An original script: "Ellie and the Bear Man"

This document chronicles the challenges encountered in writing an original play based upon deeply personal materials and evaluates the playwright's success in creating a vehicle suitable for theatrical presentation. The final product in this pursuit was the play "Ellie and the Bear Man". Primary writing on the play script took place from December 1999 through September 2000. The play was written in partial fulfillment of the thesis requirement for the Master of Fine Arts degree in Playwriting.