in your own life you never thought possible.

Through writing exercises, group discussion, and improvisation we will support one another in creating and speaking our stories. This is a workshop for those interested in personal essay, memoir, solo performance, and self discovery.

ANN RANDOLPH is considered one of the most gifted and innovative writer/performers in the U.S. Her Ovation Award winning solo show, Squeeze Box, was produced Off Broadway by Mel Brooks. She received "Best Solo Performer" by the LA Times, SF Weekly, and SF Examiner, and "Best Original Script" by the SF Bay Area Critics Circle for her current show, LOVELAND. Her personal essays have been featured on NPR, BBC, and PBS. Ann teaches/tours annually at Esalen, Kripalu, NYU, Otis and other writing centers across the country.

Topics include:
- Discovering your authentic voice
- Transforming your ideas/stories into performance and/or memoir
- Learning to structure the narrative in a compelling way
- Discovering ways to create spontaneously
- Tools to release yourself from the inner critic and performance anxiety