The weight of expectations : deciphering baggage and defining character in “Olivia’s retreat”

Date

2012-08

Authors

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Abstract

“The Weight of Expectations: Deciphering Baggage and Defining Character in ‘Olivia’s Retreat’” charts the conception and development of Stacey Ashworth’s feature length sibling drama while also discussing the subsequent lessons she learned over its seven month evolution.

Description

text

Keywords

Siblings, Sibling, Sisters, Sister, Drama, Writing retreat, Writer's block, Dysfunctional family, Expectations, Feature writing, Writing process, Rewrites, Outline, Treatment, Beat sheet, Sideways, Ensemble cast, Backstory

Citation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-08-6213

Collections

University of Texas at Austin