C. J. Lais has an ethusiastic piece about John Patrick Shanley's visit later today on the Times Union's Movies Blog: "Suppose you write a play that wins the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, then adapt that work into a screenplay to a film that you direct to five Academy Awards. Think you might be qualified to speak about writing and movies? Say hello to John Patrick Shanley, creator of “Doubt.” Literally, say hello to him today at the University at Albany when he gives an afternoon seminar and an evening lecture as part of the New York State Writers Institute Spring 2011 Visiting Writers Series." More.
