WRITER STEPHEN METCALFE SPEAKS TO DEL MAR-SOLANA BEACH ROTARIANS ABOUT HIS NEW NOVEL, PRETTY WOMAN, AND OTHER PROJECTS
Posted by Charles Foster
on Apr 18, 2015
Writer Stephen Metcalfe spoke to Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary last Friday morning about his new book and his career of dramatic writing for the stage, movies, and television.
Writer Stephen Metcalfe (Center) with Del Mar-Solana Beach Rotary President Diane Huckabee (Left) and Past President Steven Weitzen (Right)
Metcalfe wrote the production drafts for Pretty Woman, Mr. Holland’s Opus, and Arachnophobia, among many others. His stage plays and screen credits include too many to list. More recently, he has taught dramatic writing at UCSD, USD, and SDSU while being an Associate Artist at the Old Globe. This is in addition to writing a second novel.
Metcalfe’s recently released novel, The Tragic Age, is a coming-of-age story about a seventeen year old in southern California who variously chooses steps along paths that can lead to disaster or happiness. Reviewers have said that the book is “a really quick, enjoyable read,” “addresses issues such as death, suicide, sexuality, broken families, bullying,” and is “rich in humor, acute observations.”
Metcalfe answered many questions about his past and most interesting moments. One of them was about being interviewed for writing the production draft for Pretty Woman, which had been a dark drama before the re-writes. Rotarians and guests enjoyed learning more about this talented writer, now living in La Jolla, who had contributed to many stage, movie, and TV productions that they had seen and heard about.