Ross Howard

Ross Howard
Ross Howard’s work has been seen in London (Theatre 503, Old Vic Tunnels, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Riverside Studios, Menier Gallery, Old Red Lion, Park Theatre, Finborough Theatre, Canal Cafe Theatre, Southwark Playhouse), New York City (Cherry Lane Theatre, Theatre Row, Access Theate, Urban Stages), Cork (Cork Arts Centre), Las Vegas (Onyx Theatre, Las Vegas Little Theatre, Nevada Conservatory Theatre), Minneapolis (Pillsbury House Theatre) and San Francisco (The Phoenix Theatre), and developed at Last Frontier Conference and Great Plains Theatre Conference.
In 2002, he was invited to join the Royal Court Theatre Young Writers’ Group. In 2008, he received a Fellowship from the Edward F. Albee Foundation. Arthur and Esther was awarded “Best of Fringe” at Las Vegas Fringe Festival 2010, while No One Loves Us Here was a finalist for the New York Stage and Film Founders Award 2012. Frisky & The Panda Man was a winning finalist in the 38th Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival in 2013. The following summer, Picture Ourselves in Latvia premiered off-Broadway and was listed in L Magazine as "Best of Theater 2014." In October 2016, Two of Us showcased off-Broadway alongside Arthur and Esther and his evening of short plays, Our Walk Through the World. The Ross Howard Festival was in recognition of the three years spent as the Resident Playwright of New Light Theater Project. The Amazing Always received a public reading in New York at The Drama Book Shop in April 2018.
Recent projects include working with Dream Shark Films on an adaptation of his short play The Hankerbox, directed by Abbie Lucas. A dramatic work on the life and death of the former NFL player Mike Webster was created in collaboration with Dr. Randall Benson, a globally regarded behavioral neurologist. 12:52 The Mike Webster Story was produced at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre in June 2023.
Ross holds an MFA in Playwriting from UNLV. He is a member of New Play Exchange and The Finborough Forum and has regularly tutored at the Actor's Centre in London. Arthur and Esther, No One Loves Us Here, Picture Ourselves in Latvia, Two of Us and Our Walk Through the World are published by Samuel French. Originally from Lancashire, he now lives by the seaside in Whitstable, Kent.
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Arthur and Esther
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Arthur and Esther
Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 1w, 1m
A play of two worlds. This elemental and affecting two-hander explores love, its loss, and the lives we inherit and impose on others.
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No One Loves Us Here
Ross Howard
Full-Length Play, Dark ComedyNo One Loves Us Here
Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2w, 3m
Central Valley, California. When the Native American Washington is invited to stay in the Beaumonts' guest house, Mr. Beaumont thinks he'll get one thing from the arrangement. But just as Mrs. Beaumont avidly tends to her front yard, so Washington decides to do some pruning himself.
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Our Prospects for the Coming Season
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Our Prospects for the Coming Season
Short Play, Dark Comedy
A football manager introduces his latest acquisition to an assembled press while waiting anxiously for news of his daughter, who is in labour.
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Our Walk Through The World
Ross Howard
Collection / Anthology, Dark ComedyLoading...
Our Walk Through The World
Collection / Anthology, Dark Comedy
Our Walk Through The World is a collection of six short plays examining the absurdities, tragedies and small triumphs of modern life.
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Arthur and Esther
Ross Howard
Full-Length Play, Dark ComedyArthur and Esther
Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 1w, 1m
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No One Loves Us Here
Ross Howard
Full-Length Play, Dark ComedyNo One Loves Us Here
Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2w, 3m
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Our Prospects for the Coming Season
Ross Howard
Short Play, Dark ComedyOur Prospects for the Coming Season
Short Play, Dark Comedy
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Our Walk Through The World
Ross Howard
Collection / Anthology, Dark ComedyOur Walk Through The World
Collection / Anthology, Dark Comedy