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Playwright Carol Lashof taught at Saint Mary's for 25
years before leaving to devote herself to her writing full
time. Among her many acclaimed works is "Gap," a
play about a large and diverse urban high school. This fall,
a scene from "Gap" was chosen by Rebecca Dunn Jaroff
for Duo! The Best Scenes for Two for the 21st Century.
2003-2004, playing wide receiver for the Gaels' football
team during its final season. Ryan completed his
undergraduate degree and football career at Sacramento
State, where he stood out as both a player and a scholar.
He was named to the Big Sky Conference All Academic
Team for all three years of his eligibility. Ryan is now a
graduate student in USC's prestigious film school, where
his work has garnered praise and awards. "Locks," the first
short film he entered for competition, brought him to
the TriBeCa and Cannes film festivals. Ryan is pictured,
left, with Brian Gott, Publisher of Variety magazine
at Cannes.
task of adapting a two-person scene from a published
source. His search for material brought him to the
Samuel French Bookstore in Los Angeles where he
found the anthology Duo! He read through the book,
rejecting scene after scene until he came to one from a
play called "Gap," by Carol Lashof.
Please join us, on Monday, March 8th as we celebrate
this inadvertent collaboration between these two artists,
both members of the Saint Mary's community. We will
screen Ryan's rendering of the scene from "Gap," and
then talk with him and Carol about the challenges and
rewards of writing for stage and screen. We will also talk
about the issues the scene raises, the many gaps–in
communication, achievement, perception–we all face
living in a diverse society.
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From Page to Stage to Screen A screening and conversation with playwright Carol Lashof and filmmaker Ryan Coogler Monday, March 8th
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For further information, contact the Saint Mary's College English Department, 925-631-4414.
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