DEL SHORES FOUNDATION WRITERS FESTIVAL
MARCH 14-16, 2025 BIRMINGHAM

Join us for the third

DEL SHORES FOUNDATION

WRITERS FESTIVAL

March 14-16, 2025, Birmingham, AL

at Terrific New Theatre

THREE STAGE READINGS of the Writers Search Winning Scripts.
FOUR PANELS with experts in Theatre & Film.
Smoke Breaks screening from last year's Best Short Winner.
One-On-One with Q. Allan Brocka of Eating Out and Rick & Steve.
ONE GREAT WEEKEND CELEBRATING LGBTQ+ WRITERS!

We are preparing a glorious weekend for our winners, writers and you! We're excited to bring this incredible new group of writers together in community with our experts, producers, professionals and enjoy the readings of our three winning plays together!

ALL READINGS AND PANELS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!

**Click the button for each title to register to attend FREE**

ALL EVENTS take place at our theatre partner TERRIFIC NEW THEATRE.

2112 5th Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203

FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 8PM, OPENING NIGHT

Nathan Blankenship
"Augusta"

OPENING NIGHT!

A two-part evening centered around a stage reading of the Del Shores Foundation Writers Search Short Film Award winner AUGUSTA by NATHAN BLANKENSHIP. Followed by a special screening of SMOKE BREAKS, the completed film written and directed by last year's short winner, WILLIAM METTLACH.

The evening closes with "One-On-One with with Q. Allan Brocka" a fun and free-wheeling interview with writer/director/creator of the LOGO series Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World and the Eating Out film series. CLICK TO REGISTER.

AUGUSTA reading starring

Kelsey Crawford

Holly Dikeman

David Garrett

Kyle Holman

Arabesque Starr

Kristin Staskowski
Sam Torres

Kyle Tyree

SATURDAY, MARCH 14, PANELS

We have FOUR daytime panels with a range of topics related to writing and working to get it made featuring experienced professionals in theatre and film! All panels include a Q&A at the end. **All panels are Free, but you must register through the links below to attend. If you want to attend all three, register through each link. We will have breaks between each panel and a one hour lunch break.

**CLICK EACH TITLE TO REGISTER FOR THE FREE PANEL**

10AM - BRINGING YOUR STORY TO LIFE

A panel on finding your story, the right medium for it and what to do when your story meets the real world of film production and coming to life on the stage! Moderated by DEL SHORES

with playwrights DONNETTA LAVINIA GRAYS & LESLIE KIMBELL and screenwriters MAT HAYES & Q. ALLAN BROCKA

11:30AM - MAKING IT HAPPEN YOURSELF

A panel of writers who have produced their own work in short film, film and theatre sharing their experiences of making it happen on their own! Moderated by EMERSON COLLINS

with screenwriters BILLY RAY BREWTON & ASHLEY CAUSEY

and playwrights MASON McCULLEY & LaDARRION WILLIAMS

1:30PM - FROM PAGE TO PRODUCTION

A panel on the journey of working with the real world application of a script once it hits the director, the actors, the stage and the set. Moderated by DEL SHORES

with screenwriters Q. ALLAN BROCKA & ANDREA JAMES

and playwrights DONNETTA LAVINIA GRAYS & LESLIE KIMBELL

and Out On Film Festival Director JIM FARMER

3:00PM - MEET THE PRODUCERS

Meet Producers from our Del Shores Foundation Theatre Partners and producers as they share how they choose the work they produce. Moderated by EMERSON COLLINS

with Artistic Directors TAM DEBOLT, MARC RABY & SARA JAMES, film producer ANDREA JAMES

WEEKEND SPECIAL GUESTS & PANELISTS INCLUDE:

Playwrights Del Shores, Donnetta Lavinia Grays,

Leslie Kimbell and LaDarrion Williams

Screenwriters Billy Ray Brewton, Ashley Causey,

Q. Allan Brocka and Mat Hayes

Producers Emerson Collins, Tam DeBolt,

Andrea James and Sara James

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 8PM