[NEohioPAL]HERO'S JOURNEY: MYTHIC STRUCTURE IN STORY CLASS

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The Hero's Journey:  Mythic Structure in Story

Pssst!  We'll tell you a secret.  Great stories are no accident.
Would you believe the The Matrix, the legend of the Buddha, the tales of
King Arthur, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and even The Simpsons all share the
same universal story elements?
It's true.  What's more, those very same elements helped George Lucas turn
Star Wars from a muddled mass of ideas into one of the biggest blockbusters
of all time.  They're what cause The Wizard of Oz to keep winning the hearts
of readers, generation after generation.
What are we talking about?  It’s the shape of the Hero’s Journey...the
voyage from the Ordinary world to the Special World, to the Abyss, and back
again.  Drawn from Joseph Campbell’s classic studies of world mythology and
Christopher Vogler's adaptations for writers, this archetypal structure is
more than good fiction--it's the pattern of life, growth and
experience...something we live ourselves, something that binds us together,
and something we instinctively recognize in good storytelling.
Let playwright and screenwriter Michael Dempsey guide you step-by-step
through each stage of the journey and help you apply this rich tapestry to
your artistic projects, infusing them with direction and purpose.
Whether you're an actor looking to better analyze characters, a writer
interested in creating more compelling plays, novels and screenplays, a
student interested in religion or myth, or someone who simply wants a
framework against which to view their lives, The Hero's Journey class will
give you concrete tools to analyze what you read, watch and write—and how
you live.
INSTRUCTOR BIO:
MICHAEL DEMPSEY is a playwright and television/ film writer and director
whose credits include CBS's Cybill starring Cybill Shepherd, as well as
numerous regional, New York, and Los Angeles theater productions.  His play
Hail to the Chef, was seen in Washington, D.C. and Off-Broadway in 1997.
Mr. Dempsey's plays and one-acts have been produced at Actors Theatre of
Louisville, Theatre Geo in L.A., and in New York by such theatres as
Ensemble Studio Theatre and Manhattan Punch Line Theatre.  Mr. Dempsey was a
staff writer for Cybill from 1995-97.  His screenplays include RetroZone,
Lame Duck, Dead Pets, Beach, and The Last Man.  As a director, Mr. Dempsey
has over thirty productions to his credit, including productions Off-off
Broadway in New York and Los Angeles.
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Class Dates:                Mondays, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec. 1 & 8 from
7:00 to 8:30
Duration:                 6 weeks
Tuition:                   $80 (includes handouts and materials)
LOCATION:                      FOREST LODGE COMMUNITY CENTER, AKRON
Forest Lodge Community Center is a converted WPA era caretaker's house
situated in a tree filled park space off a brick traffic circle in West
Akron.  Picturesque and quaint, the Lodge offers a warm learning atmosphere
that encourages students and artists to sip coffee, talk, learn, and create
art.
Class size will be limited, so enroll today!
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT IN CLASS:
grahasu at ci.akron.oh.us
Suzie Graham
Recreation Bureau
220 South Balch St.
Akron, Ohio 44302
(330) 375-2853

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yes">  </span>Mythic Structure in =
Story</span></span></font></u><font
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font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>Pssst!<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>We'll tell you a secret.<span
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Great stories are no =
accident.</span></font><font
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style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black;
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Would you believe =
the The
Matrix, the legend of the Buddha, the tales of King Arthur, Dr. =
Quinn,
Medicine Woman, and even The Simpsons all share the same =
universal
story elements?<o:p></o:p>

It's true.  What's more, those very same =
elements
helped George Lucas turn Star Wars from a muddled mass of ideas =
into one
of the biggest block=ADbusters of all time. 
They're what cause The Wizard of Oz to keep winning the =
hearts of
readers, generation after generation. <o:p></o:p>

What are we =
talking
about?  It’s the =
shape of the
Hero’s Journey...the voyage from the Ordinary world to the Special =
World, to
the Abyss, and back again.  =
Drawn
from Joseph Campbell’s classic studies of world mythology and =
Christopher
Vogler's adaptations for writers, this archetypal structure is more than =
good
fiction--it's the pattern of life, growth and experience...something we =
live
ourselves, something that binds us together, and something we =
instinctively
recognize in good storytelling. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-CA =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-CA'>Let playwright =
and
screenwriter Michael Dempsey guide you step-by-step through each stage =
of the
journey and help you apply this rich tapestry to your artistic projects,
infusing them with direction and purpose.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes"> 
</span></span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-CA
style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-=
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:
EN-CA'>Whether you're an actor looking to better analyze characters, a =
writer
interested in creating more compelling plays, novels and screenplays, a =
student
interested in religion or myth, or someone who simply wants a framework =
against
which to view their lives, The Hero's Journey class will give you =
concrete
tools to analyze what you read, watch and write—and how you =
live.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-CA =
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BIO:</span></font><font
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MICHAEL DEMPSEY is a playwright =
and
television/ film writer and director whose credits include CBS's =
Cybill starring Cybill Shepherd, =
as well
as numerous regional, New York, and Los Angeles theater =
productions.  His play Hail to the Chef, was seen in Washington, D.C. and
Off-Broadway in 1997.  Mr.
Dempsey's plays and one-acts have been produced at Actors Theatre of
Louisville, Theatre Geo in L.A., and in New York by such theatres as =
Ensemble
Studio Theatre and Manhattan Punch Line Theatre.  Mr. Dempsey was a staff writer for Cybill from 1995-97.  His screenplays include =
RetroZone, Lame Duck, Dead Pets, Beach, =
and The Last Man. 
As a director, Mr. Dempsey has over thirty productions =
to his
credit, including productions Off-off Broadway in New York and Los
Angeles.  =
<o:p></o:p><=
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Dates:</span></font></b><b><font
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;       </span>Mondays,
Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec. 1 & 8 from 7:00 to 8:30<br>
</span></font><b><font color=3D"#933d22" face=3DArial><span =
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;       </span>6</span></font></b><font
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</span></font><b><font color=3D"#933d22" face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:
Arial;color:#933D22;font-weight:bold'>Tuition</span></font></b><b><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:
bold'>:<span =
style=3D'mso-tab-count:3'>       &nbsp=
;           =
</span></span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black'>$80
(includes handouts and materials)</span></font><font color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o=
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color:black'>LOCATION:<span =
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  </span>FOREST
LODGE COMMUNITY CENTER, AKRON</span></font><font color=3Dblack =
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Forest Lodge Community Center is a
converted WPA era caretaker's house situated in a tree filled park space =
off a
brick traffic circle in West Akron.<span style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes"> 
</span>Picturesque and quaint, the Lodge offers a warm learning =
atmosphere that
encourages students and artists to sip coffee, talk, learn, and create =
art.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Class size will be limited, so =
enroll
today!</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p=
></span></font></p>

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size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT IN =
CLASS:</span></font><font
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;col=
or:black'>grahasu at ci.akron.oh.us</span></font><font
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color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Suzie Graham</span></font><font
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Bureau</span></font><font
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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St.</span></font><font
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44302</span></font><font
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