Calley N. Anderson

Playwright
she/her/hers

CALLEY N. ANDERSON (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based playwright from Memphis, TN. Her work has been staged at several colleges and 10-minute play festivals around the country, including commissions by the Davidson College Theatre Department and the University of Memphis Department of Theatre and Dance. Anderson is currently a 2025 - 2028 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow and National Black Theatre I AM SOUL Resident Playwright. Her work has been supported by Page 73, SPACE on Ryder Farm/RE Endeavors, MacDowell, ATG PlayLab, Liberation Theatre Company, Clubbed Thumb, The Civilians, and the Dramatists Guild Foundation. She has been a 2x finalist for Fault Line Theatre’s Irons in the Fire, a finalist for the DGF Catalyst Fellowship, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and New York Stage & Film Founders’ Award, and a semifinalist for the Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship, O’Neil National Playwrights Conference, and Princess Grace Fellowship. Beyond her writing, Calley is currently Program Manager at Teachers & Writers Collaborative. MFA: New School for Drama | BA: Davidson College. calleynanderson.com