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Anatomy of a Script

Winnie Holzman (Wicked, My So-Called Life) and Robin Schiff (Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion) host some of the most successful and interesting writers working for film and television in this annual talk-show-styled series. The series features screenings of the guests' work, followed by a 2 to 3 hour intensive interview focusing on the writer's creative process, with a refreshment intermission.

At the Writers Guild of America West, 7000 W 3rd Street, LA 90048

Screenings: Begin at various times listed below.
Interviews: 7:30 - 10pm with refreshment break.

Purchase DVDs of past Anatomy of a Script series here.

Anatomy of a Script - Fall 2008 included:

James Vanderbilt – Zodiac
Bruce Joel Rubin – Ghost
Nicole Holofcener – Walking And Talking
Ed Solomon
James Duff – The Closer pilot
Jenji Kohan – Weeds pilot

BIOS:

Winnie Holzman
Winnie Holzman was the creator of the one-hour TV drama, My So-Called Life. Prior to creating My So-Called Life, she was one of the writers of the groundbreaking series thirtysomething created by Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, with whom she worked more recently on the series Once And Again, (starring Sela Ward.) She is the co-author (with songwriter Stephen Schwartz) of the musical Wicked. Holzman played a bitter divorced person in the movie Jerry Maguire but in real life is married to character actor Paul Dooley. They have a daughter, Savannah.

Robin Schiff
Robin Schiff has written, produced or directed many film and television projects over the years. She wrote the screenplay for and executive produced the 1997 cult hit Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion for Touchstone Pictures starring Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino. Television highlights include the shows Grosse Pointe and Almost Perfect. She was a member of The Groundlings improv comedy group in the eighties, which was a hugely important and formative experience in her creative evolution. Robin is currently developing pilots for television, as well as working on a musical version of Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion with Stephen Trask (Hedwig And The Angry Inch) as composer and lyricist.