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Paula Marchese (One-Act Play) “Playwriting is a very different form of storytelling…”

Paula Marchese has worked in theater, film, and television. She is a founding member of the Ensemble Studio Theater, New York and Los Angeles, where she was the Director of the Playwrights Unit. She has worked in the literary departments of International Creative Management and as a story analyst for NBC. Paula is a 1998 winner of the GEVA Regional Playwrights Festival (Rochester, NY) for her play, The Ring. She currently teaches writing at SUNY Brockport and at Writers and Books in Rochester, New York and serves as Dramaturge for Hamm & Clov Stage Company. The following video clips are provided in two formats: for users with high-bandwidth connections, and for users with low-bandwidth connections. Interview and Excerpts Full interview high-bandwidth low-bandwidth Why write plays… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth On comedy vs. tragedy… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth A box of ideas… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth On history and family… high-bandwidth low-bandwidth