Bruce Walsh (playwright)

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Bruce Walsh (born [ when? ]) is a contemporary American playwright and a prominent Philadelphia fringe artist. His works have received attention due to their unique brand of site-specific theater. In addition to theater, he is regular contributor to Metro [1] a free city paper in Philadelphia.

Career

His plays have been workshopped or produced by The Philadelphia Theatre Company, New Dramatists, 1812 Productions, Montgomery Theatre Project, Crescendo Theatre Company, Temple Theaters, Brat Productions, Alleyway Theatre, and Kaibutsu. [2] While attending Temple University's Theater Program, Bruce was a Bernard B. Jacobs Intern at New Dramatists in NYC and worked extensively as a Teaching Artist for The Philadelphia Young Playwrights Festival. After graduating from Temple in 2001, he joined the legendary Philly Fringe company, Brat Productions, working as a Dramaturg, Playwright and Director. In 2004 he co-founded Kaibutsu, a Philadelphia based guerrilla theater group, which has enjoyed praise from NPR, WRTI, The City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly, The Philadelphia Inquirer and many others for its unique brand of site-specific theater.

He has been nominated for an Independence Foundation Fellowship.

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References

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