A Study Room of My Own – By Ana Lorena Leija A big library table, with three or four thick books opened in different pages, a notebook, pen, markers and a computer. Nino is nicely dressed, handsome man in his late thirties. Talking to the audience. NINO: I’ve been coming here for a week now, […]
Toronto Reference Library: A Monologue by Howard Biel In my day, libraries used to have books…not computers. Rows and rows of shelves filled with books…10 feet high. You had to climb a ladder to get 'em from the top shelf. What a beautiful thing to see. Books, books and more books…the key to an education. […]
Toronto Reference Library is excited to announce that Julian Richings will be joining R. H. Thomson tonight, Wednesday, November 30th, to help us celebrate the new talent emerging from the Playwright-in-Residence program, conducted by David Young. Julian Richings is an award-winning actor whio has appeared on stage, in film and on television. Most recently, audiences […]
Toronto Reference Library is thrilled to announce that award-winning actor, R. H. Thomson, will appear this Wednesday, November 30th, to help us celebrate the new talent emerging from the Playwright-in-Residence program, conducted by David Young. Mr. Thomson will be reading from original works created by the new and talented playwrights and screenwriters who have participated […]
Like everyone else, I’ve been watching the ‘Occupy Tsunami’ wash across North America, crashing in the public squares of city after city across this great land of ours. This rag tag protest movement, as much about building community as it is about the articulation of a coherent set of beliefs or objectives, has been a […]
It's no surprise that David Young, Toronto Reference Library's Playwright-in-Residence, is an avid reader and book lover. As part of TPL's Who's Reading What series, David has offered this list of his recent reads and recommended books. See our Recommended Reading Page for the full list. THE GIFT: Imagination and the Erotic Life of […]
Since the time of Aristotle the number three has had magic resonances for all writers. His ‘three unities’ – of time, of place and of action – have served as a handy template for dramatists for a couple of thousand years. The Rule of Three essentially dictates that storytellers (1) set up a conflict (2) […]
The American portrait painter Chuck Close famously, and accurately, pronounced: ‘Inspiration is for amateurs’. What does this mean, exactly? It means that a serious practitioner of any creative art– be it painting, writing, dance or chain saw sculpture – must be prepared to sail the dark ocean alone, most days without any flashes of inspiration […]
In our public panel the other evening the subject of ‘writerly influences’ came up and I’d like to reiterate my remarks at that gathering. These observations particularly apply to those in the early stages of their writing career. The only real way to educate yourself as a writer, to find your voice, is to read […]
David’s two-month residency continues Tuesday, October 11 with the second of three outstanding public programs. We hope to see you there! Finding an Audience for Your WorkTue Oct 11, 2011 - 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Toronto Reference Library Elizabeth Beeton Auditorium David Young offers real world strategies for getting books published, plays produced and screenplays […]