Sessions
A Transparent Conversation with Literary Manager, Heather Helinsky
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM Thu
Fifteen years experience as a professional dramaturg, currently working as Literary Manager for Playwrights Foundation's Bay Area Playwrights Festival (44th annual contest) and Jewish Plays Project (10th annual Contest). Freelance work includes empowering womxn & BIPOC playwrights and advocating for opportunities. Selection production credits include the original development dramaturg on JT Rogers' OSLO (before broadway premiere), Tira Palmquist's climate change play TWO DEGREES at Denver Center, a NNPN rolling world premiere of Caridad Svich's GUAPA. In prior seasons, worked as a personal dramaturg to Terrence McNally (season 2009-2010) and Constance Congdon (began in 2011). Seven years at Great Plains Theatre Commons/Conference, and past reading for the O'Neill, Sundance, GPTC, Seven Devils, and KCACTF. Has been a guest artist for KCACTF since 2012, so EXCITED for Region 3!