The Philadelphia Connection: Conversations with Playwrights

by B.J. Burton

Philadelphia is one of America’s most interesting and innovative cities for theater, rich in new theaters, new plays, and rising playwrights. This book paints a picture of the city’s burgeoning scene through interviews with some of Philadelphia’s most influential and successful playwrights. Featuring interviews with Bruce Graham, Michael Hollinger, Thomas Gibbons, Seth Rozin, Louis Lippa, Jules Tasca, Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Ed Shockley, Larry Loebell, Arden Kass, Nicholas Wardigo, Alex Dremann, Katharine Clark Gray, and Jacqueline Goldfinger, the book will be a source of inspiration for playwrights in Philadelphia and far beyond.

251 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 2015

About the author

B.J. Burton is a playwright and teaching artist, whose plays include Lobelia Lodge, Hunting Season, For The Record, Good Neighbors, Pizza Again, and A Sky Full of Stars. She is a two-time recipient of fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, winner of the Pennsylvania Playwriting Award, finalist for the Heideman Award, and semifinalist in the Nicholl Fellowships. The Philadelphia Connection: Conversations with Playwrights can be found in libraries all over the world. She has received generous support from PEN America, the Dramatists Guild Foundation, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Visit: www.bjburtonwriter.com