societies. I was thinking a lot about young Latino men, gang culture and our ability to defy these destinies. But I ended up with a love story! What happens when your passion is larger than the world you live in?” Dramatic Publishing and Playscripts publish and license Alfaro’s work. Funny, Sharp, Inventive
Playwright and novelist Madeleine George possesses many gifts – not least among them a way with a title. Who could resist a play called Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England? When she was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama this year, however, it wasn’t just for the title. That new play, The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, looks at the power of technology to draw us together or push us apart – not just in the digital 21st century, but in the steam-driven 19th, and at other moments in history. One of the founders of the celebrated 13P company, George spearheaded the world premiere of her play The Zero Hour as part of the company’s mission to produce one new play by each of its 13 members, without putting them through the wringer of readings and workshops first. Originally from Amherst, MA, George now resides in Brooklyn. Her plays are published by Samuel French, her theatrical work is represented by Seth Glewen at The Gersh Agency, and her novels for young adult readers are available on Amazon.com. More information is available at madeleinegeorge.com. ‘My Writing Is Like My Ministry’
Marcus Gardley, equal parts poet and playwright, grew up in Oakland, CA, and now teaches playwriting at Brown University. He is having a banner year – 10 productions of seven of his plays at theatres across the country. From the satire The Box: A Black Comedy in New York to the passionate The Gospel of Lovingkindness spinning off the topic of gun violence in Chicago, Gardley’s extraordinary art combines fact and fiction, myth and stereotype, and his amazing command of language. His goal, though, is to heal. As he said in a recent New York Times interview, “We have so many traumas and need so much healing in our communities. I want my work to be part of the healing process.” Methuen has published Gardley’s work, and he is represented by Susan Weaving at William Morris Endeavor. n Megan Monaghan Rivas is an associate professor of dramaturgy at the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University. Recipient of the Elliott Hayes Prize in Dramaturgy, she served as literary manager of South Coast Repertory Theatre, the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and Frontera @ Hyde Park Theatre in Austin, TX, and oversaw the artistic programming at the Lark Play Development Center in NYC and The Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis. She has freelanced with TheatreSquared, the New Harmony Project and the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, among others.
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