"Heralds of Hope Theater Company has the honor of hosting Ms. Starletta DuPois in a one day workshop on July 23, 2011. Ms DuPois's Film and Theater credits include Waiting to Exhale, Big Momma's House, Friday After Next, The Notebook, Learning to Fly and on and on and on. Check out the attached Flier. Act fast. Space is limited."
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The Starletta DuPois workshop will be rescheduled to a later time. Please call 703-304-1242 for additional information.
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Dorothy Phaire
As a novelist, Ms. Phaire has published three books in the fiction genre. Novels: Blind Delusion (2009); Murder and the Masquerade (2007); and Almost Out of Love (2000). Her poetry has appeared in Beyond the Frontier African-American Poetry for the 21st Century (2002). Books are available through all major online booksellers such as Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com as well as Barnes and Noble bookstores. To learn more about Ms. Phaire's novels, visit her personal website at: www.dorothyphaire.com and on FaceBook and Twitter.
While she loved writing fiction as a child, she wasn't always working in the arts. During the nineties, she wrote computer code and taught programming for a living for various companies including IBM, MCI and GEICO's Information Systems Division. During those years she attempted to write computer code and fiction simultaneously, but discovered that she couldn't easily make the linear thinking switch to best use her imagination for creative writing. Thus, she abandoned her career as a computer programmer/analyst entirely and focused on fiction as well as a career in adult education even though that meant a drastic cut in salary. Ms. Phaire states:
For many of us, it sometimes takes years for us to realize what our God-given talents are. Even if we do know, it's difficult to make the necessary sacrifices to be able to fulfill our dreams and utilize our talents. We often spend time chasing after the wrong dreams or following someone else's dreams. Or worse-not having any dreams. But I believe if there is something in your heart that you have a passion for, and if it truly defines who you are, then you shouldn't allow anything to stand in the way of achieving it. Like the old Turkish proverb says, "No matter how far you have gone on a 'wrong' road, turn back!
As an educator, Professor Phaire earned an M.A. degree from the University of Maryland and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Capella University in Professional Studies. She has been teaching full-time in the English Department at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) since the Fall 2004 semester. In addition to UDC, she has been an adjunct professor at Montgomery College (MC) in the English Department for more than 8 years, and now teaches online for MC's Silver Spring Campus. Prof. Phaire has conducted writing workshops at the University of Maryland, Howard University, and workshops for elementary and middle school children for Montgomery College Continuing Education's Summer Youth Programs. In 2003 she won an Arts & Humanities grant to create and teach a drama workshop to underprivileged elementary school children. From 2002 to 2004, Ms. Phaire facilitated a monthly "Aspiring Writers Literary Circle" in Washington, D. C. that she initiated to discuss and critique local artists' works of fiction and nonfiction in all genres and to help inspire writers to continue to hone their writing skills. Her desire is to one day revive the writing circle when time and interest from dedicated writers once again emerges. Ms. Phaire is married with three children and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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While she loved writing fiction as a child, she wasn't always working in the arts. During the nineties, she wrote computer code and taught programming for a living for various companies including IBM, MCI and GEICO's Information Systems Division. During those years she attempted to write computer code and fiction simultaneously, but discovered that she couldn't easily make the linear thinking switch to best use her imagination for creative writing. Thus, she abandoned her career as a computer programmer/analyst entirely and focused on fiction as well as a career in adult education even though that meant a drastic cut in salary. Ms. Phaire states:
For many of us, it sometimes takes years for us to realize what our God-given talents are. Even if we do know, it's difficult to make the necessary sacrifices to be able to fulfill our dreams and utilize our talents. We often spend time chasing after the wrong dreams or following someone else's dreams. Or worse-not having any dreams. But I believe if there is something in your heart that you have a passion for, and if it truly defines who you are, then you shouldn't allow anything to stand in the way of achieving it. Like the old Turkish proverb says, "No matter how far you have gone on a 'wrong' road, turn back!
As an educator, Professor Phaire earned an M.A. degree from the University of Maryland and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Capella University in Professional Studies. She has been teaching full-time in the English Department at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) since the Fall 2004 semester. In addition to UDC, she has been an adjunct professor at Montgomery College (MC) in the English Department for more than 8 years, and now teaches online for MC's Silver Spring Campus. Prof. Phaire has conducted writing workshops at the University of Maryland, Howard University, and workshops for elementary and middle school children for Montgomery College Continuing Education's Summer Youth Programs. In 2003 she won an Arts & Humanities grant to create and teach a drama workshop to underprivileged elementary school children. From 2002 to 2004, Ms. Phaire facilitated a monthly "Aspiring Writers Literary Circle" in Washington, D. C. that she initiated to discuss and critique local artists' works of fiction and nonfiction in all genres and to help inspire writers to continue to hone their writing skills. Her desire is to one day revive the writing circle when time and interest from dedicated writers once again emerges. Ms. Phaire is married with three children and lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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