First Name
Richard
Middle Name
Last Name
Hellesen
City
State or Province
CA
Country
Job Title
Biography
As a produced and published playwright as well as an experienced literary manager and dramaturg, I'm able to bring perspectives from both chairs at the table. My educational background includes an MFA in Playwriting and a BA in Theatre History and Criticism; while pursuing work as a writer in numerous regional theatres over the past 30 years, I've also worked on the literary staffs of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, South Coast Repertory, and B Street Theatre in Sacramento, as well as doing free-lance script-reading and dramaturgy. Most recently I've been involved in the One-On-One With A Dramaturg program through the Playwrights Center in Minneapolis. I've also read and evaluated scripts for The New Voices Award at the William Inge Center for the Arts and the Core Apprentice Program at the Playwrights Center. New plays (including books of musicals) are the future, and my passion; I'm very interested in free-lance opportunities, and though I'm based in Northern California, travel is always a welcome possibility....
Areas of Expertise
Interested in freelance opportunities
Yes
Languages spoken (New)
English