Ian August Playwright
Ian August Playwright
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who is ian august?

Ian August is an award-winning, internationally-produced playwright and educator. His works have been developed with PlayPenn, the Powerhouse Theatre Season with NY Stage and Film, Ashland New Plays Festival, the Great Plains Theatre Conference, Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, Capital Repertory Theatre of Albany, NJ Repertory Company, Writers’ Theatre of New Jersey, Wordsmyth Theatre Company, City Theatre of Miami, the Garry Marshall Theatre, UC Davis Dept of Theatre and Dance, Passage Theatre Company, the Philadelphia Artists Collective, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the NY and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, and elsewhere. He lives in Lawrenceville, NJ with his husband, set designer and performing arts teacher Matthew R. Campbell, and his four (FOUR) cats, Lentils, Kimchi, Clementine, and Thomas’.

Contact: Susan Gurman, Gurman Agency LLC, Tel: 212 749 4618, Email: susan@gurmanagency.com

“August [has] crafted a modestly scaled meditation on the devastation of despair and the power of hope; one that suggests we may have lost our cold and dusty moon, but we’ve regained the ability to wish upon a star.”
— Asbury Park Press, on the 2011 NJ Rep production of Donna Orbits the Moon
“This play’s strengths lie in its intricate, poetic language. Missing Celia Rose is a masterpiece.”
— Bermuda Sun, on the 2009 BMDS production of Missing Celia Rose
“Mad hijinks and crazy situations ensue in Ian August’s absolutely hysterical and outrageously unique new comedy. ”
— nytheatre.com on the 2011 Quorum Theatre production of Submitted by C. Randall McCloskey
 
 

  • STAY SAFE! was licensed by uproar theatrics, to be available for production by the end of summer 2023

  • BRISÉ WILL BE PART OF VIVID STAGE’s SUMMER SOLOS 2023 JULY 26th, 2o23

  • ALL THE EMILIES IN ALL THE UNIVERSES was selected as a semi-finalist for orlando shakespeare theatre’s playfest 2023, and a runner up for athe’s 2023 judith royer excellence in playwriting award!

  • Northern Light Theatre in Alberta, Canada, will be producing DONNA ORBITS THE MOON in January as part of their 2023 / 2024 Season.

  • PARKER AND THE CITY IN THE SEA will be performed by a high school in ABU DHABI for two performances in late JANUARY.

  • The Players Club of Swarthmore will be producing DONNA ORBITS THE MOON in February as part of their 2023 / 2024 Season.

  • 12thNIGHT.CA has published their review of NortherN Light Theatre’s production of DONNA ORBITS THE MOON!

  • FORT WORTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL HAS OPTIONED PARKER AND THE CITY IN THE SEA FOR A PRODUCTION IN EARLY MAY 2024!

  • ALL THE EMILIES IN ALL THE UNIVERSES IS THE WINNING PLAY IN THE NEXT ACT NEW PLAY SUMMIT AT CAPITOL REPERTORY THEATRE IN ALBANY, NY! IT WILL RECEIVE A READING ON APRIL 15TH TO KICK OFF THE FESTIVAL.

  • ALL THE EMILIES IN ALL THE UNIVERSES HAS BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF TEN PLAYS TO RECEIVE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE GREAT PLAINS THEATRE COMMONS IN OMAHA NEBRASKA from MAY 26th to june 1st!

  • THE EXCAVATION OF MARY ANNING WILL RECEIVE IT’S INAUGURAL COLLEGE PRODUCTION AT ST. MARY’S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKENDS OF NOVEMBER! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!

  • STAY SAFE IS SLATED FOR FOUR UPCOMING PRODUCTIONS IN HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND THE U.S. BETWEEN OCTOBER AND DECEMBER 2024!

 
 

And check out pages for these new plays:

 

D.Q.M. or DRAG QUEEN MAGIC

A New Comedy

Stay Safe!

A Science Fiction Play for Young Adults

Children and Art

A New Play

 

Looking to reach out to Ian August about teaching, workshops, COMMISSIONS, ADAPTATIONS, readings, or PRODUCTION RIGHTS? Click the CONTACT tab above and CONNECT!

If you’d like to read some of Ian August’s work, check out his profile on the New Play Exchange, where you can read full plays, see thorough casting breakdowns, and read reviews left by theatre artists.