←Interact Theatre Company

InterAct Theatre Company developed HOW TO KILL A WATER BEAR in December 2020. In this haunting, tender drama, Paige takes on the ambitious tasks of honestly examining abuse and assault; honoring the tumultuous path to healing from trauma while still finding humor and heart; and pushing the possibilities of theatrical imagination. We are proud to have contributed to the life of this piece in its earliest stages.

InterAct Theatre Company developed SETTLE DOWN as part of our 8th Annual Core Playwrights Weekend in December 2020. In this play, Justin writes with clear eyes about the marginalization, inequity and cruelty of our world--but they do so not by indulging trauma but by painting stories of hope, love, community and possibility, all while making you laugh out loud. We are proud to have contributed to the life of this piece.

InterAct Theatre Company developed CARROLL COUNTY FIX as part of our 8th Annual Core Playwrights Weekend in December 2020. Through complex, relatable characters and a vibrant sense of place, Val grapples comprehensively with the nuanced politics of our changing rural communities--without romance, pretension or judgement. We are proud to have contributed to the life of this piece.

InterAct Theatre Company presented FRENCH PIG as part of our 7th Annual Core Playwrights Weekend in December 2019. In this serrated, strange, hysterical dark comedy, David reflects on how the justice system privileges and punishes strictly along class lines, and refracts that into a meditation on how our social circumstances color and crush our sense of purpose. We are proud to have contributed to the life of this piece.

InterAct Theatre Company developed ACETONE WISHES AND PLEXIGLASS DREAMS as part of our 8th Annual Core Playwrights Weekend in December 2020. In this witty and deeply emotional play, Stephanie explores the politics of the Korean American experience, as well as the more intimate pressures of parental/community expectation and shame--and does it all with deft double-casting, laugh-out-loud humor and heartwrending magic. We are proud to have contributed to the life of this piece.

InterAct Theatre Company developed THRIVE, OR WHAT YOU WILL as part of our 6th Annual Core Playwrights Weekend in December 2018. L's thoughtfulness, wit and keen theatrical mind is on full display in this sweeping text interrogating privilege and identity in history and its legacy. We are proud to have contributed to the development of this piece.

InterAct presented THE FOLKS AT HOME as part of our 2017 Core Playwrights Weekend. Eric's signature style is present in spades here: whip-smart dialogue guiding us through a complicated dissection of our world's most pressing questions--in this case, the modern tensions of gentrification, class, and familial responsibility on the American Dream. We were thrilled to participate in the advancement of this piece.

InterAct presented MRS. HARRISON as part of our second 2016 Core Playwrights Weekend. MRS. HARRISON is a taut drama examining privilege in storytelling through complex, compelling female characters and gripping dialogue. We were thrilled to participate in the advancement of this piece.

InterAct presented BRUTISH as part of our second 2016 Core Playwrights Weekend. By flipping the patriarchy to privilege women, Emily skillfully (and hilariously) reveals the deeply seated sexism ingrained in our lives, from everyday marriages to political campaigns. We were thrilled to participate in the advancement of this piece.

InterAct presented KILL ME SOFTLY, LOWER MERION as part of our 2016 Core Playwrights Weekend. Emily's innovative integration of technology with theatrical writing adds complexity and vibrancy to this fast-paced, feminist interrogation of immigration, class, and labor in America. We were thrilled to participate in the advancement of this piece.