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Ernest J. Patterson
Drama professor Ernie Patterson is the playwright of ten plays and has been directing plays since 1975. Currently, he teaches film and theatre at Navarro College in Texas. Mr. Patterson received hi...view moreDrama professor Ernie Patterson is the playwright of ten plays and has been directing plays since 1975. Currently, he teaches film and theatre at Navarro College in Texas. Mr. Patterson received his master’s degree from Washington State University and a bachelor’s from Brigham Young University in theatre and cinema.
“While working in a small theatre group, I quickly discovered that many of the plays offered through mainstream publishers did not fit our company’s needs, so I began to adapt the plays of Shakespeare and other classics into a postmodern genre to better fit our space and the size of our company. One day Mariners dawned on me. I was always told to write what you know.
“The location of Mariners, Imperial Beach, is the town where I grew up. Back then (1960s), “I.B.”, as it was fondly referred to, was probably the only city on the Southern California coast that didn’t have a marina or beach front condos. We used to drive up a little dirt path called Cortez Avenue; this is where I came of age.”view less