Events

We currently meet quarterly for LA FPI Gatherings (and Micro-Reads!) at the Samuel French Bookshop, and connect with The Vagrancy for Tactical Reads, plays written and directed by women.

Next Gathering at Samuel French:
Saturday, November 9, 1-4 pm

Guest Speaker: Winnie Holzman (WICKED)

For an end-of-the-year treat, the amazing Winnie Holzman will share writing inspiration, stories and more during a casual conversation with Instigators starting promptly at 1 pm.  

RSVP Required Due to Limited Seating!

E-mail lafpi.events@gmail.com

We’ll follow with our usual chatting and connecting, and end with a mini-Micro-Reads.

BRING:

• Snacks and/or drinks to share
• Questions and ideas to scheme
• 1 min of your writing to be read aloud by others (please print 1 pg scene or 1/3 pg monologue)
  

PLACE:

Samuel French 7623 Sunset Bl (east of Fairfax) in Hollywood

Thanks again to Joyce Mehess, Jennifer Palumbo and crew for opening up the bookshop’s fabulous Green Room for food, wine, connections and Micro-Reads.

It works.

For more info go to our Facebook Page
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Next Tactical Read from The Vagrancy:

November17, 2013

The Liar Paradox by Kristin Idaszak
Directed by Sabina Ptasznik

Gathering with wine & snacks at 6:30 pm, reading at 7 pm

Theatre Asylum, 6320 Santa Monica Blvd

More Info: Visit The Vagrancy Facebook Page

Click Here for Tactical Reads details and submission info.

Thanks to those of you who have joined us for Tactical Reads, to Atwater Crossing for kicking the program off, and to Rogue Machine Theatre, Son of Semele Ensemble, The Working Stage, Park La Brea & studio/stage for giving shelter.

WORD OF THE DAY by Katherine Murphy, directed by Laura Steinroeder

WORD OF THE DAY by Katherine Murphy, directed by Laura Steinroeder

A SONG FOR A SURFER by Callan Stout, directed by Katie Witkowski – with Cort Brinkerhoff at SOSE

MY FIRST, MY FIST, MY BLEEDING, SEEDED SPIRIT by Megan Breen, directed by Caitlin Hart at studio/stage

Director Sarah Doyle & playwright Jennifer Maisel – OUT OF ORBIT at The Working Stage

Mary F. Casey’s THE ACTUAL MOMENT IN TIME BOB ROGERS FOUND LOVE, directed by Sabina Ptasznik, at SOSE

Sabina Ptasznik leads the discussion after Nancy Beverly’s HANDCRAFTED HEALING at RMT

Cindy Marie Jenkins captures Paula Cizmar’s STRAWBERRY at ATX – an incredible start to the series!

Got ideas and energy to spearhead something new in terms of Events?  We’re here to help you make it happen!

Contact lafpi.updates@gmail.com.

Check out some familiar faces at past LA FPI Events.

Thanks to Gethsemane Church for being such gracious hosts in 2012!

Cheers to those of you who joined us for LA FPI’s first “BYO Mix” Mixer.

And a big thank you to NoHo’s Eclectic Company Theatre for hosting.

Many thanks to instigators who helped us move forward at our Spring Gathering in May, 2011 and to the very FPI-friendly Theatricum Botanicum for hosting.

Thanks again to Brenda Varda and wordspace for hosting our 1st LA FPI Gathering of 2011 in February…




and to Cindy Marie Jenkins for her super online networking workshop. 

(No, it’s not a secret!  If you ask nicely, we’ll tell you all about our candle-lit – and wine-infused! -  Outreach & Planning Meeting in January, 2011.)

Great energy, ladies, and thanks so much to 55 Degree Wine in Atwater Village!

Thanks to all of you who joined us for the 4th LA FPI Gathering in October, 2010!

And to Rogue Machine at Theatre/Theater for graciously hosting.

Click Here if you’d like to help us arrange FPI Meets, Special Offers, Discounts and group theater-going opportunities!

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Photo by Larry Dean Harris

Kudos to Los Angeles’ Native Voices at the Autry. Founded in 1999, Native Voices is devoted to developing and producing new works for the stage by Native American and First Nation playwrights. About 70% of the works Native Voices has supported have been written by women. Photo by Stephanie Lein Walseth Used by permission