5:30 – 7PM Saturday Belmont A/B: SAG-AFTRA FilmLab Live Reading!

FilmLab proudly premieres a LIVE reading featuring the 2026 Writer’s Room participants and professional SAG-AFTRA performers. You won’t want to miss this exciting debut!

The FilmLab Writer’s Room is an in-person educational opportunity for aspiring screenwriters. Eight writers were selected by a panel of judges to participate in a two-day in-person writer’s room in Portland, Oregon:

Barbara Blomquist
Steven Dexheimer
Adam Lohman
Kate Morris
Kari Mote
Chad Neufeld
Mariia Rudenko
Jerry J. Sampson

They worked with Grant Rosenberg, an experienced showrunner, producer, and screenwriter, to collaborate on the script that will be performed by SAG-AFTRA actors. This script will move into production in 2027. 

Come listen in on the script and hear about the process behind our next FilmLab production!

2026 Willamette Writers Conference