Francesca Sanders Explained

Francesca Piantadosi is a playwright from Portland, Oregon, publishing under the name Francesca Sanders.^[1]

In 2003, she was the recipient of the Oregon Literary Fellowship for Drama.^[2] In 2008–2009, she received a $1,013 professional development grant from Portland's Regional Arts & Culture Council.^[3]

In 2007/2008, Integrity Productions performed her play "8 Views Towards Center".^[4]

Her plays Celeste and Starla Save Todd and Win Back the Day and I Become A Guitar were performed at the Bartell Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin and the Kitchen Theatre in Ithaca, New York, respectively.

Works

• Lilac Samba
• Rising From The Sugar Bowl
• Urashima Taro
• 8 Views Towards Center
• I Become A Guitar
• Ride The Rustling Wheat
• If You Take One Elf Off The Shelf
• Celeste and Starla Save Todd And Win Back The Day

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hale. Jamie. 2014-04-29. From Prisoners to Playwrights: Why youth at MacLaren are learning to write plays. 2021-12-13. Oregon Live. en.
2. Web site: Announcing the 2019 Oregon Literary Fellowships Recipients. 2021-12-13. Literary Arts. en-US.
3. Regional Arts & Culture Council: 2009 report to the community
4. Web site: Wattenberg. Richard. 2007-10-25. Theater review: An ambitious new "8 Views". 2021-12-13. Oregon Live. en.