I Interview Playwrights Part 534: Stephen Spotswood
Stephen SpotswoodHometown: North East, MD (it's not a compass point; it's the name of an actual town) Current Town: Washington, D.C. Q: What are you working on now? A: I have a…
Stephen SpotswoodHometown: North East, MD (it's not a compass point; it's the name of an actual town) Current Town: Washington, D.C. Q: What are you working on now? A: I have a…
Erica Saleh Hometown: Dryden, NY Current Town: Brooklyn, NY Q: What are you working on now? A: I'm deep into rewrites on a play I wrote earlier this year, The Morning After, about a youn…
Photo credit: Benjamin Kosman Mira GibsonHometown: Sanbornton, NHCurrent Town: Brooklyn, NYQ: What are you working on now? A: At the moment I have a few scripts in the works that…
E. J. C. Calvert Hometown: I was born in St. Louis, MO, and lived there long enough to form a couple foggy memories. Then I grew up primarily in Rochester, NY, with stints in Palo Al…
Nick Gandiello Hometown: Baldwin, NY. Long Island. Current Town: Harlem. Q: What are you working on now? A: I finished a first draft about a month ago, so now I'm in that weird p…
1. First up, it's Hearts Like Fists at Flux Theater Ensemble Nov 30-Dec 15 This show had the best reviews of my life this summer in LA. Now Flux is doing their version. Reh…
Tania Richard Hometown: Western Springs, IL. Current Town: Evanston, IL. Q: What are you working on now? A: A play called "Angry Black Woman" and a sister solo piece called "…
Lloyd Suh Hometown: Greenwood, Indiana Current Town: Brooklyn, New York Q: What are you working on now? A: The most immediate thing chronologically is a play called JESUS IN I…
Robert KoonHometown: I'm an Air Force brat, so this is a tough question. I was born in Harlingen, Texas, grew up mostly in central California, and there are also odd sprinklings of Virginia…
Ron HirsenHometown: Chicago Current town: Chicago Q: What are you working on now? A: I'm preparing to self-produce a play of mine in Chicago next year. The play, Elegy, has …
Sean Abley Rob Ackerman Liz Duffy Adams Johnna Adams Tony Adams David Adjmi Keith Josef Adkins Nastaran Ahmadi Derek Ahonen Kathleen Akerley Daniel…
Jayme McGhan Timothy Nolan Steve J. Spencer Carolyn Kras Scott T. Barsotti Ike Holter Chelsea M. Marcantel Adam Hahn Devon de Mayo J. Julian Christopher Aaron Bushkowsky Brian Golden…
Jayme McGhan Hometown: Minneapolis. 
 
 Current Town: Chicago. Technically, Elmwood Park, which is the first village over on the West side. I know a bunch of proud Chicago…
Timothy NolanHometown: Bronx, NY by way of Mahopac, NYCurrent Town: Brooklyn, NYQ: Tell me about What's In A Name. A: What's In A Name started off as a short play I wrote in 1994…
Steve J. SpencerHometown: Dayton, OH Current Town: Chicago, ILQ: What are you working on now? A: Couple of plays. One is about a brilliant fourteen-year-old girl being slowly crushed by ou…
Carolyn Kras Hometown: Berwyn, IL (just outside Chicago) Current Town: Los Angeles Q: What are you working on now? A: I'm working on the "Visionary Playwright Commission"…
Scott T. Barsotti Hometown: Pittsburgh, PACurrent Town: Chicago, ILQ: What are you working on now? A: I'm working on an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH, which if y…
My Base and Scurvy Heart The Musical Book by Adam Szymkowicz Music by Dan Moses Schreier Lyrics by Matt Sherwin Directed by Peter Ellenstein Musical Direction by Max Mamon Starr…
Ike HolterHometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota Current City: Chicago Il all the way! Going on ten years in July. Q: What are you working on now?A: Last week, I wrote and directed a one night …
Chelsea M. MarcantelHometown: Jennings, Louisiana Current Town: Abingdon, VA (by way of Chicago)Q: What are you working on now? A: I'm editing one of my very first plays, A Place to Lan…
Adam HahnHometown: Burlington, IACurrent Town: Los Angeles Q: Tell me about Kong.A: KONG: A Goddamn Thirty-Foot Gorilla started as a project in a class on adaptation in the Hollins Playwri…
Devon de MayoHometown: Tustin, California Current Town: Chicago, IllinoisQ: What are you working on now? A: Guerra: A Clown Play - a show that I developed with Seth Bockley and La Piar…
J. Julian ChristopherHometown: I was born and raised in Levittown, Long Island. Actually the first full-length play I wrote was about my experiences living in Levittown. It is an interestin…
Aaron BushkowskyHometown: Edmonton, Alberta Current Town: Vancouver, BC Q: What are you working on now? A: A new black comedy, Play With Monsters. Q: How would you char…
Brian GoldenHometown: Davenport, Iowa Current Town: Chicago, Illinois Q: What are you working on now? A: I'm working on JOHNNY, a new play about missing children inspired by a famous case…