Member Writers

Richard Ballon published his first poem when he was fourteen and over the years has pruned a collection of poetry, plays, and monologues, which when poked at, may pinch back. In New York, his work has been performed at

SHEILA CURRAN BERNARD is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning writer, filmmaker, educator, and consultant. She received a 2021 NEH Public Scholar Award to support writing of Bring Judgment Day, a nonfiction book under contract

CYNTHIA CHAPMAN's play, The Journey, was a finalist for The Bridge Initiative's Bechdel Test Festival 2.0. She was the playwright-in-residence at the Michael Chekhov Association International Festival 2018.

VICTORIA Z. DALY, an Emmy Award-winning writer/script consultant/producer, is the Founder and Executive Director of The 9th Floor. Her plays have been developed/produced across the United States and on four continents.

CHARLENE A. DONAGHY is an award-winning playwright with plays produced and/or awarded in Canada, Great Britain, and Australia, as well as in the United States from New York City to Los Angeles, Chicago to New Orleans,

B.V. MARSHALL (Benjamin Vaughan Marshall): Plays include Absolutions and Paradise, The Balcony Goat, Boom Box, Carlos and LaVonne, Corn Bread with Raisins and Almonds, Dad’s Vision, Five Husbands, Henry’s Bridge, Piscataway NJ,

DARA O’BRIEN is a playwright and actress based in New York City. Her plays have been presented or developed at The Cherry Lane Theatre, Urban Stages, the Abingdon Theatre Company, Resonance Ensemble, and HB Studio.

KEVIN PODGORSKI is a playwright living in New York City. He received his MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School (NYC) in 2002. He has written nine full length plays. Seven of those full length plays, Sid & Marshall; F*ck Me, B*at Me, L*ve Me;,

STUART WARMFLASH has worked in the theatre for over fifty years. Graduating N.Y.U. he then attended the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London and enjoyed a successful acting career appearing on Broadway

JULIE WEINBERG is a playwright and screenwriter whose plays include Bad Daughter, Face it, Starring America and MacDougal Street. Her award-winning one-acts are numerous: The Eleven O’Clock Number, The Teller’s Tale,