Patrick Gabridge, Martha Jane Kaufman, Ryan Landry Named Huntington Playwriting Fellows

Patrick Gabridge, Martha Jane Kaufman, and Ryan Landry have been named as the Huntington Theatre Company’s 2010 Playwriting Fellows. The writers will be in residence at the theater for two years.

During their time as Fellows, the artists are provided a modest grant, participate in a bi-weekly writers’ collective, and benefit from access to the artistic staff and to the resources of the Huntington as they write.

Gabridge’s plays include Constant State of Panic, Pieces of Whitey, Blinders, and Reading the Mind of God. His work has been staged in theaters across the country.

Kaufman’s plays include House and Junction and A Live Dress. She has received awards and commissions from the San Francisco Playwrights’ Foundation, the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Stark Raving Theater, and Young Playwrights Inc.

Landry is a principal with the Gold Dust Orphans, for whom he has written such shows as Willy Wanker and the Hershey Highway, All About Christmas Eve, Death of a Saleslady, A T-Stop Named Denial, and Valet of the Dolls. He is currently in rehearsal for Phantom of the Oprah and writing his next musical, Peter Pansy.

For further information, visit: www.huntingtontheatre.org.