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Alumna Katie Torpey teaches a screenwriting class at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut. The class aims to teach students how to transform their personal life stories into cohesive film projects. (courtesy of Katie Torpey)

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UCLA alumna inspires screenwriters to connect with their own stories in workshop

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UCLA alumna Katie Torpey sits bent forward with her eyes closed, elbows resting on her knees, when she listens to people talk about their thoughts. Torpey is not a therapist, but a mentor for her students in a screenwriting class.

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UCLA alumna inspires screenwriters to connect with their own stories in workshop

By Eli Countryman

April 16, 2018 11:32 p.m.