Screenwriter and Playwright

Mary Ruth Clarke will share highlights of her career writing for theater and film, from a blockbuster film with Robert DeNiro to theaters across the United States. Mary Ruth is a screenplay consultant for clients in LA and Chicago, and she has critiqued about a gazillion plays and screenplays. She is a Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists, where she teaches screenwriting and TV writing, and also teaches screenwriting at Story Studio. She’s a regular guest lecturer at the Chicago Screenwriter’s Network monthly meet up and the Off Campus Writer’s Group. She’s been a guest artist at the Chicago Independent Film Project, Renaissance Theaterworks Milwaukee, and the Michigan City library. She is a member of the Writer’s Guide of America East and the Dramatists Guild.