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Have you ever watched television? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Come join Emmy Award-winning television writer and Executive Producer of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Will &amp; Grace <\/span><\/i><b>Adam Barr <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as he leads a hands-on workshop on the essentials of creating an original episode of TV. In a fun, three-hour session, you\u2019ll get a taste of what it\u2019s like to be in an actual Hollywood TV writers\u2019 room. You\u2019ll learn how to generate stories, create characters, wrestle with dramatic structure, and maybe even pitch jokes. Open to any members of the UMaine community interested in media, performance, writing, and entertainment \u2014 or anyone who simply wants to observe and quietly judge. Advanced registration is required for those wishing to sit around the table and participate. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Quiet observers\/judgers need not register, but must maintain respect for the workshop and its participants.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact Stephen E. King Chair, Caroline Bicks, to express your interest in registering: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">caroline.bicks@maine.edu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Include a few lines explaining your connection to the University and why you want to participate. <strong>Space is limited. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is a <strong>free<\/strong> event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curious about how television gets made? Do you like to write or act? Have you ever watched television? 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