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Sharon Washington and Chuck Schultz were featured at Princeton University’s When Pages Breathe: The Greatness of Gatsby, a series celebrating the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, The Great Gatsby. The four-day, five-part event included panel discussions, masterclasses, film screenings, and theatrical performances. It also featured distinguished Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok.
When My Sleeping Dragon Woke at Princeton University
Event Highlights:
March 31, 6:30 p.m.: Panel discussion on the new musical Gatsby, An American Myth, with Martyna Majok and Kelvin Dinkins, Jr., moderated by Professor Stacy Wolf. Included a performance by Sharon Washington.
April 1, 7:00 p.m.: "The Actor’s Exploration of Classical Text" with Sharon Washington.
April 1, 8:30 p.m.: Masterclass on "Producing Shorts from Literature" with Chuck Schultz and Sharon Washington.
April 2, 7:00 p.m.: Screening of When My Sleeping Dragon Woke, a documentary on Sharon Washington's life and career.
April 3, 5:00 p.m.: Performance of The Great Gatsby by Literature to Life.
Albany Film Festival, Saturday, March 29
Sharon and Chuck were featured the NYS Writers Institute Albany Film Festival on Saturday, March 29, for a film screening and discussion. The Writers Institute’s mission is to be one of the nation’s preeminent literary presenting organizations. The festival included in-depth panel discussions and how-to workshops with writers, screenwriters, filmmakers, film industry professionals, film critics, and authors who have adapted their books into films.…LEARN MORE
Past Screenings
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Emerson Writes, Emerson College, Boston
Saturday, November 9, 2024
EmersonWRITES is a free college pathway creative writing workshop for students in grades 8-12 in Boston and nearby towns. Screening and virtual Q&A with Sharon Washington.
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The Starr Cinema/Upstate Films, Rhinebeck, NY
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024
The Starr Cinema/Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY 12572. Screening and Q&A with Sharon and Chuck moderated by Shelby Stone.
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The Moviehouse, Millerton, NY
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024
Film screening, talkback, and Q&A with Sharon Washington and Chuck Schultz.
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Westport Country Playhouse, CT
June 14, 2024
A film screening and discussion of with Sharon and Chuck about her captivating one-woman play FEEDING THE DRAGON, as portrayed in their award-winning documentary WHEN MY SLEEPING DRAGON WOKE.
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Bates College Film Festival
May 18, 2024
Bates Film Festival screening of their captivating film “When My Sleeping Dragon Woke” at the Portland Public Library. Q&A discussion followed.
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At The Hop, Dartmouth College
Thurs., April 25, 2024
The post-screening discussion with Sharon and Chuck was moderated by Dr. Monica White Ndounou, Associate Professor of Theater and the founding Executive Director of The CRAFT Institute.
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Mount Vernon Public Library Screening
February 24, 2024
Sharon and Chuck visited the Mount Vernon Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 24, for a film screening and Q&A.
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City of Angels Women's Film Festival
November 9-12, 2023
Official selection for the 2023 festival at the Whitefire Theatre, Bella Blanca Event Center, North Hollywood, CA.
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Express Newark: Screening/Q&A/Workshop
November 2, 2023
Express Newark is a center for socially engaged art and design in which community members create art together, learn collaboratively, and build coalitions to advocate for change.
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University of Hartford Screening and Q&A
Friday, October 27, 2023
The Hartt Theatre Division screening of the award-winning film showcasing the star of the film and its filmmaker with a talkback.
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Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival
October 20-22, 2023
The longest-running women’s film festival in North America honors films and filmmakers that present the world as women experience it.
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DCTV's Firehouse Cinema Screenings, NYC
October 18 & 19, 2023
Two New York City theatrical premiere screenings at the Firehouse Cinema. Moderated by actor S. Epatha Merkerson and documentarian Yoruba Richen.
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Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Friday, October 6, 2023
Selected in the “Human Spirit Documentary” category. Sharon and Chuck traveled to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, to attend.
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The Women's Film Festival Screening, Philadelphia
September 22, 2023
Sharon, Chuck and Judah visited Philadelphia for The Women’s Film Festival screening and Q&A at Moore College of Art and Design, Graham Auditorium.
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Montclair State University Film Forum
Chuck visited Montclair State University to screen the film and talk with faculty and students. He was joined on stage by Ben Wolf, WMDSW cinematographer and MSU faculty member.
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USC Masterclass and Screening
Sharon and Chuck visited USC on Sunday, April 16, 2023, to screen the film and host a writing masterclass.
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Sedona International Film Festival
February 19 & 21, 2023
When My Sleeping Dragon Woke was selected to participate in the 29th Annual Sedonal International Film Festival. Director Chuck Schultz visited Sedona, hosting two screenings with audience talkback sessions.
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Hartford, CT Community Screening
October 17, 2022
A community screening of When My Sleeping Dragon Woke in Hartford, CT., hosted by Hartford Public Library President and CEO Bridget E. Quinn and Hartford Stage Artistic Director Melia Bensussen, followed by a talkback with director/producer Chuck Schultz and Sharon Washington.
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Heartland International Film Festival
October 6 - 16, 2022
When My Sleeping Dragon Woke receives Best Documentary Feature Premiere at the 31st Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF31). World premiere in-person screenings on October 12 - 13, virtual October 6- 16.
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DCTV Presents
March 23, 2020
Film-in-progress screening was canceled due to Covid-19.
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City Theater Screening
January 27, 2020
First film-in-progress screening in Pittsburgh.
“I found it wonderful. I found it suspenseful. It kept me on the edge of my seat.”
“You must get this [film] into playwright classes because it shows the process so amazingly….”