"Calamity West is one of the best playwrights in Chicago. Or maybe the country. Or the universe." - Chicago Reader
LIFE & WORK
RESIDENCIES & AFFILIATIONS
PRIMARY STAGES
PLAYWRIGHT
October 2022 - May 2025
Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group
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Presentation of Sgt. Hank Cole's Drama Club of Algona, April 2024
LUCILLE LORTEL THEATRE
PLAYWRIGHT
May 2023 - December 2023
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Development of FEAST!
THE LEE STRASBERG THEATRE
& FILM INSTITUTE
PLAYWRIGHT
November 2021 - May 2022
Recipient of the Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission
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Workshop Production of The Last Supper and Three Years Later, May 2022
TIMELINE THEATRE'S PLAYWRIGHTS COLLECTIVE
PLAYWRIGHT
December 2016 - December 2018
Presentations of Greetings From Moscow: A Love Story
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TimeLine Theatre, December 2018
THE GOODMAN THEATRE'S NEW STAGES RESIDENCY
PLAYWRIGHT
September 2015 - December 2016
Presentation of Engines and Instruments of Flight: A Fantasia in Three Acts
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New Stages Festival, November 2019
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Playwrights Unit, December 2016
JACKALOPE THEATRE
COMPANY MEMBER
November 2014 - present
Jackalope productions include: The Peacock; Rolling; and In The Canyon
FULL-LENGTH PRODUCTION HISTORY
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Produced by The Constructivists
Milwaukee
October 2024
Produced by Eleusis Collective
Online Production
Directed by Claire K. Redfield
The Pandemic Years - August 2021
Produced by Jackalope Theatre
Chicago
October - December 2018
Produced by Steep Theatre
Chicago
February - April 2018
Produced by Sideshow Theatre
Chicago
November - December 2016
Produced by Jackalope Theatre
Chicago
February - April 2016
Produced by Interrobang Theatre Project
Chicago
April - June 2014
Produced by Jackalope Theatre
Chicago
October - December 2013
Produced by Sideshow Theatre
Chicago
June - July 2012
PRODUCED STAGED READINGS
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
SGT. HANK COLE'S DRAMA CLUB OF ALGONA
Primary Stages
New York
April 2024
Primary Stages
New York
April 2023
Jackalope Theatre
Chicago
Benefit Reading for the National Network of Abortion Funds
July 2022
THE LAST SUPPER AND THREE YEARS LATER
The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
New York
May 2022
Mirror Box Theatre
Grand Rapids, IA - Online Presentation
The Pandemic Years - April 2020
THE RETRIBUTION PLAY
Jackalope Theatre
Chicago
February 2020
ENGINES AND INSTRUMENTS OF FLIGHT:
A FANTASIA IN THREE ACTS
The Goodman Theatre / New Stages Festival
Chicago
November 2019
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown, WA
August 2019
Sanguine Theatre
New York
April 2018
A LOVE STORY
TimeLine Theatre
Chicago
December 2018 - and - January 2020
ENGINES AND INSTRUMENTS OF FLIGHT:
A FANTASIA IN THREE ACTS
Roundabout / Underground
New York
January 2018
Palo Alto Players
Palo Alto, CA
September 2017
ENGINES AND INSTRUMENTS OF FLIGHT:
A FANTASIA IN THREE ACTS
The Goodman Theatre
Chicago
July 2016
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Lecturer in Playwriting
March 2017 - present
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
Adjunct Professor of Literature
January 2018 - present
PRIMARY STAGES EINHORN SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS
Instructor and Group Leader - Echoes Writers Group
October 2024 - May 2025
Instructor, First Draft Development
June - August 2024
Instructor, Rewriting Your Draft
February - April 2024
Instructor, Fundamentals of Playwriting
September - November 2023
Mentor, The Echoes Writers Group
November - December 2022
JACKALOPE THEATER PLAYWRIGHTS LAB
Moderator / Creator
New Play Development Workshop
July 2018 - present
CHICAGO DRAMATISTS
Instructor / Creator
New Play Development Workshop, "Inspired by Actual Events..."
June 2021 - August 2021
VICTORY GARDENS CONSERVATORY
Instructor
New Play Development Workshop
November 2019 - December 2019
THE NEW COLONY WRITER'S ROOM
Co-Moderator
New Play Development Workshop
November 2017 - November 2018
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Moderator / Administrator
New Play Development Workshop - for writer's with and without disabilities.
February 2016 - June 2019
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
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Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award - Nominated - National - November 2023
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Kilroy List Citation - In The Canyon - National - October 2023
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Platform Award - Nominated - Chicago - July 2023
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The Lortel Theatre - Alcove at The Lortel - National - Awardee - NYC - May 2023
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Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission - National - Awardee - The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute - May 2022
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NFMLA, Best Screenplay - Nominated - Cool For Five Seconds - Los Angeles - February 2021
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Kilroy List Citation - Give It All Back - National - June 2015
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Kilroy List Honorable Mention - The Peacock - National - June 2015
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3Arts Chicago Award in Theatre - Awardee, $25,000 Prize - Chicago - October 2014
