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Heideman Award Finalist
Andrew has been selected as a finalist for the The Heideman Award for his short play 'A Rebel Among the Wretched.' The finalist plays were chosen from over 1,300 entries to the Actors Theatre of Louisville’s National Ten-Minute Play Contest. Finalist plays are considered for production at the theatre and as part of the 2012 Humana Festival of New American Plays.
The End of the World
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‘The Craft’ at Riverside Studios, London
London’s In Company Theatre has selected ‘The Craft’ for this year’s Off Cut festival at Riverside Studios. A total of 28 short plays will be performed during a three week run at the end of September/beginning of October 2011. At the final performance, a panel of industry professionals, chaired by the National Theatre’s Writer-in-Residence, Moira Buffini, will choose the winners of the Playwright, Director and Company of Actors Awards. Details to follow.
'Suburban Redux' makes its U.S. premiere on May 26th
'Suburban Redux' will make its U.S. premiere in St. Paul, MN, beginning May 26th at the Lowry Lab Theater. Produced by Gadfly Theatre Productions, a professional, non-profit theatre and arts organization promoting socioeconomic justice, individuality, and equality for all, 'Suburban Redux' will complete the young company's inaugural season. The play will run until June 5th and details can be found here.
‘The Treachery of Images’ receives
New York’s Heiress Productions has selected ‘The Treachery of Images’ as one of three winning entries for its 2010 Playwriting Competition. The play will receive a staged reading by the company on Thursday, May 5th at
Heiress Productions is a not-for-profit organization committed to raising cancer awareness and funds through entertaining and inspirational professional productions.
'Carbon-Based Life Form Seeks Similar' opens in New York
The Curan Repertory Company is producing 'Carbon-Based Life Form Seeks Similar' as part of its 5th annual Notes From The Underground Festival. The show runs April 27 - May 1, Wednesday - Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 7:00 p.m. American Theatre of Actors, 314 W. 54th St. (at 8th Ave.), (212) 479-0821 ($15).
'The Skewed Picture' in Massachusetts
The Hovey Players, in Waltham, Massachusetts, have chosen ‘The Skewed Picture’ for inclusion in their Summer Shorts Festival, scheduled to take place this coming July. Further details to be announced.
'The Skewed Picture' opens at The Vortex Theatre
The Vortex Theatre in Albuquerque, New Mexico, begins performances of its Don’t Blink! International Play Festival, featuring 'The Skewed Picture' among its eight selected plays. The show runs from February 4 through March 6, 2011. Details can be found here.
Read an article on the show, including a brief interview with Andrew, here.
'The Meta Plays'
The new anthology ‘The Meta Plays’ is a collection of short plays that takes theatrical conventions on a metaphysical joyride. The compilation can be performed by as few as 4 actors or as many as 18, all with minimal set and prop requirements. Further details, synopses, and script samples can be found here.
'The Craft' selected as finalist in National One-Act Play Competition
FirstStage, in Los Angeles, has selected ‘The Craft’ as one of three finalists for their 14th Annual One-Act Contest. The plays will be presented as staged readings on Monday, December 6th at 7:00pm at The Missing Piece Theatre, 2811 West Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA 51505, near Hollywood Way.
‘Public Relations’ now published
Theatrical trade publisher Smith & Kraus, Inc. have published ‘Public Relations’ in its new anthology 'The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2010.' Available from Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon, and most specialty theatre bookstores. Edited by Lawrence Harbison.
'Carbon-Based Life Form Seeks Similar' at the Independent Theatre Collective
The Independent Theatre Collective will be producing ‘Carbon-Based Life Form Seeks Similar’ this coming October as part of its StoFest one-act play festival. ITC is an independent collective of theatre artists headquartered in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia dedicated to developing and producing thought-provoking, challenging work that will enlighten, enthrall and entertain. More information on the company can be found here.
‘Café Grotesquerie’ to be published
Theatrical trade publisher Smith & Kraus, Inc. will be publishing ‘Café Grotesquerie’ in its upcoming anthology 'The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2011.' Date of publication: December, 2011. Edited by Lawrence Harbison.
Monologues from ‘skiz/uhm’ and ‘Suburban Redux’ now published
Theatrical trade publisher JAC Publishing & Promotions has just published monologues from ‘skiz/uhm’ and ‘Suburban Redux’ in its anthology ‘InterJACtions: Monologues at the Heart of Human Nature.’
'Café Grotesquerie' debuts in New York
Award-winning EndTimes Productions are producing 'Café Grotesquerie' as part of its annual one-act festival, "Vignettes for the Apocalypse." The festival focuses on pieces with horror, sci-fi, political, or dystopian themes. Performances run from 4/7/2010-4/18/2010 at The Red Room Theater, 85 East 4th Street (between 2nd & 3rd), New York, NY 10003. Details can be found here.
The monologue 'Organ Failure' has just been published in The Good Ear Review...a dramatist's literary journal, and can be found by visiting their website here.
‘What's the Meta?' now published
Theatrical trade publisher Smith & Kraus, Inc. has published ‘What's the Meta?' in its latest anthology '2009: The Best Ten-Minute Plays for 2 or More Actors.' Edited by
‘A Cure for the Common Cold’
The new play ‘A Cure for the Common Cold’ is a Cold War drama based on actual events. More information on the play can be found here.
‘Public Relations’ to debut in
The premiere production of ‘Public Relations’ will take place at the Notes From The Underground festival, produced by the Curan Repertory Company, beginning May 19th. Details to follow.
‘Kitchen Sink Drama’ in
Mind The Gap Theatre will be producing the one-act version of ‘Kitchen Sink Drama’ as part of BritBits 5, a play festival featuring brand new short plays by, for or about the British.
‘The End of the World’ at hotINK
‘The End of the World’ has been selected for inclusion in the 9th annual hotINK International Festival of Play Readings. The festival is organized and presented by the Department of Drama at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. The lead role of "Valentine" will be performed by Broadway's Theo Stockman ("Hair" "American Idiot"). More information on hotINK can be found here.
The reading will take place on Saturday, January 31st, 2009 and will be held at the Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. Additional details to follow.
'What's the Meta?' in Beyond Convention OC Weekly The Hunger Artists Theatre Company is producing ‘What’s the
“Theatrical crack… One hell of a good time…In a truly esoteric stint, What’s the
‘What’s the Meta?’ in
Mind The Gap Theatre will be producing ‘What’s the
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The East Haddam Stage Company has selected ‘What’s the
More on The East Haddam Stage Company can be found by visiting their website here.
'What's the Meta?' in NC
The Lost Playwrights of Western North Carolina will present ‘What’s the
'An Honest Mistake' in Ashland
ArtWork Enterprises has selected ‘An Honest Mistake’ as a winner for the 8th annual Rogue Valley Ten-Minute Plays Festival, in
‘Dedication’ opens in New York
“Smart…Compelling...The dialog hits with an open palm…The subtlety of Biss' script comes into focus and the two characters shift positions”
nytheatre.com
Turtle Shell Productions is presenting the premiere production of ‘Dedication’ in New York this summer. The play stars Arthur French and Booker T. Washington and runs July 17th - August 5th at The Turtle's Shell Theater (in the Times Square Arts Center), 300 W. 43 rd Street, New York, NY 10036 .Tickets available at Theatermania.com or by calling 212-352-3101.
For complete show schedule please visit: www.turtleshellproductions.com
'Cocktail Conversation' now published
Theatrical trade publisher Smith & Kraus, Inc. has published 'Cocktail Conversation' in its new anthology 'The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2007, 2 Actors.' Available from Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon, and most specialty theatre bookstores. Edited by Lawrence Harbison.
‘Big’ in
‘Big Girl’ opens in New York on April 3rd. Produced by
Performances:
Wed - Sat at 7pm; Sun at 3pm; also Apr 12 at 3pm
Tickets:
212-279-4200
Order tickets online
www.threegracestheater.org
'Indigenous Peoples' opens in London
"A hilarious play"
Theatreworld Internet Magazine
"Amusingly clever and eruditely absurd"
Extra! Extra!
"Amusing and likeably daft"
Time Out
London’s Union Theatre opens its 'Best of the Bunch' plays from its highly popular Union of Shorts series. The 10th Anniversary Union of Shorts runs on the following schedule:
Wednesday, December 5th – Saturday, January 12th
Wednesday-Saturday @ 7:30pm
Sundays @ 3:00pm
The Union Theatre
204 Union Street
Southwark, SE1 0LX
020 7261 9876
www.uniontheatre.org
'Indigenous Peoples' takes the top honors at New York Festival
'Indigenous Peoples' was awarded Play of the Year at the Wonderland One-Act Festival, held at The Studio Theatre in Theatre Row on 42nd Street. The awards were presented at Chi Lounge in Manhattan on June 9th, where the production also picked up three other awards: Best Actress to Nicole Heriot, Understudy Award (for a last minute fill in by director James Stover), and the award for Audience Favorite Play.
Playbill
Broadwayworld.com
b i o g r a p h y :
The works of author and playwright Andrew Biss have been produced in New York, London, Los Angeles, and many other cities across North America and Europe. 
His plays have won awards on both coasts of the U.S., critical acclaim in the U.K., and are an Off-Off-Broadway mainstay.
In New York his plays have been produced at Theatre Row Studios, The Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Festival, Emerging Artists Theatre, The Kraine Theater, The Red Room Theater, Manhattan Theatre Source, Mind The Gap Theatre, 3Graces Theatre Company, Curan Repertory Company, Turtle Shell Productions, Pulse Ensemble Theatre, American Globe Theatre, The American Theater of Actors, and Chashama Theatres, among others.
He is published by Smith & Kraus, Inc., Meriwether Publishing Ltd., and JAC Publishing & Promotions.
Andrew is a graduate of the University of the Arts London, and a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.
Strange Tales of the Curiously Uncommon
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The Dramatists Guild
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The Guardian
The New York Times
Bushgreen
NYTheatre.com
NYC Playwrights
The Union Theatre
Mind The Gap Theatre
The Stage
The Loop
Adam Szymkowicz Blog
The Good Ear Review
The Nicole duFresne Scholarship
BBC Writersroom
Helen Smith Blog
