Play Crawl 2022
PLAYWRIGHTS
ELLEN K. GRAHAM
EVERYTHING MUST GO
Ellen K. Graham is delighted to return to the Play Crawl. Her work has been produced in Chicago, Columbus, NYC, and Denver, where she has worked with Buntport, Benchmark, BETC, And Toto too, the Denver Center, and many other companies. She is the founder of Feral Assembly, a co-founder of Shocking Beyond Belief! Films, and a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. Her modern fantasy play, LOKI’S MONSTROUS CHILDREN, will be produced in Denver in November 2023. www.feralassembly.com
NICOLETTE VAJTAY
YOU’RE OK
After receiving her BFA from Montclair State University, Nicolette completed her academic training with an apprenticeship at Actors Theatre of Louisville and graduate studies with The American Repertory Theatre’s Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University. She made her NYC debut off-Broadway in 1992, and traversed the country, performing regionally for many years. She officially started writing in 2003 and studied Advanced Playwriting under Leon Martel at UCLA Extension School, with Terry Dodd and Michael Catlin at the Lighthouse in Denver, and with Terrie Silverman in Los Angeles. Her writing is deeply influenced by her spiritual curiosity of this thing called life and the exploration of humanity. Nicolette’s plays have been produced with the San Diego International Fringe Festival, Theatre District LA, NoHo Arts Center, Athena Project, Playwrights Showcase of the Western Region, Colorado Theatre Guild New Voices, Six Women Playwrights, And Toto too, Bolder Life Festival, Theatre Company of Lafayette, One Night Stand Theatre, C4 Theatre, Tri-Media Film Festival, Open Eye Theatre in NY, and Follies in FL. NicoletteVajtay.com
REBECCA GORMAN O’NEILL
PLAY THERAPY
Rebecca Gorman O’Neill is an English Professor at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, where she teaches playwriting, screenwriting, cinema studies, and the graphic novel. Her plays have been produced across the country, and are available through Eldridge Publishing, Dramatic Publishing, and Next Stage Press. https://newplayexchange.org/users/5673/rebecca-gorman-oneill
EDITH WEISS
TWO BITCHES IN A COFFEE SHOP
Edith Weiss, third person, loves the play crawl. She loves the actors that work for the love of it. She loves writing short pieces to an environment. Her youth theater plays, children's plays, and comedic murder mysteries have been performed in small theaters, colleges, and schools almost everywhere. Okay not in Antarctica. But (switching to first person) I'm working on that. And I love you the audience for supporting And Toto too.
LESLIE C. LEWIS
SHELTER IN PLACE
Leslie C. Lewis is a writer and producer whose short and full-length plays have been performed across the United States. Her work has been produced and/or developed by Denver Center Theatre Company, Paragon Theatre Company, And Toto too Theatre Company, Millibo Art Theatre, Capital Stage Theatre, and Lakeshore Players Theatre among others. She is a co-founder, co-producer and emcee of Rough Draught Playwrights, a live performance venue presenting Colorado playwrights’ works-in-progress, and was a founding member of Dirtyfish Theater, a playwrights collective creating and producing original work in Denver. Leslie is the author of non-fiction essays and articles for the academic and popular press, receiving awards for subject matter on the environment and contemporary culture. Radio credits include a series of essays addressing contemporary social issues which she wrote and broadcast for Connecticut Public Radio. Leslie is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, and lives in Longmont, Colorado with her husband, daughter, and assorted critters.
NINA ALICE MILLER
WE ARE FAMILY
Nina Alice Miller is a playwright, dramaturg and theatrical community builder in Denver, Colorado. She is co-founder and co-producer of the quarterly open-mic Rough Draught Playwrights: A Theatrical Playground and a member of the Dirtyfish Playwrights collective. Her plays include The Living (Athena Project Festival, 2012), Nano Diving (Red Rocks Community College Western Showcase, 2011), Bullies and Friends (commissioned for Mirror Image Arts, 2013), American Herring (And Toto Too, 2014), and Fisheaters, a Vintage Theater New Play Festival selection and a finalist in the Creede Repertory Theater Headwaters Festival. She is delighted to be back in the Play Crawl.
MELISSA LUCERO MCCARL
OF ALL THE BOOKBARS IN ALL THE TOWNS
Painted Bread, Melissa’s full length play about the life of Frida Kahlo, was voted "Best New Play" by the Denver Post. She was commissioned by the Jewish Community Center to write Poignant Irritations, about the life of Gertrude Stein ("Best Local Playwright" by Westword), and commissioned by Bonnie Metzgar to write for The War Anthology at Curious Theatre Co. Her one act play, Carlene Yakkin is a recipient of the Steven Dietz award. Her critically acclaimed play Lost Creatures was produced in November 2016 by And Toto too Theatre Company and was nominated for a Henry award. She currently teaches playwriting at Lighthouse Writer’s Workshop
CHRISTIE BRENNER WINN
"She's a dreamer, a doer, a thinker. She sees possibilities everywhere."
Christie is based in Arvada. She is the Executive Director of REM Stage Productions and has worked with BETC, Athena Project, Theater O, Arts in the Open, Vail Valley Players, and Wordsmyth Theater Company (Houston). Christie is a proud mom of two beautiful daughters and proud to be Kindergarten teacher at Van Arsdale Elementary. She holds a BA in Theater Arts and a MAT in Language Arts from Northeastern University in Chicago. She has been a part of the Play Crawl from the beginning and is ecstatic that it’s back! As always- thank you Susan!
LINDA BERRY
THE ROAD RETAKEN
Linda Berry's varied published credits include poetry, short fiction for children and adults, preschool curriculum, a newspaper entertainment column, craft articles, a stint as editor of a tennis magazine (although she's never been a tennis player), and six cozy mystery novels. Several of her short plays have been prizewinners, and have been published and/or produced. She 's a member of Colorado Dramatists and the Denver Woman's Press Club. This year marks her 9th year as a contributor to the play crawl. www.ogeechee.avigne.org