<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><opml version="1.0"><!--MySmartChannels Channel Feed--><!--MySmartChannels is a service of MyST Technology Partners.--><!--See http://myst-technology.com for more information, including standard terms of service.--><head><title>In The Green Room with Patrick Rainville Dorn | Pioneer Drama</title><dateCreated>2005-08-20 20:21:08 EDT</dateCreated><dateModified>2008-06-27 14:56:08 EDT</dateModified></head><body><outline text="In The Green Room with Patrick Rainville Dorn | Pioneer Drama"><outline text="A view from the eyes of a dramatist" isComment="true"/><outline text="Politically Incorrect Plays and Characters" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/141237?itemLink=open"><outline text="Theatre has always pushed the envelope when it comes to treating shocking and sometimes disturbing subjects." isComment="true"/><outline text="TeachersFirst.com" type="link" url="http://www.teachersfirst.com/shakespr.shtml"/><outline text="The amount of material available on Shakespeare is endless. These pages are an attempt to collect information on the works most commonly encountered in a K-12 curriculum using materials geared to high school and introductory college level students. In addition, we have included a set of links to related sources dealing with the English monarchy and life and customs in Elizabethan England." isComment="true"/><outline text="Student Playwrights Project" type="link" url="http://www.arenastage.org/outreach/education/student-playwrights-project/"/><outline text="The Student Playwrights Project is a comprehensive program for students, grades 5-12, university students, teachers, community members and artists to explore playwriting and performance." isComment="true"/><outline text="Teacher CyberGuide" type="link" url="http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/tempest/temptg.html"/><outline text="This supplemental unit to The Tempest was developed by teachers in the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project, funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP) and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA)" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Early Stages: Beginning the Playwriting Process" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/138427?itemLink=open"><outline text="Part Three" isComment="true"/><outline text="Meet Patrick Rainville Dorn" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/authordetail.asp?ac=DORNPATRIC"/><outline text="The Writer's Biography" isComment="true"/><outline text="Rip van Winkle" type="link" url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Van_Winkle"/><outline text="Rip van Winkle is a short story by Washington Irving published in 1819, as well as the name of the story's fictional protagonist." isComment="true"/><outline text="An Introduction to Rip Van Winklse" type="link" url="http://www.enotes.com/rip-van/"/><outline text="Washington Irving's ??Rip Van Winkle?? is one of the best-known short stories in American literature." isComment="true"/><outline text="Blather, Blarney and Balderdash" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=BLATHERBLA&amp;id=0"/><outline text="Inspired by Folk and Fairy Tales from the Emerald Isle" isComment="true"/><outline text="Neil LaBute - Interview" type="link" url="http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/1303054/"/><outline text="A great interview with playwright, screenwriter and film director Neil Labute. He talks to Anne Nicolson Weber about his latest show &quot;Wrecks&quot; and the Profiles Theatre production of &quot;Fat Pig&quot; which is now playing in Chicago." isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Early Stages: Beginning the Playwriting Process, part 2" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/135415?itemLink=open"><outline text="Once I'd decided to take a crack at adapting the &quot;Rip Van Winkle&quot; story into a play, it was time to do a little research." isComment="true"/><outline text="To Search For a Play Title" type="link" url="http://www.findaplay.com"/><outline text="I ran a search and discovered that only four publishers had versions of Rip Van Winkle" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Early Stages: Beginning the Playwriting Process, part 1" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/129940?itemLink=open"><outline text="I've just started a new play, and I thought it would be helpful for beginning playwrights to follow the show's development, from initial concept to publication (or rejection)." isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="My Worst Theatre Disasters and How I Overcame Them" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/128206?itemLink=open"><outline text="Sometimes directors need to step in to help out at the last minute." isComment="true"/><outline text="PUSS IN BOOTS" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=PUSSINBOOT&amp;id=73"/><outline text="The show I loved but it was a disaster when I directed it!" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Not-Quite-Shakespeare in Love" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/126743?itemLink=open"><outline text="There are many things to love and hate about being a published playwright, often at the same time." isComment="true"/><outline text="Acting A to Z" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=ACTINGATOZ&amp;id=0"/><outline text="The Young Person's Guide to a Stage or Screen Career" isComment="true"/><outline text="There's Money Where Your Mouth Is" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=MONEY&amp;id=4"/><outline text="Whether you're a seasoned actor or a non-actor with vocal presence, this outstanding handbook offers an expert's insight into launching a career and find work in voice-overs." isComment="true"/><outline text="Young Playwrights 101" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=YOUNGPLAYW&amp;id=7"/><outline text="This clear and crisply written practical text will guide you through the playwriting process, from initial idea to production and submission." isComment="true"/><outline text="Interview with Actor Christopher Hunt--from Dramatic Impact: A Podcast from Theatre Alberta" type="link" url="http://feeds.theatrealberta.com/~r/dramaticimpact/~5/200523155/diEpisode2.mp3"/><outline text="Actor, Christopher Hunt gives us a glimpse of what fuels his love of theatre and his dedication to his craft." isComment="true"/><outline text="Theatre Alberta Blog Page" type="link" url="http://www.theatrealberta.com/dramatic_impact_blog.htm"/><outline text="Theatre Alberta is a Provincial Arts Service Organization (PASO) committed to encouraging the growth of theatre in Alberta. We offer a wide range of services to drama students, professional theatre artists, educators, and enthusiasts, as well as to schools, post-secondary institutions, and community and professional theatres." isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Frightful Auditions" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/115470?itemLink=open"><outline text="In the play production process, the scariest part for me has always been auditions." isComment="true"/><outline text="Audition Monologs For Student Actors" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=AUDITIONMO&amp;id=1"/><outline text="Not found in other published texts, the 57 monologs in this book are all from recently produced plays from both established and emerging new writers and are specifically suited for auditioning. " isComment="true"/><outline text="The Theatre Audition Book" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=THEATREAUD&amp;id=12"/><outline text="144 Monologs from Contemporary, Modern, Period, Shakespeare and Classical Plays" isComment="true"/><outline text="The Ultimate Audition Book For Teens" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=ULTIMATEAU&amp;id=13"/><outline text="111 One-minute monologues" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="My First Play" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/113293?itemLink=open"><outline text="An Experience I'll Never Forget" isComment="true"/><outline text="Tips for Writing a Great Play" type="link" url="http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/hughes.htm"/><outline text="From the Internet Writing Journal" isComment="true"/><outline text="Writing Your First Play by Roger A. Hall" type="link" url="http://www.writersstore.com/product.php?products_id=478"/><outline text="Writing Your First Play provides the beginning playwright with the tools and motivation to tell a story through dramatic form." isComment="true"/><outline text="On Writing and Risk" type="link" url="http://www.cunepress.com/cunepress/booksonline/essays/etg/etg-pages/e-q/foote.htm"/><outline text=" Keeping an unpublished manuscript in a drawer and not sharing it with an audience, even if it is a small audience of friends and acquaintances, is a mistake. " isComment="true"/><outline text="Teaching Creative Writing" type="link" url="http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/lausd/resources/composition/creative.html"/><outline text="Creative writing is hard work. It requires students to use their imaginations, a difficult thing for students to do in a video-oriented epoch." isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="The Last Word on Mime" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/112760?itemLink=open"><outline text="When most people hear the word &quot;mime,&quot; they think of silent street performers with pasty white faces and tight-fitting clown costumes, pretending to be stuck in an invisible box or pulling an unseen rope." isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="My First Experience Saying Lines" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/112200?itemLink=open"><outline text="Perhaps the toughest thing about acting is getting on the stage..." isComment="true"/><outline text="Acting Games" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=ACTINGGAME&amp;id=2"/><outline text="This book of acting games and improvisations will assist students in developing their creative abilities. For everyone, all of the essential elements of acting and character development are explored. " isComment="true"/><outline text="Kids Take the Stage" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=KIDSTAKETH&amp;id=12"/><outline text="Here is a fun guide to help you through the process of putting young people onstage-how to lead them, teach them and direct their plays, even if you have little or no prior knowledge of the stage." isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="How I involve my children in theatre" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/111076?itemLink=open"><outline text="A special way to bond with your kids" isComment="true"/><outline text="Children's Plays From Pioneer Drama Service" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/plays-child.asp"/><outline text="Pioneer Drama Service offers a selection of high-quality, well-conceived Children's Theater Plays, which will delight young and old." isComment="true"/><outline text="Children's Musicals From Pioneer Drama Service" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/musical-child.asp"/><outline text="When you pair the wonder and magic of children's theatre with the fun and excitement of quality music, you have the perfect hybrid of children's musicals, sometimes referred to as children's theater musicals. " isComment="true"/><outline text="American Alliance of Theatre Education" type="link" url="http://www.aate.com/"/><outline text="The American Alliance for Theatre &amp; Education is the leading national professional organization for theatre educators, theatre artists, and educators who use drama and/or theatre in the classroom." isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Sometimes directors need to step in to help out at the last minute" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/109683?itemLink=open"><outline text="Rely on your actors, no matter what happens" isComment="true"/><outline text="Play Directing in the School" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=PLAYSCHOOL&amp;id=6"/><outline text="This book contains basic information for beginners and veterans. Including over fifty-five reproducible checklists, forms and samples, it will help you direct contemporary, period and musical plays." isComment="true"/><outline text="Play Director's Survival Kit" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=PLAYDIRECT&amp;id=7"/><outline text="This book contains basic information for beginners and veterans. Including over fifty-five reproducible checklists, forms and samples, it will help you direct contemporary, period and musical plays." isComment="true"/><outline text="Travers City Children's Theatre" type="link" url="http://www.tcctheatre.org/special_outreach.html"/><outline text="Assemblies and Workshops for Directing School Plays" isComment="true"/><outline text="Julianna Fjeld" type="link" url="http://www.workersforjesus.com/dfi/852.htm"/><outline text="When a four-year-old deaf girl met a famous actor, a dream was born." isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="What in the world is wrong with science fiction?" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/108907?itemLink=open"><outline text="Lightsaber duels and laser-blasting snub fighters dogfighting in deep space. Sounds like fun, doesn't it?" isComment="true"/><outline text="DR. WHO" type="link" url="http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Doctor%20Who%20intro.htm"/><outline text="'Doctor Who' is the longest-running science fiction series in the world. From its humble beginnings on BBC1 on Saturday November 23rd, 1963, the show has appeared on television, radio, cinema, stage, books, comics, records, CDs, and even on the internet. " isComment="true"/><outline text="Fantasy in the Theatre " type="link" url="http://www.depauw.edu/sfs/review_essays/indick61.htm"/><outline text="Fantasy in the theatre is as old as theatre itself." isComment="true"/><outline text="The Empress of Othernow" type="link" url="http://www.mhorann.demon.co.uk/whopage.htm"/><outline text="&quot;The Empress of Othernow&quot; was a Doctor Who stageplay written for Huntingdon Drama Club, as one of the plays presented to celebrate the Club's 50th Anniversary." isComment="true"/><outline text="ATTACK OF THE GIANT GRASSHOPPERS" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=ATTACKOFTH&amp;id=0"/><outline text="At the science fair, the exhibits are goofy: vegetarian piranha fish, Hamburger Helper face cream and wrinkle-free bacon. " isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="My Worst Theatre Disasters" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/108318?itemLink=open"><outline text="Be Prepared--You Never Know When They Will Happen" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="How To Submit a Play for Publication" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/107877?itemLink=open"><outline text="You’ve written a play, it’s been tried out onstage either with a full production or a staged reading, and now you’re ready to offer your typed, edited, polished and proofread script to the world." isComment="true"/><outline text="Pioneer Drama Service Playwriting Contest" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/playwrights/submit.asp"/><outline text="At Pioneer Drama Service, our editors are constantly on the look out for new plays." isComment="true"/><outline text="Young Playwrights Festival" type="link" url="http://www.tresser.com/festival.htm"/><outline text="Read about the 2005 Young Playwrights Festival - the 19th season! " isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="My First Performance as an Actor in a Play" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/106136?itemLink=open"><outline text="I Was In On of the Plays In A Recreation Center" isComment="true"/><outline text="THE THREE BULLY GOATS GRIFF" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=THREEBULLY&amp;id=94"/><outline text="A Play By Patrick Dorn On Bullying" isComment="true"/><outline text="I Played a Keystone Cop in My First Play" type="link" url="http://www.mastermason.com/keystonecop/"/><outline text="The typical policeman of 1920's movies, the Keystone Kop was modeled like the English &quot;bobby&quot;, with a long brass-buttoned overcoat, carrying long nightsticks that he (more often than not) whapped himself with, rather than anyone else." isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Have You Ever Thought Of Theatre As A Contact Sport?" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/105413?itemLink=open"><outline text="Some of my strangest amateur theater memories!" isComment="true"/><outline text="You Can't Take It with You opened in New York in December of 1936 to instant critical and popular acclaim. " type="link" url="http://www.enotes.com/you-cant/"/><outline text="Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1936, the comedy went on to run 837 performances on Broadway." isComment="true"/><outline text="YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU" type="link" url="http://www.bard.org/Education/Other/youcan'ttakeitwb.html"/><outline text="A synopsis of the play" isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="Telling the Good Guys From The Bad--Conflict in Theatre" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/104667?itemLink=open"><outline text="&quot;We learn and grow as human beings when we watch conflicts resolved.&quot;" isComment="true"/><outline text="Theatre of the Absurd" type="link" url="http://www2.arts.gla.ac.uk/Slavonic/Absurd.htm"/><outline text="West and the East" isComment="true"/><outline text="Artslynx International Arts Resources" type="link" url="http://www.artslynx.org/heal/theatre.htm"/><outline text="Theatre can empower " isComment="true"/><outline text="Oxford Playhouse" type="link" url="http://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/"/><outline text="Oxford Playhouse has a well-earned reputation as one of Britain's leading theatres." isComment="true"/></outline><outline text="NO STRINGS ATTACHED--The latest Pioneer Musical" type="link" url="http://playsandmusicalsnewsletter.pioneerdrama.com/public/item/104387?itemLink=open"><outline text="It's coming soon!" isComment="true"/><outline text="Pioneer Drama Service Home Page" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/"/><outline text="Find all of your plays here!" isComment="true"/><outline text="NO STRINGS ATTACHED" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=NOSTRINGSA"/><outline text="A Musical Adaptation of Carlo Collodi's Classic Pinocchio" isComment="true"/><outline text="THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS" type="link" url="http://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=THROUGHTHE&amp;id=1"/><outline text="A wild and wacky version of Alice in Wonderland" isComment="true"/></outline></outline></body></opml>