AMY FRIEDMAN, WRITING COACH teaches Personal Essay and Creative Nonfiction at UCLA Extension, has published widely and reads spoken word venues around LA. She has taught writing for 25 years, in New York, Canada and LA, writes a worldwide syndicated column of stories for kids, and has published two memoirs, Kick the Dog and Shoot the Cat and Nothing Sacred. Amy has worked as editor and coach with many Spoken Word performers, including Fresh Yarn's Hillary Carlip, Alan Olifson and Lan Tran.

JIM PENTECOST, PERFORMANCE COACH made his motion picture debut with the blockbuster Disney animated feature, Pocahontas, and co-produced the live-action Homeward Bound II. He was Executive Producer for the Stephen Schwartz musical Geppetto on the Wonderful World of Disney. Jim's involvement in films follows a distinguished career as a producer, director and stage manager for theatre. His credits include the smash Broadway productions, Crimes of the Heart, La Cage Aux Folles, Romance, Romance, Gypsy with Tyne Daly, and the musical, Nick & Nora.

For application and further information, contact Amy Friedman at kellsmom@comcast.net or Jim Pentecost at jpla@aol.com.

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