The 24 Hour Plays 2005 - Broadway Creative Team

Adam Bock's The Drunken City was produced at Playwrights Horizons in 2008. His play The Receptionist received its World Premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club in the fall of 2007 to a sold-out extended run. The play has had many stock and amateur productions around the country, including last fall, starring Megan Mullally at The Odyssey Theatre in LA. His other works include The Thugs (Obie Award), Swimming in the Shallows (3 BATCC Awards, Clauder Award), Five Flights (Glickman Award), The Typographer's Dream, The Shaker Chair and Three Guys and a Brenda (Heideman Award). His plays have been commissioned, developed and ... read more ... read more STEVE HARPER is a TV writer, playwright, producer & actor dedicated to exploring the impact of culture and metaphysics on everyday life. His plays have been described as “Theatrical magic…that punctures the soul”*, “Wryly hilarious and startlingly direct…”** and work that “Illuminate(s) the supernatural in the context of ordinary lived experiences.”*** Steve’s writing investigates how we navigate the world when invisible forces make themselves present. His work examines spirituality, sexuality, race, class and often deals with spirit creatures, mythical beings, and powers beyond human understanding. Steve was a Co-Executive Producer of the CBS hit show Tracker (the most watched TV show ... read more ... read more ... read more David Lindsay-Abaire was most recently nominated for two Tony Awards for his work on Shrek The Musical: Best Book of a Musical and Best Score (with composer Jeanine Tesori). Prior to that he was awarded the 2008 Ed Kleban Award as America's most promising musical theatre lyricist and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Rabbit Hole, which premiered on Broadway at MTC. Rabbit Hole also received five Tony Award nominations, including Best Play, and the Spirit of America Award. His other shows include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World, High Fidelity and A Devil Inside, ... read more ... read more Christopher Ashley won the Tony Award for his direction of the stage production of Come From Away on Broadway, and serves as the Artistic Director of the Tony Award-winning La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, CA. Other film credits include Diana: The Musical on Netflix, the feature films Jeffrey and Lucky Stiff, and the American Playhouse production of Blown Sideways Through Life for PBS. At La Jolla Playhouse, Mr. Ashley directed the world-premiere productions of Come From Away, Diana: The Musical, Escape to Margaritaville, Memphis, The Darrell Hammond Project, Hollywood and Chasing the Song. Other select Playhouse credits include Freaky ... read more Melissa Attebery (Director) began in Los Angeles in series television, holding various positions in production and development at companies like Paramount, Viacom and Granada Entertainment before moving to the New York stage. Her New York stage credits include primarily original works, playing at venues such as Primary Stages, The Abingdon, HERE, Queens Theatre in the Park, FringeNYC, The Players, TADA and at Westbeth. She assistant-directed for Tina Howe at the 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY and directed the award-winning comedy LARRY GETS THE CALL by Matt Casarino (The 15-Minute Play Festival), which went on to be featured at DaDaFest International ... read more