Meet the Playwright: Emily McClain
Emily McClain is co-winner of the 2019 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award, along with Ben Thorpe. Emily is the co-director of theatre at Buford High School. She graduated from Berry College with a B.A.
Emily McClain is co-winner of the 2019 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award, along with Ben Thorpe. Emily is the co-director of theatre at Buford High School. She graduated from Berry College with a B.A.
Ben Thorpe is co-winner of the 2019 Essential Theatre Playwriting Award, along with Emily McClain. Join us as we get to know Ben a little bit better:
ET: Congratulations,
Marilyn and Sharon are
the sister duo behind MEMORY LANE, (concert reading this Saturday at 7:30pm)
E: Hi Marilyn. Hi Sharon. We’re so excited to be presenting a concert reading of your musical this Saturday!
Ben Thorpe is the man behind the final Bare Essentials reading in this summer’s festival, Baby Shower for the Anti-Christ, happening this Wednesday August 22 at 7:30pm.
Hi Ben!
Courtney Earl wrote tonight’s Bare Essentials reading, Aposteriori. Read on to learn a little more about tonight’s playwright and play!
Hi Courtney! Can you tell us a little about yourself,
Avery Sharpe is an actor and recently a playwright from Atlanta, GA. After studying Acting and Spanish at Kennesaw State University, he has performed at a variety of stages across Atlanta.
Rachel Graf Evans (left) is a writer and theatre artist most interested in silenced and forgotten stories. Her Atlanta playwriting credits include: SUIT YOURSELF (Georgia Lawyers for the Arts’
John has written for television, radio and the stage. He is a contributing writer for Turner Classic Movies having written for the late Robert Osborne, and currently writing for host Ben Mankiewicz.