Playwrights
Welcome to our directory of playwrights from around the world who are writing for young audiences. Feel free to browse country or name. Know someone that should be on the list? (Including yourself?) Send us the info!
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Rex McGregor
Rex McGregor is a New Zealand writer specializing in comedy theatre and satirical humor. His short plays have been produced on four continents from New York and London to Sydney and Kuala Lumpur. He has a Master of Arts (Hons) in Languages and Literature from the University of Auckland and is currently a senior collections librarian at Auckland Libraries.
Deepika Arwind
Deepika Arwind is a theatre-practitioner and writer based in Bangalore. Her work includes Nobody Sleeps Alone (2013-2014) and A Brief History of Your Hair (March 2016). She is acted in several plays with directors such as Anmol Vellani and Preetam Koilpillai.
Schulz, Tamara (South Africa)
Tamara Schulz grew up alongside elephants and tall trees in a remote wilderness area in Zambia. She completed her MA in African masquerade performance at Rhodes University, after which she found her way to a mosaic-like career in theatre and education. She has worked as a set and costume designer, a director, educator, lecturer, writer, waitress and fundraiser.
Buhbinder, Ariane (France)
Après des études littéraires, musicales et puis de mise en scène à l’INSAS Bruxelles, Ariane Buhbinder n’a cessé d’oeuvrer dans le domaine de la création en théâtre jeunes publics depuis 1983 en Europe et durant 10 ans au Québec.
Fourie, Charles (South Africa)
Charles J. Fourie is an accomplished and multi-award winning playwright, scriptwriter, and film and theater director and producer whose works have been staged throughout South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, and also broadcast on various radio and television stations such as SABC, M-NET, KykNET, BBC in the United Kingdom, Radio Sonder Grense, and Maroela Radio.
Simone Spiteri
SIMONE SPITERI was born in 1983 and is a playwright, performer and director. She trained for her Diploma in acting at the Malta Drama Centre between 1996 and 2004. She obtained her B.A. (Hons.) in Theatre Studies in 2004 and her M.A. in Theatre Studies in 2011, both at the University of Malta.
Laverty, Ashley (USA)
Ashley Laverty is an M.F.A candidate in Arizona State University's Theatre for Youth program where her interests lie in immersive theatre for youth and playwriting for a young audience. As an actress, she has performed nationally for young audiences with the National Theatre for Children, VEE Corporation, Roxy Regional Theatre, Vital Theatre Company, and Storyland, a family amusement park.
Anyanwu, Mike (Nigeria)
Mike Anyanwu is a pioneer artiste of the National Troupe of Nigeria. He holds a B.A. (Hons.) Second Class Upper Division Degree in Theatre Arts (Unical), Master of Fine Art (MFA) Theatre Arts (Unical); M.Sc. Mass Communication (Unilag); LL.B (Hons.) Unilag and BL (Nigeria Law School). He is a Barrister & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and presently the Deputy Director (Dance/Legal), National Troupe of Nigeria.