Larry Pontius

Larry Pontius is a playwright whose theatre work includes multiple New York productions, produced plays in Chicago and throughout the Midwest, and internationally. Recipient of the Michener Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin where he received an MFA in Playwriting, Pontius’ produced work includes an Off-Broadway production of Umbrella by Alchemy Theatre Company of Manhattan; Fallout by Working Man’s Clothes Productions and The Lunar Adventures of Dar and Matey by Stolen Chair Theater, followed up with Dar and Matey’s Christmas SpectaculARGH at the The Brick Theatre in Brooklyn, On The Night of Anthony’s 30th Birthday Party, Again at the Manhattan Theatre Source, On Sunday Morning, by Collaboraction in Chicago; American Autobahnics at the Minnesota Fringe Festival. The Connection is Made and Running Out of Time were both ACTF Regional Ten-Minute Play Finalists. He studied at Dell’Arte, The International School of Physical Theater, and received the Nicholas Meyer Scholarship for Playwrighting from the University of Iowa, where he received a BA with Honors. Pontius’ work as television writer includes the international version of the acclaimed anthology series New York Stories, the international production of Qaatil, a 13-part murder mystery, and international drama series Neeyat, a 20-part drama set in New York City. His work also includes multiple television spec pilots.