CALAMITY WEST
Calamity West is a Chicago-based, award-winning playwright. Her plays have appeared at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Roundabout, The Goodman, Jackalope Theatre, Steep Theatre, TimeLine, and Sideshow Theatre. In 2014 Calamity was recipient of the 3Arts Award. She teaches playwriting at the University of Chicago and Webster University. Calamity holds a BA in dramatic writing from Webster University and an MFA in creative writing from California College of the Arts. She is a company member of Jackalope Theatre Company. Calamity is represented by ICM Partners and managed by Industry Entertainment.
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THOUGHTS ON
CALAMITY'S WORK
"West is a colossal Chicago talent with a formidable intellect..." - Chicago Tribune
“…an essential Chicago-style voice…” – Chicago Tribune
“Calamity West…is, without question, a name to watch.” – Chicago Tribune
“Calamity West manages to hook you in and get you comfortable only to take you places no one wants to see clearly.” – Third Coast
“West writes like a vise, slowly tightening the screws until her characters are trapped and her audience is rapt.” – Windy City Times
“West’s writing really hits the zeitgeist. She’s an important voice in the world right now.” – PerformInk
“West is the real deal.” – Chicago Tribune
“…a leading aesthetic innovator of storefront realism as well as a tough-as-nails moralist.” – Chicago Reader
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PLAYS BY
CALAMITY WEST
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GREETINGS FROM MOSCOW! A LOVE STORY
ENGINES AND INSTRUMENTS OF FLIGHT: A FANTASIA IN THREE ACTS
CONTACT
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