Chronogram Dec. ‘24

From a little girl wandering library aisles to a Tony-nominated playwright! Sharon Washington’s story reminds us that creativity can spark in the most unexpected places. Dive into her life in When My Sleeping Dragon Woke—a heartfelt documentary exploring family, identity, and artistic achievement. Read the article, watch the film, and use the Chronogram discount until Dec. 31st.

Sharon and Chuck share an intimate perspective on their film.


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Past Screenings

  • Image of Sharon Washington from Emerson College virtual screening for Emerson Writes, November 9, 2024.

    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.

  • Promo image for The Starr Cinema/Upstate Films, 6415 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, NY 12572. Screening and Q&A with Sharon and Chuck.

    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.

  • Promo image for The Moviehouse, Millerton, NY

    The Moviehouse, Millerton, NY

    Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024

    Film screening, talkback, and Q&A with Sharon Washington and Chuck Schultz.

  • Westport Country Playhouse promo.

    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.

  • Bates College screening promo

    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.

  • Dartmouth College screening promo.

    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.

  • MVPL Screening announcement image

    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.

  • City of Angels Women's Film Festival promo image.

    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.

  • Express Newark promo image

    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.

  • University of Hartford Screening and Q&A promo image.

    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.

  • Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival promo image.

    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.

  • Image for DCTVny Firehouse Screening

    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.

  • Chagrin Film Festival Promotional Graphic

    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.

  • Women's Film Festival, Philadephia promo graphic

    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.

  • Promo image for Montclair St. screening

    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.

  • Sharon & Chuck at USC

    USC Masterclass and Screening

    Sharon and Chuck visited USC on Sunday, April 16, 2023, to screen the film and host a writing masterclass.

  • Graphic for Sedona International Film Festival

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • DCTV Presents

    March 23, 2020

    Film-in-progress screening was canceled due to Covid-19.

  • 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….”