THE PLAYWRIGHTS
EDEN LANE
STILL WET
Eden Lane spent more than twenty years covering the Colorado arts scene as a journalist before writing plays. A Dramatists Guild member, her work has been recognized as a semifinalist for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference. Still Wet is her first piece for And Toto too.
TAMI CANADAY
THE NOON HOUR
Tami Canaday is excited to return to the Play Crawl for her third outing. Her stage plays have been performed in Canada, Japan, and in such U.S. cities as NYC, Washington D.C., San Diego, Philadelphia, and Denver among others. In Denver, she has worked with And Toto too, The LIDA Project, Benchmark Theatre, the DCPA, and ONS to name a few. Last year, her long one act More Than a Ghost Story was performed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
REBECCA GORMAN O’NEILL
A MEDITATION ON THE MUFFIN
Rebecca Gorman O’Neill is an English Professor at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, where she teaches playwriting, screenwriting, cinema studies, and the graphic novel. Her plays have been produced across the country, and are available through Eldridge Publishing, Dramatic Publishing, and Next Stage Press. https://newplayexchange.org/users/5673/rebecca-gorman-oneill
EDITH WEISS
POETS OF GREAT PASSION
It's been my honor to once again be part of The Play Crawl. My 8th time, I believe. And what makes it wonderful for me is the people: the playwrights who write with no remuneration, the audience who comes to see plays that are completely new, the actors and directors who offer their services, and Susan and Darren, who put heart, soul, and sweat into it. Not that I didn't benefit from it: when And Toto too produced Fierce Satire and Mediocre Sex, it included two plays that premiered at the Play Crawl. So it's not just a fundraiser, it's a community of likeminded people who are determined to keep independent theater alive. Gratitude.
LINDA BERRY
GHOSTBUSTERS
Linda Berry's varied published credits include poetry, short fiction for children and adults, preschool curriculum, a newspaper entertainment column, craft articles, a stint as editor of a tennis magazine (although she's never been a tennis player), and six cozy mystery novels. Several of her short plays have been prizewinners, and have been published and/or produced. She 's a member of Colorado Dramatists and the Denver Woman's Press Club. www.ogeechee.avigne.org
NINA MILLER
FLIGHT
Nina Alice Miller is a playwright and theatrical community-builder in Denver, Colorado. She is co-founder of Denver’s Rough Draught Playwrights: An Open Mic Theatrical Playground; and of the Dirtyfish Theater collective. Her full-length plays are The Living (Athena Project Festival), Fisheaters (Vintage New Play Festival), Agon of the West (And Toto too staged reading; Creede Headwaters finalist), American Herring -The PlayGround (And Toto too) and Daughtering (Vintage Theatre workshop; world premiere March ‘25, Dirtyfish Theatre, Boulder). Nina is a Dramatist Guild member, a graduate of North Carolina School of the Arts and holds a PhD in English from Northwestern University. She is proud and honored to be writing her 11th micro-drama for the ATT Play Crawl!
CARRIE PRINTZ
FAST FORWARD
Carrie is thrilled to return to the Play Crawl. Her plays have been performed around the country. Fractured Moonlight, produced by And Toto too in 2021, was named a semi-finalist in the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s National Playwrights Conference and the Dayton County Playhouse's FutureFest. Gifted was produced by The Edge Theatre Company, and Race Relations won first place in Writer's Digest Stage Play competition. Carrie also has taught playwriting at the University of Denver. Thanks to Susan and Darren for their many years of dedication to supporting women playwrights. The Play Crawl has been a true delight!
CHRISTIE BRENNER WINN
SAME AS IT EVER WAS
Christie is a playwright, producer, and educator based in Arvada. She has worked with a variety of theater companies including: And Toto too Theatre Company, BETC, Theater O, Athena Project, 365 Women A Year, Arts in the Open, Vail Valley Theatre Company, and Wordsmyth Theater Company Houston. Her play Cabaret Kalisz was recently published by Next Stage Press. Christie is the Executive Producer of REM Stage Productions, a theater company producing new and classic work and offering affordable theater classes for kids! She holds a BA in Theater Arts from UNC and a MAT in Language Arts from Northeastern University in Chicago. Congratulations Susan for bringing the Play Crawl to audiences for over 14 years! We thoroughly enjoyed the ride!
"She's a dreamer, a doer, a thinker. She sees possibilities everywhere."
MELISSA LUCERO MCCARL
THE WALTER WHITE OF OLDE TOWN ARVADA
Painted Bread, Melissa’s full length play about the life of Frida Kahlo, was voted "Best New Play" by the Denver Post. She was commissioned by the Mizel Arts Center to write Poignant Irritations, about the life of Gertrude Stein ("Best Local Playwright" by Westword), and commissioned by Bonnie Metzgar to write for The War Anthology at Curious Theatre Co. Her one act play, Carlene Yakkin’ is a recipient of the Steven Dietz award. Her critically acclaimed play Lost Creatures was produced by And Toto too Theatre Company and was nominated for a Henry award. Her latest play The Heartbeat of the Sun was recently produced by Cherry Creek Theatre. She was commissioned by the Aurora Fox Arts Center to write a play about Norma Walker, the first and only female mayor of Aurora, which will be produced there in 2027. Melissa currently teaches playwriting at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She will greatly miss writing for The Play Crawl and gives heartfelt thanks to Susan and company for such a long and meaningful collaboration.
LESLIE C. LEWIS
BRUSH ON BRUSH OFF
Leslie C. Lewis is a writer and producer whose short and full-length plays have been performed across the United States. Her work has been produced and/or developed by Denver Center Theatre Company, Paragon Theatre Company, And Toto too Theatre Company, Millibo Art Theatre, Thunder River Theatre Company, Capital Stage Theatre, and Lakeshore Players Theatre among others. She is a co-founder, co-producer and emcee of Rough Draught Playwrights, a live performance venue presenting Colorado playwrights’ works-in-progress, and is a founding member of Dirtyfish Theater, a playwrights collective creating and producing original work in Denver. Leslie is the author of non-fiction essays and articles for the academic and popular press, receiving awards for subject matter on the environment and contemporary culture. Radio credits include a series of essays addressing contemporary social issues which she wrote and broadcast for Connecticut Public Radio.Leslie is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, and lives in Longmont, Colorado.