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THE CREATIVE LIFE OF 
CALAMITY WEST

RESIDENCIES & AFFILIATIONS

 

PRIMARY STAGES

PLAYWRIGHT

October 2022 - May 2026

Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group

 THE LORTEL

PLAYWRIGHT

Alcove at The Lortel 

 

THE LEE STRASBERG THEATRE

& FILM INSTITUTE

PLAYWRIGHT

November 2021 - May 2022

Recipient of the Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission

TIMELINE THEATRE'S PLAYWRIGHTS COLLECTIVE 

PLAYWRIGHT

December 2016 - December 2018

Presentations of Greetings From Moscow: A Love Story

THE GOODMAN THEATRE'S NEW STAGES RESIDENCY 

PLAYWRIGHT 

September 2015 - December 2016

 Presentation of Engines and Instruments of Flight: A Fantasia in Three Acts

  • New Stages Festival, November 2019  

  • Playwrights Unit, December 2016   
     

JACKALOPE THEATRE COMPANY

COMPANY MEMBER 

April 2014 - present




FULL-LENGTH PRODUCTION HISTORY
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IN THE CANYON 

Produced by The Constructivists

Milwaukee 

October 2024

 

GIVE IT ALL BACK

 Produced by Eleusis Collective

Digital Production 

The Pandemic Years - August 2021

 

IN THE CANYON

Produced by Jackalope Theatre

Chicago

October - December 2018

 

HINTER

Produced by Steep Theatre 

Chicago

February - April 2018

GIVE IT ALL BACK 

Produced by Sideshow Theatre 

Chicago

November - December 2016

ROLLING

Produced by Jackalope Theatre

Chicago

February - April 2016

IBSEN IS DEAD

Produced by Interrobang Theatre Project 

Chicago

April - June 2014

THE PEACOCK 

Produced by Jackalope Theatre 

Chicago

October - December 2013

THE GACY PLAY

Produced by Sideshow Theatre

Chicago

June - July 2012

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PRODUCED STAGED READINGS
- Selected / Click on titles for additional information -
 

FEAST!

The Lortel

New York

October 15th - October 31st, 2024

 

SGT. HANK COLE'S DRAMA CLUB OF ALGONA

Jackalope Theatre

Chicago

August 2024

 

SGT. HANK COLE'S DRAMA CLUB OF ALGONA

Primary Stages

New York

April 2024

FEAST!

Primary Stages

 New York

April 2023

IN THE CANYON

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

 

ROLLING 

Mirror Box Theatre

Grand Rapids, IA 

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

 

IN THE CANYON

Williamstown Theatre Festival

Williamstown, WA 

August 2019

IN THE CANYON 

Sanguine Theatre

New York 

April 2018

GREETINGS FROM MOSCOW! 

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

GIVE IT ALL BACK 

Palo Alto Players

Palo Alto, CA

September 2017

ENGINES AND INSTRUMENTS OF FLIGHT:

A FANTASIA IN THREE ACTS

The Goodman Theatre

Chicago  

July 2016

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
- Selected - 

  • Dominic Orlando Playwriting Award - Nominated - National - November 2023

  • Kilroy List Citation - In The Canyon - National - October 2023

  • Platform Award - Nominated - Chicago - July 2023 

  • The Lortel Theatre - Alcove at The Lortel - National - Awardee - NYC - May 2023

  • Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission - National Awardee - The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute - May 2022

  • NFMLA, Best Screenplay - Nominated - Cool For Five Seconds - Los Angeles - February 2021

  • Kilroy List Citation - Give It All Back - National - June 2015

  • Kilroy List Honorable Mention - The Peacock - National - June 2015

  • 3Arts Chicago Award in Theatre Awardee, $25,000 Prize - Chicago - October 2014

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