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President's Report 2009 Doug Wrenn Award Roger Hall Seminar

Our membership stretches from Kerikeri to Dunedin. The majority live in the Auckland region and for that reason most formal meetings are held there. However, the committee is really supportive of members in other areas getting together for play readings and mutual support.

We are honoured to have Roger Hall as our Patron once again. Roger is prepared to run a short seminar sometime in mid 2010, and that will be open to all comers so do keep a watch out for that.

We've had a raft of members who've had very successful productions of their plays over the past year. These include Angie Farrow, Neil Troost, Terry Coyle, Peter Franklin, Richard Harris, Denis Edwards, Andrew Porteous, Andre Surridge, Campbell Smith, Bronwyn Elsmore, Jennie Turner, Sugu Pillay Donna Banicevich Gera, Val Franklin and June Allen.

Wishing you power to your pen,

June Allen


PLAYWRIGHTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND INC. (PANZ)

COMPETITION FOR A ONE ACT PLAY, 2010

 
REGISTRAR 
Max Peers, A228, 15 Sel Peacock Drive, Henderson, Waitakere City 0610 
                                                                                                                                                                     
DETAILS: 
Prizes are: First $300, and two of $100 each.
The winner will also be awarded the PANZ engraved silver tray trophy for the following year.  For further information, please follow THIS LINK.


Congratulations to all place-getters and commended writers.

The Story of PANZ History

Auckland member John Dunmore has compiled a history of the Playwrights' Association of New Zealand, which was formed in 1957 and became an incorporated society in 1958. Bruce Mason was a founding member. Other past members include Gordon Dryland, Craig Harrison, Dame Fiona Kidman, and Joe Musaphia. Current members include Rosalie Carey, John Dunmore, Bronwyn Elsmore and Campbell Smith.

"Playwrights in New Zealand, A Short History of the Playwrights Association" is available through your local library.


PANZ Newsletter: Subtext

A PANZ newsletter is produced, and members within New Zealand receive the newsletter emailed, or mailed. The newsletter covers information on: meetings, competitions, seminars, and new plays by members. All contributions gratefully received. If you have a newsworthy item please forward to PANZ.


The Doug Wrenn Award

The Doug Wrenn Award is named after a former president of PANZ and energetic newsletter editor, who was very active in the association before his untimely death. The award, instituted in 1988, is presented annually to a member who has had significant success in playwriting during the year.

Winner of the Doug Wrenn Award for 2009 was Peter Franklin, of Levin. Congratulations, Peter.

Previous Winners of the Doug Wrenn Award:

2008: Leo Cappel
2007: Thomas Sainsbury
2006: Denis Edwards
2005: Diane Francis
2004: Richard Prevett
2003: Rosalie Carey
2002: Richard Prevett
2001: Alan Williamson
2000: Cambell Smith
1999: Jean Dinnie
1998: Brian Turner
1997: Bronwyn Elsmore
1996: Daphne Calderwood, Bruce Goodman, John Dunmore
1995: NO AWARD GIVEN
1994: André Surridge
1993: Denise Walsh
1992: Bruce Goodman
1991: Harrison Bray
1990: Campbell Smith
1989: Suzanne Le Prou
1988: Nancy Kinkel, Leslie Pearce


Roger Hall Seminar 2010

A one-day playwrighting seminar with Roger Hall is being promoted by the Playwrights Association of New Zealand (PANZ) as an important part of their year's activities. Under the title "Inside A Play With Roger Hall", the seminar will be presented at the Northcote Point Senior Citizens Centre, Queen Street, in Northcote Point on Saturday, 17 April, from 10am to 4pm.

Members of PANZ believe this seminar will be of great benefit to those who wish to extend their writing skills, and that this will be an opportunity that should not be missed by up-and-coming playwrights - where in the world can you learn first hand from an established writer some of the secrets of success? Mr. Hall describes the day as "A day of looking at some of the techniques that help in writing a play".

Topics to be covered include dialogue, characterisation, exposition, holding the audience's attention, and polarising the cast.

For more information, download Form 1 and Form 2. Alternately, you can contact Graeme Webber (09)489-8832 or Diane Francis (09) 576-0697.