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Hi Grif-friend,<\/p>\n
My identify\u2019s Jules<\/strong> and I\u2019m the Literary Associate at Griffin Theatre Company. Last time we spoke I used to be telling you about how my job largely entails hanging out with writers. I\u2019m a little biased<\/a> however I feel playwrights are the best individuals to take a seat with at a cocktail party. They\u2019re filled with drama, are at all times prepped with strange trivia and are nice at asking questions!<\/p>\n One of my private playwriting heroes is Louis Nowra<\/strong>\u2014at all times probing, at all times filled with coronary heart and at all times with a glass of chardonnay in hand. With Griffin at present staging his epic The Lewis Trilogy<\/em><\/a>, I\u2019ve been fortunate sufficient to see not solely the reveals (Summer of the Aliens<\/em><\/a> is my private fave\u2014carry some tissues!) however the audiences too. I fee how good a Griffin present is by whether or not an viewers continues to be speaking a couple of present by the point they arrive down our stairs. Of an evening, from my workplace (a superb 60 ft away from the theatre doorways) I can hear the sobs, laughter and chatter of audiences nonetheless speaking concerning the present (on a weekend it\u2019s the particular deal with of seeing an viewers develop right into a mini present household).<\/p>\n Other individuals you\u2019d like to have at a cocktail party are the in-house artists who type Griffin Studio<\/a>. Sadly, our 2023 cohort are\u00a0formally ending their year-long inventive residency this week. I\u2019d like to take the possibility to thank the superb artists who’ve come on board with us this 12 months: Michelle Lim Davidson<\/strong>, Emma Maye Gibson<\/b><\/span> and Randa Sayed<\/strong>. It\u2019s been a pleasure to have you ever across the workplace, to see your artistry develop and your work flourish\u2014imagine me, this won’t be the final we see of any of their works! Watch this area<\/a>!<\/p>\n None of the individuals I share an workplace with will agree with this however I want I had a drum at my desk for moments like this. Re-geared to playwrights able to take the leap from promising to confirmed, this 12 months\u2019s Griffin Studio choice course of was thrilling and intensive. With 57 submissions, an intensive longlisting course of and a sequence of interviews with an extremely gifted shortlist, three new playwrights shall be becoming a member of this superb community and creating new works for the corporate. The envelope please\u2026 our 2024 Studio cohort is\u2026<\/p>\n Josipa<\/strong> Draisma<\/strong>. Jorjia Gillis<\/strong> and Jacob Parker<\/strong>! They\u2019ll be becoming a member of us for a 12 months and changing into embedded within the firm\u2019s Artistic crew, they\u2019ll participate in boards and masterclasses, obtain an business mentor in addition to creating a brand new work for the Griffin stage. Can\u2019t wait to see what they\u2019ll rise up to.<\/p>\n