John Wooten

John Wooten’s plays have been produced Off-Broadway, in London, and in regional Equity theaters across the country. Productions include: Trophies (Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane), Hannah (Premiere Stages), The Mission Home (King’s Head Theatre in London and the Forum Theatre), Happy Hour (Twelve Miles West), Kiss the Bride (TheatreFest), UnCivil War (Theatre at Lime Kiln), Duck Crossing (Premiere Stages), The Role of Della (ATL finalist and over 100 Regional productions) and Humbug(Premiere Stages, published by Samuel French). His film Cat in the Pan premiered at the Montreal Film Festival and has been screened across North America. Awards/Nominations: New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship, Best New Play nomination from the American Theatre Critics Association, Semi-finalist for a Nicholls Fellowship, sponsored by the Academy Awards, and multiple Best New Play nominations from the Newark Star-Ledger. Published in/by: Dramatists Play Service, Samuel French, Inc., Playscripts, Inc., Dramatic Publishing Company, Plays for Actresses, Playing Contemporary Scenes, and Millennium Monologues. Mr. Wooten is the Producing Artistic Director of Premiere Stages and teaches Playwriting at Kean University.