Gillian McCafferty and Jonathan Peck in the 2007/8 London production of 'Indigenous Peoples'
Gillian McCafferty and Jonathan Peck in the 2007/8 London production of 'Indigenous Peoples'
Janet Prince and John Cunningham in Mind The Gap Theatre’s reading of ‘Foreign Bodies’ in New York
Iain Ward in the original London production of ‘Indigenous Peoples’
Gillian McCafferty and Iain Ward in 'Indigenous Peoples'
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Tim Hine and Laura Mitchell in the Montreal production of ‘The Man Who Liked Dick’
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Mark Allen and Kathi Chandler in ‘Indigenous Peoples’ at the Los Angeles Theater Center
Andrew Haslam and Philip Lawrence in the London production of ‘Cocktail Conversation’
Oliver Koomsatira, Anthony Perzow, and Laura Mitchell in the Montreal production of ‘Suburban Redux’
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Toma Weideman and Nathaniel Amranian in the Montreal production of ‘’Tis Pity He’s a Whore’
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One-Act Plays
Indigenous Peoples
Union Theatre
Union of Shorts - Best of the Bunch, 2007/8
London, England
Wonderland One-Act Festival, 2007
The Studio Theatre, Theatre Row Studios
New York, New York
Winner, Best Play
Moving Arts
Premiere One-Act Festival, 2004
Los Angeles Theater Center
Los Angeles, California
Riant Theatre at the Producers Club II
Strawberry One-Act Festival, 2004
New York, New York
Eastbound Theatre
Eastbound Summer 2004 Play festival
Milford, Connecticut
Triangle Theatre
New Play Reading Series, 2004
New York, New York
Creative Acting Company
Part of 'Indigenous Peoples and Other Short Plays,' 2004
New York, New York
Selected for the Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival, 2003
New York, New York
Union Theatre
Union of Shorts - Camp!, 2002
London, England
FirstStage
First Place Winner
6th Annual National One-Act Play Competition, 2002
Los Angeles, California
(Staged Reading)
“My favourite [play of the evening] is Andrew Biss’ ‘Indigenous Peoples’…Hilarious”
The Stage
“Andrew Biss proves that simplicity can be far more engaging with ‘Indigenous Peoples’…Biss’ writing is warm and funny”
"Amusing and likeably daft"
Time Out
“An extremely funny masterpiece of Cowardesque dialogue”
"A hilarious play"
Theatreworld Internet Magazine
“There is one charming exception in Andrew Biss’ Indigenous Peoples…The dialogue is so chirpily surreal…Succeeds on its own daft level…Brings a moment of erotic comedy which almost justifies the cost of a ticket.”
What’s On
"Amusingly clever and eruditely absurd"
Extra! Extra!
Cuthbert's Last Stand
Théâtre Ste-Catherine
Village Scene/Unwashed Grape Productions
The Montreal G.L.B.T. International Theatre Festival, 2005
Montréal, Qc. Canada
American Theatre of Actors
Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival, 2002
New York, New York
The Storm Theatre
Conspiracy Theatre Company, 2002
New York, New York
Brick Playhouse
Albert Benzwei Award, 2002
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Finalist)
FirstStage
First Place Winner
5th Annual National One-Act Play Competition, 2001
Los Angeles, California
(Staged Reading)
Press:
“Clever…Endearing and funny”
Off-Off-Broadway Review
Foreign Bodies
Mind The Gap Theatre
Part of 'An Evening of Short Plays by Andrew Biss,' 2006
New York, New York
(Staged Reading)
Emerging Artists Theatre
EATFest Spring 2005
New York, New York
Press:
“Foreign Bodies is a gleefully dire, tongue-in-cheek look at how we lose our perceptiveness the more we try to smooth out the edges of our lives and relationships.”
“Delightful…touching and unique.”
Offoffonline
“Absurd comedy with strange, witty twists.”
nytheatre.com
Cocktail Conversation
Unwashed Grape Productions
Théâtre Ste-Catherine
'Biss-Ous: Four One-Acts by Andrew Biss'
Montréal, 2006
Union Theatre
Union of Shorts: PUB!, 2005
London, England
Riant Theatre
First Annual International Lesbian and Gay Theatre Festival
Producers Club, 2002
New York, New York
"Wickedly funny"
"Well written and brilliantly acted"
Theatreworld Internet Magazine
“Deliciously camp”
“An absolute riot”
IndieLondon
"Eavesdrops on a gay couple with humour and warmth."
The Stage
The Man Who Liked Dick
Unwashed Grape Productions
Théâtre Ste-Catherine
'Biss-Ous: Four One-Acts by Andrew Biss'
Montréal, 2006
“Flirtatious and fun… refreshing, very well written… check it out”
The Concordian
WYWH
FirstStage
Playwrights Express Festival, 2006
Los Angeles, California
(Staged Reading)
Awarded Semi-Finalist honors in the 9th Annual National One-Act Play Competition
FirstStage, Hollywood
Big Girl
3Graces Theater Company
Spring Shorts 2
Turtle Shell Theater, 2008
New York, New York
Mind The Gap Theatre
Part of 'An Evening of Short Plays by Andrew Biss,' 2006
New York, New York
(Staged Reading)
The Replica
Unwashed Grape Productions
Théâtre Ste-Catherine
‘Biss-Ous: Four One-Acts by Andrew Biss’
Montréal, 2006
Awarded Semi-Finalist honors in the 10th Annual National One-Act Play Competition
FirstStage, Hollywood
“Haunting…intense…totally engaging”
The Concordian
The One-Eyed Guru
McEvoy Theater
New Hampton School
Theatre Arts Program, 2006
New Hampton, New Hampshire
Youngstown State University
College of Fine and Performing Arts, 2005
Youngstown, Ohio
The Joneses
Awarded Semi-Finalist honors in the 11th Annual National One-Act Play Competition
FirstStage, Hollywood
An Honest Mistake
Heartlande Theatre Company
Play by Play Festival, 2002
Ann Arbor, Michigan
American Globe Theatre
7th Annual Fifteen Minute Play Festival, 2001
New York, New York
Long Island City Arts Project
SpringFest, 2001
New York, New York
A Familiar Face
Killin Drama Club
Scottish Community Drama Association
Festival of One Act Plays, 2006
Killin, Scotland
SCDA Scott Salver Playwriting Competition
Third Place Winner, 2006
Edinburgh, Scotland
Einstein's Bastards Theater Company
Cornelia Street Cafe, 2003
New York, New York
(Staged Reading)
A Slip of the Tongue
Einstein's Bastards Theater Company
Cornelia Street Cafe, 2003
New York, New York
(Staged Reading)
Einstein's Bastards Theatre Company
Cornelia Street Cafe Artists Salon, 2003
New York, New York
(Staged Reading)
An Embarrassing Odour
Hudson Theatre
Women's Theatre Company Los Angeles, 2002
Los Angeles, California
Optioned as a short film by Creations Pictures
Los Angeles, California
A Stunning Confession
Flagler College Theatre Arts Department
Senior One-Act Conservatory Show, 2006
Saint Augustine, Florida
Einstein's Bastards Theater Company
Cornelia Street Cafe, 2003
New York, New York
(Staged Reading)
Public Relations
FirstStage
Playwrights Express Festival, 2005
Los Angeles, California
(Staged Reading)
Degraded
Emerging Artists Theatre
Intar Theatre, 2003
New York, New York
(Developmental Reading)
'Tis Pity He's a Whore
Unwashed Grape Productions
Théâtre Ste-Catherine
‘Biss-Ous: Four One-Acts by Andrew Biss’
Montréal, 2006
FirstStage
Playwrights Express Festival, 2001
Los Angeles, California
(Staged Reading)
Full-Length Plays
Skiz-uhm
Semifinalist in Partial Comfort Productions' 2004 National Playwriting Competition
(Under the title ‘The Most Interesting Man in the Whole Wide World’)
New York, New York
“Imaginative and energetically written.”
Royal Court Theatre, London
Suburban Redux
Unwashed Grape Productions
Théâtre Ste-Catherine, 2006
(Produced under the title “Cuthbert's Last Stand - Uncut!”)
Montréal, Qc, Canada
Finalist
2005
“A witty drawing-room comedy à la Oscar Wilde”
“Shocking admissions, tearful recriminations and several jolly good laughs”
“Highly entertaining”
The Montreal Mirror“A stylish Wildean comedy”
“The writing is finely tuned”
“Consistently entertaining”
The Soho Theatre & Writers' Centre, London
Lost in Fairyland
2005 Lavender Footlights Festival
Directed by Bailiwick Repertory’s David Zak
Miami, Florida
(Staged Reading)
A Portada Theatre Group
Paderne Theatre, 2004
Portugal
Chashama Theatre
The Chip Deffaa Invitational: A Theatre Festival, 2002
New York, New York
Pulse Ensemble Theatre
Winner, Chamber Theatre Festival, 2001
New York, New York
(Staged Reading)
“Passionate…intriguing...unpredictable”
“The play recalls Larry Kramer’s infamous 1978 novel, ‘Faggots’”
“The idea of the gay antihero, so prevalent in the pre-Stonewall dramas of playwrights such as Tennessee Williams, Robert Anderson and Mart Crowley, has diminished considerably in modern drama, which is what makes Andrew Biss’ latest contribution to gay theater, “Lost in Fairyland,” so refreshing”
“The notions raised by Biss about gay culture and identity resonate heavily, suggesting that Kramer’s concerns about letting sexuality define our lives are as relevant today as they were decades ago.”
Washington Square News
“Lost in Fairyland reminds us that gay (and straight, and in between) comes in all varieties, and that sexual preference need not be the only, or main, way that a person defines himself.”
“Biss’ perspectives on gay life are interesting and worth hearing, though they may not prove popular with the Gay Pride crowd.”
nytheatre.com