Gwydion Suilebhan

Gwydion Suilebhan is the author of Reals, Abstract Nude, The Constellation, Let X, The Faithkiller, Cracked, The Great Dismal, and Buggy & Tyler. His plays have been commissioned, produced, workshopped, and read by theaters in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, DC, St. Louis, and Boston, including (among others) the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Theater J, Active Cultures, Source Theater Festival, HotCity Theatre, Midtown International Theatre Festival, Capital Fringe Festival, Maieutic Theatre Works, Towne Street Theatre, Point of Contention Theatre, Intentional Theatre Group, and Theater of the First Amendment. He has received two Individual Artist Fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and in 2009 he was a finalist for Outstanding Emerging Artist at the DC Mayor’s Arts Awards. He is currently serving as resident playwright for the Taffety Punk Theatre Company. Gwydion, who earned his master’s degree in poetry from Johns Hopkins University, lectures on theater and the arts around the country. Recent and forthcoming engagements include TEDxMichiganAve, the Center for Inquiry, and the Ethical Society of St. Louis. His commentary appears on 2am Theatre, TheatreFace, and HowlRound, the journal of the New Play Institute at Arena Stage. Other publications include Inner Harbor: Ten Poems; more than 75 articles on poetry, education, grammar, and cuisine; and the Foreword to The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Grammar and Style. By day he consults part-time for Threespot, a digital engagement agency crafting interactive experiences that connect large arts and culture organizations, major national and international non-profits, and federal government agencies with their audiences. His clients have included, among many others, the Peace Corps, the Department of State, XM Radio, the Drug Policy Alliance, Zipcar, and the National Academies. He lives in the DC area with his wife Maura and son Porter.