Crystal Skillman

Crystal Skillman
“A playwright of growing downtown renown, Ms. Skillman seems to be acquiring something suspiciously Midtown: polish.” – Andy Webster, New York Times
“Besides its intrinsic worth, Open should bring more attention to a pair of downtown’s most bracing talents... If anything, Open reminds us that making an audience believe is a trick writers and actors can master, too.” – Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Times
Crystal Skillman is an award-winning playwright. A four-time New York Times Critics' Pick author, Crystal's titles published with Samuel French include Geek!, Cut, Birthday and Nobody. Other new titles include King Kirby (about the comic book artist Jack Kirby, co-written with Fred Van Lente), Rain and Zoe Save the World (2018 EMOS New Play Competition Winner), Pulp Vérité (2019 Kilroys List, Honorable Mention), and Open, which opened to rave reviews this summer in its premiere with All for One and The Tank Theater. Crystal is the book writer of the musicals Mary and Max (with composer Bobby Cronin) and Postcard American Town (with composer Lynne Shankel).
Selected Awards/Residencies: 2018 Rhinebeck Writers Retreat; 2018 Pace New Musicals; 2018 MUT Award (Critics’ Prize), Clifford Odets Ensemble Play Commission, NY Innovative Theatre Award. TV/Comics work includes Adventure Time and Eat Fighter, published on Webtoon.
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Cut
Crystal Skillman
Full-Length Play, ComedyCut
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 1m
"The real star is the script, bristling with vitality in a compact 90 minutes. A playwright of growing downtown renown, Ms. Skillman seems to be acquiring something suspiciously Midtown: polish." – The New York Times
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Geek!
Crystal Skillman
Full-Length Play, ComedyGeek!
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 2m
Teenage outcasts Dayna and Honey face pissed-off Pikachus, steam punk armies, stood-up Sailor Moons and rollerblading monsters at an Inferno-esque anime convention where the fans, the otakus and the geeks prowl.
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Geek! High School Edition
Crystal Skillman
Full-Length Play, ComedyGeek! High School Edition
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 2m
The High School Edition of Geek!
Teenage outcasts Dayna and Honey face pissed-off Pikachus, steam punk armies, stood-up Sailor Moons and rollerblading monsters at an Inferno-esque anime convention where the fans, the otakus and the geeks prowl.
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Birthday (Skillman)
Crystal Skillman
Full-Length Play, ComedyBirthday (Skillman)
Full-Length Play, Comedy
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Cut
Crystal Skillman
Full-Length Play, ComedyCut
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 1m
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Geek!
Crystal Skillman
Full-Length Play, ComedyGeek!
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 2m
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Geek! High School Edition
Crystal Skillman
Full-Length Play, ComedyGeek! High School Edition
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 2m